Lead Environmental in Birmingham

Job Summary:

The Lead Environmental is responsible for overseeing the environmental performance of the Dragados organisation and for developing, implementing and monitoring environmental strategies that promote sustainable development.

To lead and manage the Environmental tasks on MDJV Curzon Street.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the design and construction complies with the technical and sponsor requirements, environmental commitments, environmental law and regulation.
• Knowledge and practical experience of developing, implementing, and improving the EMS certified to BS EN ISO 14001 accreditation
• Developing and implementing environmental design compliance procedures, and reporting.
• Providing leadership for environmental design solutions and ensure environmental issues and constraints are key considerations in project design.
• Working collaboratively with technical specialists including engineers, construction experts, architects and environmental specialists to achieve world class integrated designs and develop appropriate and cost balanced mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Developing the approach to environmental management delivery including the identification and control of environmental aspects and impacts.
• Developing the approach to compliance and the evaluation of compliance with all environmental consents and the Employer’s environmental requirements.
• Developing and delivering environmental training, behavioural and performance management.
• Monitoring, review and continual improvement of the Environmental Management Plan and its requirements.
• Managing environmental non-conformities and complaints.
• Environmental target and objective performance measurement and reporting.
• Developing arrangements for incident and near-miss reporting and the testing of emergency preparedness.
• Promoting advances in industry best practice.
• Undertaking environmental audit of the supply chain.
• Assessing environmental effects, developing mitigation proposals and implementing environmental designs to avoid or reduce environmental effects.
• Drive a behavioural approach to ‘Right First Time, Every Time’ Environmental culture.
• Ensure the environmental arrangements defined for the Subcontractors are understood and risk-based controls are developed and implemented on Subcontracted works.
• Develop the appropriate environmental organisational structure, to support the effective implementation, control and improvement of the EMS.
• Provide leadership, coordination and coaching of the Environmental Team, ensuring they are trained and able to achieve the objectives within their areas of responsibility.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the environmental arrangements.
• Drive the progressive assurance approach to ensure on time handover of completed works
• Brief the Senior Leadership Team on the status of the EMS.
• Maintain relationships with the Client’s Environmental Representatives and any 3rd party regarding Environmental matters.
• Produce Monthly Environmental Performance metric-based reports, which monitors the following performance indicators, some of which are linked to our Environmental Objectives.
• Report directly to Dragados UK & Ireland Managing Director and functionally to the Dragados Environmental and Quality Director
• To advise and support the Project the Project Managers on aspect related to the Environmental Management System, particularly in preparation and application of the Environmental Plan for Dragados UK projects.
• To Control the operation of the Environmental Management System on the UK & Ireland projects and in the branches.
• To conduct the internal Environmental audits commissioned by the Environmental and Quality Director.
• To cooperate with external auditors and support them in system evaluation.
• To submit the reports established to the Environmental and Quality Directorate regularly (Project List, Project NCR and corrective action list, Lessons learnt, Objectives follow up, …)
• To propose actions to the UK & Ireland Managing Director to prevent the occurrence of Nonconformities in the projects and branch Office.
• To collect and maintain environmental data for the annual Corporate Responsibility report for the ACS Group.
• Identification of European, national, regional and other environmental requirements.

Project Specific:

• Lead environmental compliance across the project, ensuring adherence to legislation, contractual requirements and HS2 standards for the MDJV.
• Develop, implement and maintain project Environmental Management Plans and associated controls.
• Undertake environmental inspections, audits and performance reviews, driving corrective actions where required.
• Lead environmental incident, complaint and non-conformance investigations and oversee close-out actions.
• Review construction methodologies and project documentation to ensure environmental compliance.
• Identify and manage environmental risks, constraints and mitigation measures impacting project delivery.
• Provide environmental advice and support to project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Monitor, analyse and report environmental performance, risks and key project metrics.
• Liaise with regulators, clients and key stakeholders on environmental matters.
• Drive continual improvement and best practice across environmental management activities.

Technical skills and Competencies:

• Track record of managing environmental assessment and design on large or complex infrastructure/engineering projects.
• Knowledge of relevant UK Environment legislation and current best practice guidance;
• Experience in the implementation of the waste hierarchy and beneficial re-use.
• Experience in materials, energy and carbon management.
• Experience in managing sustainability assessments, rating and awards schemes for major infrastructure projects in urban environments (such as BREEAM).
• Experience in working with consents managers community, stakeholder and public relations managers.
• Knowledge and practical experience of statutory environmental requirements.

Qualifications, Certifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree/MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant environmental discipline.
• Membership to a relevant professional organisation (preferably chartered environmentalist status or working towards).

Dragados Values:

• Excellence: Promoting innovation, development, training and continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality of project delivery.
• Integrity: Acting ethically and transparently. Demanding the best standards of integrity from its employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Trust: Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organisation, with our clients and supply chain by developing strong and long term relationships based on mutual trust.
• Sustainability: Commitment to sustainable development to make an efficient and ethically responsible contribution to society and the environment.
• Profitability: Ensuring our profitability as well as contributing value to the communities in which we operate as part of our sustainability agenda.

Dragados is committed to act based on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles. Equal opportunities, non-discrimination and respect for human rights are basic principles contained in the Dragados Code of Conduct that apply to all Dragados employees.

apply to all Dragados employees.