Environmental Manager

Overview

Volker Stevin, part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, is an industry-leading civil engineering business delivering complex and innovative engineering solutions across maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. The role of Environmental Manager will see you driving environmental excellence across operations, championing best practice, ensuring compliance and inspiring teams to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Strategy

• Contribute to the delivery of the VWUK Group's sustainability targets.
• Ensure all successful tenders are correctly set up to meet environmental legal requirements and comply with all legislation before work starts on site.
• Assure that environmental issues are considered during design and throughout the life of the project.
• Be part of the senior management team at Volker Stevin Faslane, providing environmental and sustainability guidance and direction.

Environmental Assurance

• Give guidance, advice and direction to the business and site teams to ensure compliance with environmental legislation and company/client requirements throughout construction.
• Contribute to delivery of company and client sustainability targets, including carbon reduction, waste minimisation, and resource efficiency.
• Monitor legislation and industry changes, particularly Scottish and MoD requirements, to keep Volker Stevin policies and procedures relevant and up to date.

Communication and coordination

• Represent the business at Group level and ensure Volker Stevin is appropriately represented in working groups.
• Attend project meetings at a divisional level representing the environmental and sustainability function.
• Liaise with clients and regulators.
• Communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels in person or in writing.

• Excellent working knowledge of environmental legislation and its application to construction from design to completion.
• Subject matter expert, providing advice on construction environmental aspects such as waste, water management, permits and licences.
• Experience in strategic management of capital works programmes in live operational, regulated environments.
• Chartered member of ISEF or equivalent and hold a recognised environmental qualification, degree or similar.
• Experience/understanding of BREEAM Infrastructure, CL:
  
  AIRE DoW CoP, PAS
  2080 and ISO
  14001 is desirable.
• Minimum of fifteen years’ relevant post‑qualification experience.
• Full driving licence (site access).
• British National (security clearance pre‑required).

• Competitive salary.
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on birthday.
• Option to buy additional annual leave.
• Private medical care.
• Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Vouchers, rewards and discounts for shopping and restaurants.
• Training and development opportunities – comprehensive skills‑based training.
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity benefits.
• Employee Assistance.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Mental, physical and financial support.
• 24/7 Virtual GP service.