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About the role
Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further: generations further. Join our Regional Civils team as an Environmental Sustainability Manager for the Southern Region and you'll be part of our legacy.
This role will be hybrid based and will involve travel to sites across the South of England. There is some opportunity for home working in line with Balfour Beatty's smart working policy.
Balfour Beatty Regional Civils are a multi-award-winning business providing a range of Civils Engineering services throughout the United Kingdom. We improve every day through engaging with our customers, investing in our people and using the latest technology to create positive, more efficient long-term outcomes ultimately creating communities where people want to live, work and play. . We're shaping places, creating economic growth and meeting the needs of a changing society.
You will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the contractual environment and sustainability requirements, continual improvement and best practice for the Regional Civils Southern Region projects.
Build strong working relationship with Customers
Support compliance with related requirements
Implement and share best practice and innovation
Waste and carbon reductions
Implementation of sustainability solutions
Delivery of employment, diversity and apprenticeship targets
Support compliance with environmental legislation
Sustainability data management and analysis.
What you'll be doing
As an Environmental Sustainability Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:
Driving sustainability requirements and compliance
Progressing performance assurance
Providing on-going expertise, support and coaching
Updating stakeholders on progress
Contributing to supply chain events and best practice workshops
Cascading information to internal stakeholders
Ensuring the sustainability implementation plan remains up to date
Updating customer on our sustainability commitments
Leading on sustainability initiatives and presenting these
Inducting staff on sustainability requirements
Attending regular sustainability meetings
Supporting investigations on environmental incidents and feedback any lessons learned
Utilising the findings from reporting data, assessments, external and internal audits to drive sustainability action plans and inform key business decisions
Developing communication materials on progress
Identifying risks and opportunities for the business
Support winning business teams with environment and sustainability, responses for bids and PQQs
Who we're looking for
A degree (or equivalent) in an Environmental topic or Civil Engineering
Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel
Ability to influence and promote a positive culture
Strong communication and relationship management skills
Competence in environmental incident investigation
Understanding of UK policy, environmental legislation, regulatory frameworks
Understanding and practical experience of project Environmental Sustainability risks and opportunities and how they practically impact on the built environment
Practical experience of Environmental Management and/or Sustainability in construction
Experience in identifying innovation and developing case studies to promote project successes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
KPI's and reporting experience
Waste management experience
Energy management experience
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
About us
In UK Construction Services England & Wales business, our aim is to be the partner of choice; the go-to in our sector, trusted to deliver for our customers. We work across a huge and exciting range of sectors, including aviation, building, civils, defence and energy.
From ground investigations and flood defence to complex roads and bridges; primary schools to world class universities; ground-breaking hospitals to city centre living; the depth of our experience and quality of our projects is something we are proud of.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at