Location
Manchester

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
Own your career and build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. Join our Highways team as an Environmental Sustainability Manager on the RIP Mottram Moor Link Road & A57 Link Road project, working alongside true experts who will share knowledge, provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback to help you continuously learn and develop. In this role, you will promote a positive environmental culture through proactive engagement and communication with project teams, supply chain, clients, and statutory bodies. You will maintain and update plans and procedures including the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) during the works, approve relevant documents such as the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and method statements in consultation with the National Highways Project Manager and statutory bodies. You will appoint, train, and monitor the performance of Environmental Advisors, Ecological Clerks of Works, Environmental Management Representatives, and Sustainability Coordinators. Acting as the main point of contact between regulatory authorities (Environment Agency, Natural England, Heritage England, Local Authorities) and other third-party consultees, you will coordinate and undertake regular site inspections with construction teams to monitor compliance with environmental licences, consents, plans, and procedures, implementing corrective actions as necessary to ensure compliance with UK regulations and legislation. You will investigate environmental incidents and near misses in accordance with Balfour Beatty standards to identify and share lessons learned. Keeping detailed records of all site activities, environmental issues, transgressions, and tasks undertaken, you will provide professional and practical advice to contractors, consultants, and project team members on environmental and ecological matters. Additionally, you will undertake risk assessments and review work package plans to ensure suitability and compliance with company requirements, applying these to both direct and subcontract works.

Why Work for Us
Our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious and meaningful infrastructure projects, developing, building, and maintaining vital assets that support national economies and strengthen communities. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including smart working with flexible hours and up to 40% remote working where applicable, 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata), family-friendly policies including maternity, adoption, and paternity leave, pension schemes, share incentive plans, volunteering leave, and recognition schemes. Join us to contribute to impactful projects while enjoying a supportive and flexible working environment.

About Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrades, complex national infrastructure projects, and regional investment works for National Highways. We prioritise road user safety, carbon emission reduction, and adding social value to the communities where we operate. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

Experience
- Strong understanding of environmental management in a construction environment
- Experience in incident investigation using root cause analysis techniques
- Experience managing teams providing administrative support within Environmental Sustainability
- Experience chairing meetings with workforce and supply chain
- Strong communication skills to effectively deliver key safety messages
- Understanding of construction and civil engineering processes including specialist heavy-civils operations such as piling, earthworks, lifting, pavement, and drainage
- Commercial awareness of budget production and cost definition for environmental issues

About You
- Takes ownership and accountability for tasks, ensuring successful completion
- Ability to seek out and deliver innovative training methods and adapt communication styles to different audiences
- Strong interpersonal skills to engage with regulatory authorities, project teams, and supply chain
- Commitment to promoting a positive environmental culture and compliance with legislation

Qualifications
- Environmental degree or related discipline (preferred) or NEBOSH Environmental Diploma or IEMA Certificate
- Chartered Environmentalist status (preferred)
- Relevant CSCS card
- Full clean driving licence