Our client, a prominent organisation in the rail sector, is currently looking to recruit an Environmental & Sustainability Manager to join their ambitious team on a long-term contract basis. This role is integral to supporting a significant rail infrastructure project and ensures compliance and progress in sustainability and environmental initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a primary point of technical expertise for environmental compliance across Rail Systems operations
- Drive a collaborative approach, working with environmental, carbon, and sustainability professionals across the project
- Ensure compliance with Network Rail standards, Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI's), and support the maintenance of the ISO 14001 certified management system
- Take ownership of relevant procedures and guidance documents, amending them as necessary to reflect best working practices, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Identify environmental risks and opportunities, improving understanding of how activities interact with the environment and determine effective operational control measures to mitigate significant impacts
- Identify and support environmental permission applications (e.g., authorised waste, consents to discharge/abstract)
- Undertake investigations into events with the potential for, or that have actually caused pollution or damage to environmental assets
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- ISEP Practitioner (PISEP)
- Desirable - working towards, or already holding, ISEP Membership or Full Membership with Chartered Environmentalist (MISEP)
- Formal training in incident investigation (e.g., TopSet) and able to provide advice on preventative actions to address root cause
- Able to undertake internal audit to ISO 14001 standard
Skills:
- Strong communicator with an engaging communication and influencing style with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong project management skills, able to multi-task when working under pressure
- Demonstrates diligence and professionalism, commanding respect from peers and senior leaders
- Capable of helping to achieve successful culture change in a complex, fast-paced business
- Works collaboratively across the wider HSEQ team and the business functions
- Produces consistently high-quality communications, such as presentations, reports, and emails
Experience:
- Environmental management experience within major construction project delivery (preferably within rail)
- Knowledge of best practices in environmental and sustainable delivery management
- Experience providing specialist technical environmental advice across subjects such as pollution prevention, ecology & biodiversity, waste management, and consents & permitting
- Understanding of environmental management principles, risk assessment, and environmental impact reduction actions
- Project management skills, including managing multiple projects simultaneously and working effectively under tight deadlines
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
If you are an experienced Environmental & Sustainability Manager with a passion for rail and infrastructure projects, we encourage you to apply now and join our client on this transformational journey.
