Environmental Manager - Permitting & Consents Lead.

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Lead environmental consents management for a power transmission upgrade project

Key Responsibilities

  • es review
  • dco planning
  • team leadership
  • compliance review
  • sustainability docs
  • regulatory permits

Tasks

-Provide review of ES content in construction methodologies, risk registers, programmes and other project specific deliverables. -Develop and update DCO Management Plans, ensuring our works are conducted in line with these plans. -Support and direct a team of ES Advisors. -Review compliance with our DCO requirements and conditions, developing actions to address these. -Draft environmental sustainability documents for our site ES teams to utilise during project delivery. -Identify regulatory consents, permits and licences required, work with our consultants and clients to obtain these. -Provide advice, support and direction to our operational teams to enable them to deliver environmentally compliant projects and sustainable opportunities in line with environmental legislation, BB procedures, client requirements and the Building New Futures Strategy. -Ensure our working practices and methods comply with the conditions of these permissions.

Requirements

  • gis
  • sustainability
  • programme management
  • environmental degree
  • iema
  • breeam

What You Bring

-Experience in deciphering technical documents and translating into operational terms. -GIS knowledge and working experience (ArcGIS, QGIS) -The individual will be comfortable supporting experts in sustainability (carbon, water, waste, materials & responsible sourcing, circular economy, biodiversity, social value, community engagement, BREEAM, CEEQUAL) and potentially has expertise in one or more areas of sustainability. -Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Sustainability and how it practically impacts on the ‘built environment’. -Strong working knowledge of the construction sector, preferably Utilities -Programme management experience with a structured approach to organising and documenting progress. -A relevant degree or equivalent in an environmental discipline -Strong background in assessing environmental hazards and understanding of the mechanisms of how to mitigate -Experience of delivering against CEEQUAL/BREEAMi -Appropriate IEMA level or equivalent professional accreditation -Commercial awareness of contracting and experience of managing subcontractors. -Thorough working knowledge of current UK environmental legislation and consenting regimes. -Previous experience of working with clients and regulators on compliance -Working knowledge of E&S Management systems

Benefits

-Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

The Company

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Off-site solutions

Pipe fabrication and installation

Infrastructure Investments

Construction Services

Support Services

Civil engineering

Building

Ground engineering

Mechanical & Electrical engineering

Refurbishment

Fit-out

Rail engineering

Electricity networks

Rail

Highways

Structural concrete repair

Corrosion protection

Bridge strengthening

Bearing replacement

Concrete carriageway rehabilitation

Transportation (roads, rail and aviation)

Power and Energy

Mining

Water

Social infrastructure (hospitals and schools)