Environmental Sustainability Manager

Environmental Sustainability Manager
Solihull, B92
£647.69 per day PAYE + Holiday
27/05/2024 - 30/08/2024
5 days per week, Need to be in the office 3 days a week minimum
8:30am - 5pm (Can be flexible on some days as project operates from 7am - 6pm)
1st Step Solutions are hiring a passionate, motivated Environmental Sustainability Manager to influence, develop and drive environmental excellence on a major road project. Your role will involve leading environmental management, managing specialist environmental resources, influencing other functions across the project and developing and maintain strong customer relationship. The role will to ensure compliance with environmental standards and legislation.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
* Implementation of excellent environmental management on a major infrastructure scheme
* Ability to identify, appraise and communicate environmental risks and opportunities
* Management of environmental specialists, consultants and suppliers to develop environmental management plans and discharge environmental commitments and requirements
* Collaboration with customer and Scheme Delivery Partners on evolution of environmental management systems, communication of good practice, lessons learnt and innovation
* Assist the OU Lead Environmental Sustainability Manager and wider Infrastructure Environmental Sustainability team deliver best practice initiatives and improvement projects.
* Oversee the development and delivery of suitable environmental training for all project staff.
* Represent and promote the Sustainability and Innovation Enabling Function in internal and external meetings, workshops, management reviews and forums - communicating best practice standards and initiatives.
* Act as company environmental representative and lead with clients, local authority, and regulators, facilitating communication and collaboration.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
* SMSTS
* Black CSCS Card
* Degree level in appropriate Environmental or relevant discipline
* At least 5 years' construction industry experience or relevant environmental experience in a similar sector
* Experience in delivery of environmental management projects in major construction projects
* Minimum Full Membership with IEMA or similar professional membership
* Full driving licence and willingness to travel projects/ contracts in region