Environmental Sustainability Manager - Newcastle

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 - Newcastle 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.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of the Environment and Sustainability delivery team for 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
• 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.
• 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)
• Ensure the project(s) complies with all Regulations, Company Policies, DCO/Planning and the BMS/EMS
• Support the E&S upskilling and development of the Project(s) operational teams, assisting in the identification of site E&S training needs.

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.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of the Environment and Sustainability delivery team for 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
• 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.
• 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)
• Ensure the project(s) complies with all Regulations, Company Policies, DCO/Planning and the BMS/EMS
• Support the E&S upskilling and development of the Project(s) operational teams, assisting in the identification of site E&S training needs

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