Environmental Sustainability Manager

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Your contributions will help us create new opportunities and possibilities every day – for us, for the country’s infrastructure, and for yourself. Join our Enabling Functions team as a Environmental Sustainability Manager on Major Projects and open up new pathways you never dreamt possible.
To manage/lead the sustainability/environmental Project team(s) and provide sustainability and environmental co-ordination, support and advice to the project and on all aspects of sustainability and the environment, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement. Ensuring contractual and regulatory requirements are delivered.

In this role as Environmental Sustainability Manager , you will -

• Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of the Environment and Sustainability delivery team for the project(s).
• Implementation of the E&S strategy for the project(s).
• Provide professional E&S services to the project(s).
• Providing E&S Leadership. Advise and guide all levels within the Project; Project Managers, Project Engineers, peers, operatives, office staff and subcontractors
• Manage, support, develop and coach Environmental and Sustainability Advisors
• Responsible for the management of sustainability and environmental risks and mitigation, consultation with clients, stakeholders and regulators
• Produce environment and sustainability reports externally for customers and internally for the project(s) as required
• Utilise the findings from reporting data, assessments, external and internal audits to drive sustainability and inform key Project decisions.
• Building and developing relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Influencing continuous improvement
• Promoting the Balfour Beatty Values across the Project(s)
• Implementing the standards and expectations across the Project(s).
• Work with the Head of Sustainability to ensure the company environmental management system is maintained and operated in line with changing standards and legislation on contracts and also that the sustainability is delivered on the Project(s)

What you’ll be doing

As Environmental Sustainability Manager you will be expected to -

• Ensure the project(s) complies with all Regulations, Company Policies, DCO/Planning and the BMS/EMS
• Ensure that the Project teams are supported to meet their contractual, compliance and business management system requirements
• Communicate and engage with the Project(s) to implement the E&S requirements.
• Manage the E&S resource to meet the requirements of the Project(s).
• Provide E&S Leadership. Advise and guide all levels within the Project(s); Project Managers, Project Engineers, peers, operatives, office staff and subcontractors
• Ensure lessons learned are effectively communicated and implemented from incidents and audits
• Regular communication and promoting engagement with key stakeholders.
• Support the Project(s) during incident/accident investigations.
• Support the E&S upskilling and development of the Project(s) operational teams, assisting in the identification of site E&S training needs.
• Promote E&S initiatives and innovations
• Conduct site E&S Inspections
• Responsible for local audit programme and DCO/Planning compliance
• Share learnings and contribute to the continuous improvement via communities of practice
• Develop case studies that reflect Balfour Beatty innovation and expertise to support efforts in business development and enhance the external reputation of Balfour Beatty
• Provide regular updates to the Leadership Team against on the projects sustainability performance
• Manage external stakeholders, regulators and reputation in line with the overall business approach

Who we’re looking for

THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES/EXPERIENCE ARE ESSENTIAL:

• Proven experience in the Civil Engineering/Construction industry in an environmental and/or sustainability role
• Proven experience of leading a team
• Cost estimation and commercial awareness
• Degree in relevant field
• MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point to a high standard
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to operate in a range of environments.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to positively influence environment and sustainability within projects
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience in Implementing ISO 14001

THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES/EXPERIENCE ARE DESIRABLE:

• Internal environmental auditor qualification
• Master’s degree in relevant field
• Health and Safety qualification
• Knowledge of the Construction Industry
• Working under or delivering a DCO
  Why work for us
  Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

In this role as Environmental Sustainability Manager , you will -

• Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of the Environment and Sustainability delivery team for the project(s).
• Implementation of the E&S strategy for the project(s).
• Provide professional E&S services to the project(s).
• Providing E&S Leadership. Advise and guide all levels within the Project; Project Managers, Project Engineers, peers, operatives, office staff and subcontractors
• Manage, support, develop and coach Environmental and Sustainability Advisors
• Responsible for the management of sustainability and environmental risks and mitigation, consultation with clients, stakeholders and regulators
• Produce environment and sustainability reports externally for customers and internally for the project(s) as required
• Utilise the findings from reporting data, assessments, external and internal audits to drive sustainability and inform key Project decisions.
• Building and developing relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Influencing continuous improvement
• Promoting the Balfour Beatty Values across the Project(s)
• Implementing the standards and expectations across the Project(s).
• Work with the Head of Sustainability to ensure the company environmental management system is maintained and operated in line with changing standards and legislation on contracts and also that the sustainability is delivered on the Project(s

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more