Role: Environmental Manager - Solar & Battery
Location: Reading / Southeast Area - Travel required to various sites as and when needed
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract + Possible Extension
Rates: £500 Daily Rate Inside IR35 via Umbrella
Clearance: BPSS
With a growing pipeline of solar and battery storage, our client is recruiting a Solar and Battery Environment Manager to play a key role in supporting these developments from the planning stages through to construction and handover to our operations teams. You'll be responsible for ensuring that environmental management and sustainability considerations are embedded at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Managing all environmental requirements for large onshore solar and battery construction projects, whilst supporting our sustainability goals and action plans, including the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain Plans during construction.
Reviewing EIA/ER chapters, preparation and ownership of Construction Environmental Management Plans, providing support to project Sustainability Action Plans and discharge of planning conditions relevant to the environment.
Managing environmental surveys and monitoring work, including scope of works associated to environmental contracts and contractors, inputting to the tender process, setting to work safely and evaluating contractor RAMS and reports.
Carrying out regular site environmental audits and inspections and preparing audit reports, during construction.
Investigating environmental hazards and incidents, ensuring prevention of further harm, finding resolutions and rolling out lessons learned.
Requirements:
Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
Located in the Southeast of England (Reading area) and willing to travel to sites where required
Experience in environmental management and delivery for large construction projects, including a broad knowledge of environmental legislation and policy.
Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IEMA or CIEEM).
Commercial aptitude and a broad understanding of project development and construction pressures, including contractor management.
Experience of environmental auditing and inspections, in a construction environment.
Commitment to being a team player who prioritises collaboration and promotes inclusive working practices, with good awareness of sustainability practices.
If this position could be of interest, please apply directly or contact Hallam Knight at Carbon60 to arrange a call firstname . secondname @(url removed) / (phone number removed)
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy