Environmental Manager - VolkerEnergy

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Volker Energy is looking for an experienced Environmental Manager to join our growing business!

Volker Energy is a new business formed as a partnership between Volker Stevin and Volker Fitzpatrick sister companies and Tier 1 contractors in the Volker Wessels UK Group.

Volker Energy has been set up to deliver complex EHV underground cable projects with precision and confidence across UK. The work undertaken will include Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects (NSIP).

We are looking for a proactive and motivated Environmental Manager to lead the new business’ environmental initiatives and support company sustainability goals. As important will be the requirement to manage the many and various consents and approvals associated with linear schemes which form the majority of the company’s workload.

This role will suit someone with experience of applying for and managing environmental consents, permits and licences and practical experience of ground and surface water management and controls.

Key Accountabilities:

Environmental Assurance

• Give guidance, advice and direction to the business to ensure legal compliance is maintained for the life of each scheme
• Contribute to pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders
• Assure that environmental issues are considered at tender and throughout the life of the project
• Ensure all successful tenders are correctly set up to meet legal requirements and comply with all legislation before work starts on site
• Ensure Volker Energy sites are compliant with environmental legislation and company and client requirements
• Contribute to the delivery of the VWUK Group’s sustainability targets, including carbon reduction, waste minimisation, and resource efficiency
• Report carbon used monthly and as required by clients
• Monitor legislation and industry changes to ensure Volker Energy’s policies and procedures remain relevant and up to date
• Achieve and retain ISO
  14001 and PAS
  2080 compliance

Management of Consents

• Managing the process of obtaining and maintaining environmental permits and approvals for large linear projects, including preparing documentation, negotiating with Regulators, and overseeing environmental assessments.

Communication and coordination

• Represent the business at Group level including ensuring Volker Energy and its 2 parent companies are appropriately represented in any working groups
• Attend project meetings at a divisional level representing the environmental and sustainability function
• Communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels in person or in writing
• Liaise with clients and Regulators
• Build strong relationships with regulators, advisors, and NGOs
• Be comfortable challenging the status quo

• You will have an excellent working knowledge of environmental legislation and its application within an engineering and construction environment, ideally the energy infrastructure sector or with linear projects.
• You will have experience of construction sites and be able to carry out environmental inspections, incident investigation and training and support of operational staff as well as the management team.
• You will be required to provide advice on all business environment aspects and impacts such as waste, water management, permits and licences.
• Previous experience and understanding of BREEAM Infrastructure, CL:
  
  AIRE DoW CoP, PAS
  2080 and ISO
  14001 is desirable.
• You will be a Chartered Member of ISEF or equivalent.
• There will be a requirement to travel and spend nights away and you will need a full driving licence.
• British National due to security requirements.

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

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