Environmental Manager (Sizewell C) 1

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Environmental Manager (Sizewell C)
VSL UK
Sizewell C

Main Responsibilities

Environmental Management System & Compliance

- Lead development, implementation, and monitoring of the project Environmental Management System (EMS) in line with ISO 14001 and client requirements.
- Ensure all environmental obligations (contractual, DCO requirements, permits, licences) are identified, understood, and met by the project team and subcontractors.
- Oversee environmental risk identification, assessment, and implementation of effective control measures across all project phases.

Technical Advice & Incident Management

- Establish and maintain strong relationships with regulators, statutory bodies (Environment Agency, Natural England, local authorities), and other stakeholders.
- Represent the project in environmental forums, client meetings, audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Support bid submissions, technical queries, and stakeholder engagement activities related to environmental management.
- Support the coordination of technical engineers and draftspersons in the UK.

Supply Chain & Subcontractor Oversight

- Lead engagement with subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure consistent compliance and best practice across interfaces and scopes.
- Oversee and coordinate third-party environmental surveys, assessments, and specialist consultancy input.

Monitoring, Reporting & Improvement

- Define and monitor environmental performance indicators.
- Produce accurate monthly and quarterly reports for senior leadership and the client.
- Develop and implement project-specific environmental improvement plans aligned to biodiversity, sustainability, and carbon reduction commitments.
- Capture, share, and embed lessons learned and improvement opportunities.

Training, Awareness & Team Support

- Lead the delivery of environmental training, briefings, and awareness sessions to project and subcontractor teams.
- Ensure environmental controls are embedded into site activities through monitoring regimes, method statements, permit systems, inspection programmes, and audits.
- Conduct regular site visits to verify compliance, coach operational teams, and support effective implementation of environmental controls.

Education

- Degree-level qualification in Environmental Management or related discipline.
- ISO 14001 Auditor qualification (or equivalent).

Experience

- In-depth knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory requirements within major infrastructure/construction environments.
- Proven experience delivering environmental management on large-scale or complex projects.
- Stakeholder engagement skills, including regulator and client interface.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce reports under pressure.
- Capability to influence behaviours and standards across teams and supply chain.Strong problem-solving, analytical capability, and commitment to continuous improvement.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.