Environmental Manager

Role: Environmental Manager

Location: West Burton Yorkshire or Culham Oxfordshire
Salary: 80000 - 90000 per year Package
Type: Permanent Full-Time

An established Health Safety Quality and Environmental consultancy is looking to appoint a highly skilled Environmental Manager to support a major first-of-a-kind UK infrastructure and energy programme.

This is a senior environmental role focused on embedding Design for Environment principles and environmental excellence into the development of a nationally significant fusion power plant programme. The successful candidate will provide authoritative environmental leadership across engineering design programme governance and delivery decision-making.

This position would suit an experienced environmental professional with a strong background in regulated complex or novel technology environments such as nuclear energy defence infrastructure engineering or major projects.

The Opportunity:

This is a chance to play a key role in shaping environmental strategy across the full lifecycle of a major engineering programme from concept design through to decommissioning.

The Environmental Manager will ensure environmental considerations are built into technical decisions from the outset helping to minimise environmental impact while supporting regulatory compliance environmental assurance and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and continual refinement of the Environmental Case ensuring alignment with design maturity and regulatory expectations
Embed Design for Environment principles into engineering workflows design reviews requirements management and system-level decision-making
Lead environmental hazard identification including ENVIDs and influence mitigation strategies
Champion opportunities for environmental improvement and enhancement across the programme
Direct environmental modelling lifecycle impact assessments and Best Available Techniques evaluations
Support environmental compliance across governance legislation and emerging regulatory frameworks
Act as the main environmental interface with engineering teams programme leadership regulators and external stakeholders
Develop track and report environmental KPIs to inform programme-level decisions
Lead preparation of EIA scoping inputs and support the planning and consenting process
Interpret and challenge environmental modelling outputs relating to emissions waste water and ecology
Support circular economy principles resource efficiency waste minimisation and sustainable materials selection

Essential Requirements:

Strong experience in Lifecycle Assessment carbon modelling materials impact analysis and end-of-life planning
Strong working knowledge of BAT principles justification processes and their application in regulated environments
Experience facilitating ENVIDs and environmental risk assessments
Ability to integrate environmental findings into engineering assurance and design decision-making
Deep understanding of UK environmental law EIA regulations environmental permitting and compliance frameworks
Experience working within structured environmental governance environments
Background in nuclear energy defence infrastructure or another highly regulated sector would be highly beneficial
Strong stakeholder management skills including the ability to work with engineering teams senior programme leaders regulators and external partners
Confident proactive and technically credible environmental professional

Package & Benefits:

Salary: 80000 - 90000 per year
Car allowance
Company pension
Private medical insurance
On-site parking
Staff wellbeing day each year
Additional days leave for your birthday
Sick pay after qualifying period
Company events
Professional development pathways and support toward Chartership
Flexible working arrangements where applicable
Collaborative and safety-first working culture

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday
Full-time permanent position
Based at West Burton or Culham
Travel between sites will be required

This role would suit someone who wants to operate at the front end of a major UK engineering programme influencing environmental decisions early and helping shape a first-of-a-kind low-carbon energy project.

Application Process:

To apply please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience and qualifications for the role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early submissions are encouraged.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Contact: Elvis Eckardt

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 80000 - 90000