Location
Manchester

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary - details available upon application

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 grow. 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, and 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, Assistants, Ecological Clerks of Works, Environmental Management Representatives, and Sustainability Coordinators. Acting as the key 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. You will implement corrective actions to ensure compliance with UK regulations and legislation, investigate environmental incidents and near misses in accordance with Balfour Beatty standards, and share lessons learned.

Additionally, you will keep detailed records of all site activities, environmental issues, transgressions, and tasks undertaken, providing professional and practical advice to contractors, consultants, and project team members on environmental and ecological matters. You will also undertake risk assessments and work package plan reviews to ensure suitability and compliance with company requirements, applying these standards to both direct and subcontracted works.

Experience
- Strong understanding of environmental management within a construction environment
- Experience managing others who provide administrative support within Environmental Sustainability
- Experience chairing meetings with workforce and supply chain
- Investigation and root cause analysis techniques for incident investigation
- Strong knowledge of construction and civil engineering processes including heavy-civils operations such as piling, earthworks, lifting, pavement, and drainage
- Understanding of budget production and cost definition for environmental issues

About you
- Takes ownership and accountability for tasks, ensuring successful completion
- Strong and effective communication skills to deliver key safety and environmental messages
- Ability to seek out and deliver innovative training methods and adapt communication styles for workforce and staff
- Holds a full clean driving licence

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