Environment Manager
9 days ago
Birmingham
Company Description\n\nAssystem is an independent international engineering and project management company with a strong track record delivering complex, regulated infrastructure projects across the energy, infrastructure and defence sectors. With over 55 years’ experience, Assystem supports clients throughout the full project lifecycle, from strategy and design through to construction, commissioning and operation.\n\nWithin Assystem, the Environment, Consents & Engagement (ECE) Practice provides specialist environmental, sustainability and stakeholder expertise to major projects across the UK. The team supports clients in securing and maintaining environmental consents, managing environmental risk and ensuring compliance during construction, while also helping to integrate sustainability requirements into project delivery in a practical and proportionate way.\n\nAssystem is currently supporting the delivery of High Speed 2, one of the UK’s most significant transport infrastructure projects.\n\nJob Description\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of environmental management systems across complex construction and infrastructure projects.\n\nThis role is responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, regulatory requirements, permits, licences, and company standards while driving a proactive environmental culture and high levels of environmental performance throughout project delivery.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nLead the implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring alignment with BS EN ISO 14001:2015 requirements.\nDevelop, review, and update environmental procedures, management plans, standards, and guidance documents to ensure compliance with legal, client, and organisational requirements.\nEstablish robust environmental governance processes, monitoring compliance and driving continual improvement across all project activities.\nLead environmental audits, inspections, and compliance assessments, ensuring findings are effectively managed through corrective and preventive actions.\nProvide expert advice and guidance on environmental legislation, regulatory obligations, permits, licences, and emerging environmental requirements.\nMonitor environmental performance, analyse trends and key performance indicators, and prepare reports for senior management and client stakeholders.\nLead environmental incident investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned processes to prevent recurrence and improve performance.\nManage regulatory engagement and support interactions with environmental authorities, clients, and other external stakeholders.\nOversee the implementation of environmental risk assessments and ensure environmental risks and opportunities are effectively identified and managed.\nProvide leadership, coaching, and technical support to environmental teams, promoting consistency and best practice across projects.\nDrive environmental awareness, competence, and culture through the development and delivery of training programmes and engagement initiatives.\nCoordinate specialist environmental disciplines including ecology, waste, water, air quality, noise and vibration, and contaminated land, ensuring effective integration into project delivery.\nSupport business assurance activities, including management reviews, external audits, certification audits, and compliance reporting.What You'll Need\n\nExtensive experience managing Environmental Management Systems within construction, infrastructure, engineering, industrial, or regulated environments.\nStrong knowledge of UK environmental legislation, permitting regimes, and environmental compliance requirements.\nDemonstrable experience maintaining and improving ISO 14001-certified management systems.\nExperience planning and leading environmental audits, inspections, and assurance programmes.\nStrong understanding of environmental risk management, compliance frameworks, and performance reporting.\nProven ability to develop environmental procedures, standards, and governance processes that drive operational excellence.\nExcellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership groups.\nStrong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving abilities with a continuous improvement mindset. \n\nQualifications\n\nDegree qualified (or equivalent) in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.\n\nChartered Environmentalist (CEnv) and/or membership of a relevant professional body such as IEMA, CIWEM, CIEEM, ISEP, or ICE.\nLead Auditor qualification (ISO 14001) desirable.\n\nAdditional Information\n\nNOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON RECRUITMENT FRAUD - We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.\n\nWe are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future