Environmental Manager

About the Role

• Provide environmental input from planning through to completion, ensuring standards are met and taking corrective action when necessary. • Support the implementation of Group and Business Unit environmental strategies and develop scheme‑specific strategies. • Drive the environmental agenda, contribute to senior leadership teams, and assist clients with statutory requirements and sustainability objectives such as BREEAM. • Implement environmental management systems aligned with client needs, company strategy, and legislative requirements. • Monitor environmental performance and compliance through audits, inspections, and risk‑assessment reviews. • Engage with key stakeholders—including clients, supply‑chain partners, and regulatory bodies—throughout the project lifecycle. • Lead or support environmental incident management, liaise with regulators, and deliver training or best‑practice guidance as needed. • Assist with onboarding, manage supply‑chain partners, and support environmental management improvement initiatives within Galliford Try.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸ems implementation
• ▸audits
• ▸incident management
• ▸compliance
• ▸sustainability
• ▸stakeholder engagement

What You Bring

Candidates should have a proven track record in environmental compliance within construction or infrastructure projects, strong leadership abilities, and excellent communication skills. A solution‑oriented, proactive approach, experience with digital tools such as GIS and Office 365, and ideally ISO 14001 Lead Auditor qualification are essential, along with relevant qualifications, training, and professional membership. • Proven track record in environmental compliance on construction or infrastructure projects. • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams, influence change, and communicate effectively at all organisational levels. • Solution‑oriented, proactive, and self‑motivated decision‑maker with excellent communication abilities. • Experience with digital systems (e.g., GIS, Office 365) and preferably qualified as an ISO 14001 Lead Auditor. • Industry‑recognised training in investigation, experience with CEQUAAL/BREEAM, a degree in an environmental discipline, and membership of a professional body such as IEMA, CIWEM, or IES.

Requirements

• ▸gis
• ▸office 365
• ▸iso 14001
• ▸leadership
• ▸compliance
• ▸breeam

Benefits

The role offers flexible and hybrid working, but requires a presence on site three to four days per week to effectively manage on‑site environmental activities. Galliford Try provides a stable environment backed by an order book of over £4.1 billion, offering opportunities to work on high‑profile UK projects, extensive training programmes, a ‘Be Well’ wellbeing initiative, and an Agile Working programme that supports flexible working practices. Our benefits package includes a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement that increases with service, corporate discounts, Cycle‑to‑Work schemes, a comprehensive pension plan, a Save‑as‑You‑Earn share purchase scheme, private medical options, a 24/7 employee assistance programme, and paid membership to a professional association relevant to the role. We welcome applications from candidates seeking full‑time, reduced‑hours, or flexible arrangements and are committed to diversity and inclusion. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability who meets the essential criteria and will discuss reasonable adjustments as needed. • Competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package. • Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, with the option to purchase additional leave. • Wide range of corporate discounts and a Cycle‑to‑Work scheme. • Comprehensive pension plan and a Save‑as‑You‑Earn share purchase scheme. • Private medical scheme options and a 24/7 employee assistance programme. • Paid annual membership to a recognised professional association relevant to the role. • Flexible and Agile Working arrangements, including hybrid working options.

Work Environment

Onsite