At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead environmental performance for a major nuclear construction project and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Company: Join a leading organisation committed to sustainability and environmental excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, medical cover, family-friendly benefits, and professional development support.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a supportive team culture await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainability in a nationally significant project while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Environmental discipline and extensive experience in regulated construction projects.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
About the opportunity
Provide leadership in environmental and sustainability performance for Sizewell C (SZC), ensuring full compliance with environmental permits, licences, and commitments across a nationally significant nuclear construction project.
Lead the site-based Environment & Sustainability team and act as the main interface with regulators, contractors, and SZC project leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clear leadership to E&S teams and Tier 1 contractors.
- Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents, and ISO 14001.
- Oversee site inspections, surveillance, and performance monitoring.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate significant environmental aspects.
- Drive environmental and sustainability performance across SZC and supply chain.
- Promote world class environmental behaviours and best practice.
- Lead environmental investigations and implement performance improvements.
- Act as primary interface with environmental regulators (e. g., Environment Agency).
- Build strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, and public bodies.
- Provide a professional service on all environmental and regulatory matters.
- Develop and implement KPIs and reporting to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure department processes, resourcing, and quality standards meet SZC requirements.
- Support delivery teams across pre construction, construction, and commissioning phases.
- Embed lessons learned and support the One Team culture with Tier 1 contractors.
- What You'll Need
- Extensive experience leading E&S teams on major, highly regulated construction projects.
- Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and compliance arrangements.
- Broad construction knowledge (civils, mechanical, electrical, commissioning).
- Strong leadership, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work across technical disciplines and operate effectively from site to boardroom.
- High standards of organisation, detail, assurance, and professional judgement.
- Understanding of sustainability opportunities and constraints on major projects.
- Degree in an Environmental discipline.
- Strong leadership experience.
- Extensive client & principal contractor experience managing environmental issues on large infrastructure or engineering projects.
- Experience working with regulators and managing regulatory commitments.
- Experience implementing management systems and environmental controls.
- Desirable: Experience in highly regulated industries.
- Desirable: Experience driving sustainability initiatives.
Benefits
- Competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
- UK employees receive free single medical cover and digital GP service.
- Family friendly benefits including enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes.
- Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
- Work life balance and flexibility with hybrid, part time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations.
EEO Statement
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Contact Details:
PAE Government Services Inc. Recruitment Team
We think you need these skills to ace Environmental & Sustainability Manager in Leiston
Leadership Skills
Environmental Compliance
ISO 14001
Stakeholder Management
Communication Skills
Project Management
Environmental Permits and Licences
