Environmental & Sustainability Manager

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Environmental & Sustainability Manager to join our Rail team to work in Crewe. Role purpose To work with the Head of HSES responsible for the CRSA Alliance to: * Ensure projects are compliant with the environmental and sustainability requirements of the UK Business Management System (BMS) and Network Rail Environmental and Sustainability requirements for the alliance; * Manage and work with the Alliance to ensure delivery of E+S requirements and provide technical advice, guidance and support on environmental and sustainability matters; * Oversee contractual and regulatory requirements, regularly inspecting deports and contract deliverables to ensure compliance and advise the HSEA advisors on E+S matters; * Support winning business teams with environment and sustainability, (including social value) responses for tenders, particularly for enhancement projects under the alliance; * Actively contribute to learning, sharing and best practice via BB and NR; * Maintain the environmental and social management plan and commitments schedule; * Report contract performance and best practice case studies. What you'll be doing As an E&S Project Partner , your main responsibilities will be as follows:- * Support delivery of UK and Group Zero Harm and Sustainability action plans; * Lead and manage the overall capability, development, deployment and performance of Environment and Sustainability requirements within the CRSA Alliance; * Assess environmental and social risks and opportunities and maintain the alliance environmental and social management plan and requirements; * Manage consents and licences required under the alliance; * Contribute to the delivery of the Alliance commitments via an action plan for environment and sustainability. Who we're looking for The following experience/qualifications are essential:- * Ability to influence and promote a positive ES culture and take forward contract requirements; * Competence in environmental incident investigation and interpretation of regulatory requirements, including consent management; * Understanding of UK policy, environmental legislation, regulatory frameworks and experience in briefing senior managers and project teams on changes in legislation or policy and how these might affect their area of work; * Understanding of current local authority/government policy and future policy within relevant geographical region and how these can affect Balfour Beatty, the CRSA Alliance, customers, suppliers, communities and stakeholder requirements; * Ability to develop business cases to support the implementation of the environmental and sustainability requirements