Environmental Manager- Construction / Building/ Civils – Yorkshire / East Mids Sites + Remote Work.

Ideal opportunity for someone already with previous main contractor employment (not essential) or Ecologists and Environmental Consultants also considered with a view of transferring experience over to main contractor side - good opportunity for career progression.

Mix of visiting sites predominately in Yorkshire and some East midlands.

Also with a mix of work from home.

One of UK's most successful and reputable Tier 1 Building Main Contractors.

What Makes This Company Great?

- One of the UK's leading Tier 1 building contractors.
- Very busy and stable pipeline of work.
- Diverse range of projects including Commercial, PRS, hotels, Industrial / Logistics building and Civils / Highways.
- Multi million pound projects.
- Flexible working.
- Outstanding place for training and progression
- Very low staff turnover.

Role & Duties:

Reporting to: Senior Environmental Manager

Duties:

- Providing specialist environmental support for bid / tender submissions.
- Providing detailed support during the preconstruction phase to ensure projects consider and plan for environmental and sustainability best practice.
- Undertaking pre-start checks by reviewing preconstruction information and assessing areas of risk and appropriate mitigation measures.
- Applying for necessary environmental regulatory permissions.
- Developing environmental risk assessments.
- Developing Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs).
- Developing supplementary project specific environmental management plans (e.g., Water Management Plans and Nuisance Management Plans), wherever needed.




- Reviewing and improving environmentally high-risk method statements.
- Providing specialist environmental support to our project teams during the construction phase.
- Monitoring environmental performance against the requirements of the company Environmental Policies and standards.
- Supporting the Senior Environmental Manager in setting the agenda for company environmental performance improvement across all operational sectors.
- Conducting environmental incident investigations and liaising with regulatory bodies in the management of environmental incidents as well as communicating lessons learned across the business.
- Supporting the maintenance of the company environmental management system.
- Supporting working groups (e.g., sustainability groups) to enhance the strategic environmental and sustainability objectives and commitments.
- Providing specialist support to operational teams concerning relevant changes to environmental legislation.
- Ensuring compliance with legislation, company standards and ISO 14001 requirements and best practice through regular audits, reporting and coaching.
- Influencing the supply chain to comply with company environmental requirements, policies and best practice initiatives.
- Supporting third party environmental audits to ensure compliance.




- Developing and disseminating environmental good practice initiatives by undertaking regular CPD sessions e.g., webinars; forums; training courses; regular supply chain engagement.
- Delivering environmental training to operational and support teams e.g., spill response / SEATS.
- Disseminating relevant environmental information and innovation across the company i.e., developing environmental alerts / bulletins / regulatory updates.
- Supporting operational teams in the effective implementation of all relevant regulatory permissions e.g., environmental permits; consents; exemptions.
- Supporting site teams to conduct environmental performance monitoring e.g., water, dust, noise.
- Be the point of contact and support to operational teams, as required, with site visits as required.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Environmental Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

- Previous environmental management role preferably in Construction or Civil Engineering
- Previous experience of delivering training
- Up to date knowledge of UK environmental Legislation
- Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems
- Degree in environmental management or equivalent - highly desirable
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
- Computer literate
- Full UK Driving Licence with flexibility to visit sites in Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to form good working relationships with multi-disciplined teams.
- Able to work autonomously and manage own commitments/diary/scheduling.
- Previous employment with a main contractor, sub contractor, local authority or consultancy.
- Previous employment in an Environment

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