Environment Manager

Job Title: Environment Manager - Linear Construction Scheme

Location: Hybrid (site visits to Dunbar, Scotland & Hawthorn Pit, England)

Reports To: Environment, Sustainability and Consents Lead

Job Type: Contract

Job Scope and Purpose:

The Environmental Manager will be responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and best practice across a major linear construction scheme. The role requires a highly motivated professional with experience in managing environmental performance on large-scale infrastructure projects. This individual will work closely with civil subcontractors, design teams, statutory bodies, and internal stakeholders to maintain compliance, deliver environmental commitments, and proactively manage environmental risks and opportunities. The individual will also manage the Environmental Advisor(s) on site to facilitate coordination of onsite works.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Environmental Compliance & Monitoring
   • Ensure all site activities comply with environmental legislation, consents, permits, and company policies.
   • Coordinate audits and environmental monitoring (e.g., noise, dust, water, biodiversity) with the Environmental Advisor.
2. Technical Leadership & Documentation
   • Produce, review, and update Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs), Site Operation Plans, method statements, and risk assessments.
   • Provide environmental input to design, planning, and construction methodologies.
   • Prepare and submit technical reports and consent applications as required.
3. Consents & Stakeholder Engagement
   • Support and manage environmental consents, Environment Agency/SEPA, EPR permits, and local authority requirements.
   • Liaise with regulators and statutory bodies to maintain clear communication and secure necessary approvals.
   • Track and manage consent compliance across project phases.
4. Contractor & Subcontractor Management
   • Provide environmental guidance to civil subcontractors to ensure delivery of environmental requirements.
   • Review and approve subcontractor documentation and ensure integration with the project EMS.
   • Support toolbox talks and site inductions with environmental content.
5. Sustainability & Best Practice
   • Promote and integrate sustainability initiatives on site in line with client and company objectives.
   • Identify opportunities for innovation and continual improvement in environmental performance.
   • Monitor carbon, waste, and resource efficiency performance.
6. Team Management
   • Manage on-site ESC team (Environmental Advisors, Ecologists).
   • Report to the ESC Lead for weekly activities and programme updates.
   • Report to the ESC Manager for client meetings and escalation of issues.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

1. Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline.
2. Practitioner (PIEMA) or Full Member (MIEMA) status with IEMA or equivalent.
3. Minimum 5 years' experience in an environmental role, preferably in large-scale linear infrastructure or construction projects.
4. Proven ability to develop and implement CEMPs and manage statutory consents.
5. Sound knowledge of UK environmental legislation (Scotland and England), EIA, and permitting (e.g., EPR, SEPA, highways).
6. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience engaging with regulators, contractors, and stakeholders.
7. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
8. Full UK driving licence (occasional travel required to Dunbar and Hawthorn Pit).

Desirable:

1. Experience with digital tools for EMS and monitoring.
2. Previous involvement in linear cabling projects or large infrastructure.
3. CSCS card (or willingness to obtain).