Environmental Manager - VolkerEnergy

Overview

Lead environmental compliance, consents and sustainability for linear energy infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• permit management
• carbon reporting
• compliance management
• sustainability
• stakeholder liaison
• environmental advice

Tasks

-Contribute to the delivery of the VWUK Group’s sustainability targets, including carbon reduction, waste minimisation, and resource efficiency -Achieve and retain ISO14001 and PAS2080 compliance -Contribute to pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders -You will be required to provide advice on all business environment aspects and impacts such as waste, water management, permits and licences. -Build strong relationships with regulators, advisors, and NGOs -Assure that environmental issues are considered at tender and throughout the life of the project -Managing the process of obtaining and maintaining environmental permits and approvals for large linear projects, including preparing documentation, negotiating with Regulators, and overseeing environmental assessments. -Give guidance, advice and direction to the business to ensure legal compliance is maintained for the life of each scheme -Represent the business at Group level including ensuring VolkerEnergy and its 2 parent companies are appropriately represented in any working groups -Monitor legislation and industry changes to ensure VolkerEnergy’s policies and procedures remain relevant and up to date -Ensure all successful tenders are correctly set up to meet legal requirements and comply with all legislation before work starts on site -Communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels in person or in writing -Liaise with clients and Regulators -Report carbon used monthly and as required by clients -Ensure VolkerEnergy sites are compliant with environmental legislation and company and client requirements -Attend project meetings at a divisional level representing the environmental and sustainability function

Requirements

• british national
• driving licence
• breeam
• pas2080
• iso14001
• chartered isef

What You Bring

-British National due to security requirements. -There will be a requirement to travel and spend nights away and you will need a full driving licence. -Previous experience and understanding of BREEAM Infrastructure, CL:AIRE DoW CoP, PAS2080 and ISO14001 is desirable -You will have experience of construction sites and be able to carry out environmental inspections, incident investigation and training and support of operational staff as well as the management team -You will be a Chartered Member of ISEF or equivalent. -You will have an excellent working knowledge of environmental legislation and its application within an engineering and construction environment, ideally the energy infrastructure sector or with linear projects.

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Benefits

-24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Competitive salary -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Option to buy additional annual leave -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Employee Assistance programme -Life Assurance -Cycle to Work scheme -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs & alcohol screening