Environmental Sustainability Manager - Leeds - Leeds

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About the role

Our tomorrow is built on a firm foundation. Here at Balfour Beatty, we're on our way to leading every market we're in, and we have the strategy and momentum to get there. Join our team as an Environmental Sustainability Manager - Leeds and you'll be part of it.

What you'll be doing

• Support delivery of UK and Group Zero Harm and Sustainability action plans
• Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of Environment and Sustainability requirements within the CRSA Alliance
• Assess environmental and social risks and opportunities and maintain the required environmental and social management plans, and other requirements
• Manage consents and licences required under the alliance
• Contribute to the delivery of the Alliance commitments via an action plan for environment and sustainability
• Support projects within your region on Social Impact
• Translate and ensure compliance against BMS standards, procedures and policies
• Support the delivery of the sustainability performance management and reporting for the designated work area, analysing trends to build improvement in line with contract requirements
• Ensure sustainability data from projects is uploaded onto the sustainability portal on a monthly basis
• Carry out investigations on environmental incidents and feedback any lessons learned
• Support project teams to ensure they are compliant with all customer contract
  requirements, environmental legislation and the environmental processes and procedures outlined in the BMS
• Work with project teams to ensure appropriate community investment via Involved plan
• Utilise the findings from reporting data, assessments, external and internal audits to drive performance improvements
• Provide on-going expertise, support and coaching to contracts, projects and offices through regular and structured site visits and communications.
• Assist in the development of case studies and lessons learnt
• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Maintain and develop wider HSW and ES skills and knowledge
• Support site compounds in achieving and maintaining a score of 40 or above under the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS)

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Ability to influence and promote a positive ES culture and take forward contract
  requirements
• Ability to introduce processes and management tools to move forward with the project programme
• Ability to manage change in a dynamic working environment
• Competence in environmental incident investigation and interpretation of regulatory requirements, including consent management
• Understanding of UK policy, environmental legislation, regulatory frameworks and experience in briefing senior managers and project teams on changes in legislation or policy and how these might affect their area of work
• Understanding of current local authority/government policy and future policy within relevant geographical region and how these can affect Balfour Beatty, the CRSA Alliance, customers, suppliers, communities and stakeholder requirements
• Ability to develop business cases to support the implementation of the environmental and sustainability requirements
• Ability to undertake project planning, project management and work to budgets
• Demonstrates commitment to continual learning to refine, further develop and apply expertise to add distinctive value to customers and Balfour Beatty
• Ability to train and coach project teams
• Relevant environmental or sustainability degree
• Practitioner / Full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (or equivalent)

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Experience in rail construction or major project based environment
• Training qualification
• Additional relevant knowledge, skills and qualifications in relevant technical area. For example:
• BREEAM Infrastructure
• Carbon Management
• Weather Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation (WRCCA)
• Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com