Apply for the Environmental Sustainability Manager role at Balfour Beatty plc.
About The Role
Lead the implementation of the Building New Futures strategy across a portfolio of projects or a major programme. Provide strategic guidance, manage teams, and embed sustainability into operational delivery and decision‑making.
Responsibilities
* Lead the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Bridging the Gap actions across a portfolio of projects, a major project, or region.
* Act as a trusted advisor to Project Directors and senior stakeholders, providing strategic guidance on compliance and sustainability.
* Provide strategic sustainability expertise across the project lifecycle, including early‑stage planning, permitting, and risk mitigation.
* Support the development and review of environmental documentation such as plans, permits, and assessments.
* Oversee environmental compliance across the remit, including audits, inspections, and engagement with clients and regulators.
* Represent the Environmental Sustainability function in work‑winning activities.
* Translate sustainability data into operational improvements and ensure accurate reporting of performance, incidents, and KPIs.
* Line manage and develop Environmental Sustainability Advisors and Managers.
* Plan and manage environmental sustainability resourcing, including forecasting demand.
* Liaise with regulators, clients, and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of sustainability and compliance objectives.
* Support the Head of Environmental Sustainability in regional governance, communications, and strategic initiatives.
Qualifications
* Degree in environmental or sustainability‑related field.
* Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP).
* Preferably working towards Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv).
* Experience overseeing compliance across multiple projects, translating data into operational improvements, and representing sustainability in bids and client engagements.
Skills & Knowledge
* Communicate global mega‑trends driving the need to transform the world to sustainability.
* Communicate the concept of sustainable development.
* Regional strategy implementation.
* Team leadership and capability development.
* Strategic stakeholder engagement.
* Business Management System (BMS) and ISO 14001 knowledge.
* Understanding of sustainability requirements in tendering and bid processes.
Benefits
* Smart working, including staggered start and finish times, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
* Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion. For more information, visit our diversity page. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer interview opportunities to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum requirements.
Contact
Questions about the resourcing process? Please send feedback to candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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