Location
Various locations across the UK, with a focus on Scotland and opportunities in Southern England. Primarily office based with site visits.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary offered

About the Role
RSK Group, through its Biocensus division, is seeking experienced Environmental Managers and Environmental Clerks of Works (EnvCoW) on a fixed-term basis of 1 year (extendable) to support ongoing projects across the UK. As an Environmental Manager, you will lead the environmental and sustainability aspects of projects, providing leadership, advice, and support to ensure compliance with legislative, corporate, and additional requirements. You will implement, develop, and maintain Environmental Management Systems, ensuring all personnel understand their duties and responsibilities. Key responsibilities include supporting site management teams, developing environmental campaigns, reviewing statistics to identify improvements, producing plans and reports, driving sustainability initiatives such as waste reduction and carbon footprint minimisation, and liaising with regulators, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors. You will also contribute to pre-qualification, tender, and award submissions related to environmental and sustainability matters.

Alternatively, as an Environmental Clerk of Works, you will support the Environmental Manager by focusing on specific projects or clients, conducting site assessments, providing guidance and recommendations, reviewing environmental impacts, and reporting on compliance. This role is largely site based with reporting responsibilities back to the Environmental Manager.

About RSK Biocensus
Biocensus is a leading ecological consultancy offering a full range of ecological services across the UK. With over 150 in-house staff and a network of more than 700 consultant ecologists, Biocensus delivers expert advice on land purchasing, surveys, environmental impact assessments, licensing, and monitoring. As part of the RSK Group, a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering services business founded in 1989, Biocensus benefits from a collaborative and innovative culture focused on growth, diversity, and sustainability.

Company Culture and Benefits
RSK is committed to an inclusive, supportive, and flexible working environment that values diversity and promotes career development. Benefits include life assurance, annual leave purchase, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, mental health support, and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes. Many office-based roles offer flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

Experience
- Ideally 10 years' experience in environmental management within construction or related sectors (strong candidates with less experience will be considered)
- Practical experience in environmental risk mitigation including waste and water management, pollution prevention, ecological and biodiversity mitigation
- Experience with Development Consent Orders and Biodiversity Net Gain is desirable
- Experience in power and renewables projects is advantageous
- Knowledge of Net Zero principles and Environmental Incident Management and Investigation is welcomed
- For Environmental Clerks of Works: ideally 5 years' experience with environmental auditing and practical risk mitigation on construction projects

Qualifications
- Degree(s) in a relevant environmental discipline
- Professional environmental accreditation preferred (Chartered Environmentalist desirable)
- Appropriate CSCS card (e.g. Professionally Qualified Person)
- ISO 14001 Lead Auditor qualification is desirable for Environmental Managers

About You
- Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and management systems
- Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills at all levels
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and project management abilities
- Ability to motivate and inspire teams
- Passionate about sustainability and continuous improvement
- For Environmental Clerks of Works: ability to work largely on site, collaborate effectively with site teams, and provide continuous improvement feedback