Environment Manager - Power Infrastructure
Great Grid Upgrade | Grimsby to Walpole (GWNC)
Location: Lincolnshire / Grimsby area | Office & site-based
Are you an experienced environmental professional looking to make an impact on one of the UK's major infrastructure programmes?
Laing O'Rourke is looking for an Environment Manager to join our Power sector team, supporting the delivery of the Grimsby to Walpole (GWNC) project as part of the Great Grid Upgrade.
This is an exciting opportunity to take environmental leadership on a major power infrastructure project, working closely with project, design and delivery teams to drive industry-leadingenvironmentaland sustainability performance.
What will you be doing?
As Environment Manager, you will lead environmental management across the project, ensuring environmental risks, opportunities, commitments and compliance requirements are effectively managed throughout delivery.
Key responsibilities will include:
What are we looking for?
We're looking for an established environmental professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with practical project leadership.
Ideally, you will have:
At Laing O'Rourke, we want to leave a positive environmental legacy through the infrastructure we design and build.
Joining our Power team offers the opportunity to work on major nationally significant infrastructure, applying your environmental expertise from design and consenting through to construction and delivery.
Ready to play your part in delivering the UK's future power infrastructure? We'd love to hear from you.
About UsLaing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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Great Grid Upgrade | Grimsby to Walpole (GWNC)
Location: Lincolnshire / Grimsby area | Office & site-based
Are you an experienced environmental professional looking to make an impact on one of the UK's major infrastructure programmes?
Laing O'Rourke is looking for an Environment Manager to join our Power sector team, supporting the delivery of the Grimsby to Walpole (GWNC) project as part of the Great Grid Upgrade.
This is an exciting opportunity to take environmental leadership on a major power infrastructure project, working closely with project, design and delivery teams to drive industry-leadingenvironmentaland sustainability performance.
What will you be doing?
As Environment Manager, you will lead environmental management across the project, ensuring environmental risks, opportunities, commitments and compliance requirements are effectively managed throughout delivery.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Lead project environmental management, including the CEMP, environmental risk and legal registers, consents and licences.
- Identify and manage environmental risks, working closely with design and delivery teams to establish effective mitigation and controls.
- Implement Laing O'Rourke's Environment & Energy Management System across the project.
- Manage environmental and consenting requirements associated with DCO and planning commitments, management plans and surveys.
- Work collaboratively with Lot 1 partners, clients, regulators, consultants, supply chain partners and delivery teams.
- Embed environmental and sustainability requirements into procurement and subcontract packages.
- Undertake regular site inspections, identifying environmental risks and opportunities.
- Lead the investigation of environmental incidents and non-conformances, ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.
- Monitor supply chain environmental data and performance against KPIs and project targets.
- Provide environmental leadership, guidance and technical advice to project and design teams.
- Coach, mentor and train project teams on environmental sustainability requirements, client commitments and stakeholder expectations.
What are we looking for?
We're looking for an established environmental professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with practical project leadership.
Ideally, you will have:
- 6+ years' environmental experience, preferably within major infrastructure or construction.
- Experience in Ecology, wate water and Water Management
- Previous experience in Greenfield agriculture
- A degree in Environmental Management, Sustainability, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, compliance and management systems.
- Good working knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001.
- Experience managing environmental consents and working with consenting bodies/regulators.
- Experience working across multidisciplinary design, construction and stakeholder teams.
- Previous experience in a senior, management or environmental leadership role.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to influence project teams and embed environmental requirements into day-to-day delivery.
- Full membership of ISEP, IES, CIEEM or another relevant professional body is desirable.
- Experience within the power, utilities or electricity transmission sector would be highly advantageous.
At Laing O'Rourke, we want to leave a positive environmental legacy through the infrastructure we design and build.
Joining our Power team offers the opportunity to work on major nationally significant infrastructure, applying your environmental expertise from design and consenting through to construction and delivery.
Ready to play your part in delivering the UK's future power infrastructure? We'd love to hear from you.
About UsLaing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
#LI-SP1