Senior Environmental Manager marine

The project:

This project offers the chance to join a talented Mace team in delivering a major entertainment and luxury hospitality project, collaborating with renowned architects and global consultants. The project involves extensive infrastructure and built assets, delivered rapidly through a hands-on construction management approach, which is ideal for those experienced in managing both main and subcontract packages.

Mace is seeking an experienced senior environmental manager to support the delivery of a major programme in Saudi Arabia.

This is a senior site-based role responsible for leading all environmental management activities across a complex marine and island development environment. The successful candidate will provide environmental leadership throughout construction, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, project requirements and international best practice standards.

The role requires a hands-on environmental professional with extensive experience managing environmental risks associated with marine, coastal, dredging, reclamation, waterfront, and island developments, while working closely with contractors, consultants, authorities and project stakeholders.

• Manage the implementation and management of the project's environmental strategy, management plans and compliance requirements.
• Provide environmental oversight across marine, coastal, island, infrastructure and construction activities.
• Monitor contractor environmental performance and ensure compliance with environmental permits, approvals and regulatory obligations.
• Review and approve environmental management plans, construction environmental plans, method statements and monitoring programmes.
• Manage environmental risks associated with marine ecosystems, coastal habitats, dredging, reclamation and nearshore construction activities.
• Conduct regular environmental inspections, audits and site assessments to ensure compliance with project standards.
• Supervise investigations into environmental incidents, non-conformances and complaints, ensuring timely corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate environmental monitoring programmes including marine water quality, sediment control, ecology and biodiversity requirements.
• Engage with environmental authorities and regulatory agencies on permitting, reporting and compliance matters.
• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams, contractors and consultants on environmental issues and best practices.
• Promote environmental awareness and sustainability initiatives across all aspects of project delivery.
• Monitor and report environmental performance, risks and compliance status to senior project leadership.
• Support the management of stakeholder concerns relating to environmental impacts and mitigation measures.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and environmental performance enhancements across the project.
• Ensure environmental requirements are fully integrated into construction planning, delivery and operational readiness activities.

• A degree qualification in environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive environmental management experience on major infrastructure, construction or development projects.
• Proven experience managing environmental requirements on marine, coastal, island or waterfront developments.
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations, permitting and compliance requirements within the Middle East.
• Experience managing environmental consultants, contractors and specialist advisors.
• Strong knowledge of marine ecology, environmental monitoring and mitigation measures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working within PMC, client-side or…