Environmental & Sustainability Advisor/ Manager - Amey : Job Details

Company description:

Amey Group Information Services Limited

Job description:

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Environment and Sustainability Manager/Advisor to join our Eastern account primarily based in Bedford – on site.

Amey is national company with various projects in the Eastern region and have recently been awarded 2 places on the Eastern Routes Partnership Framework. Delivering Signalling,  Telecommunications and Contact systems minor enhancements and renewals works across the 4 routes of Networks rails Eastern Region.

Environment and Sustainability Manager/Advisor plays an important part role in making our activities future proof, working to take action to deliver tactical solutions and initiatives to ensure we meet the Group and/or Business Unit (BU) environment and sustainability goals. The post holder will provide ‘value-added’ technical, specialist environment and sustainability support.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hrs per week.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting Leaders and Operational Teams in reducing the environmental impact of our operations, embodying a collaborative approach, working with environment, carbon and sustainability professionals across Amey and others external partners.
• Providing specialist environmental advice, being the ‘go to’ person for understanding, knowledge, technical compliance and competence matters, ensuring that we meet all external commitments and obligations and being recognised as such both inside and outside of Amey.
• Support and enable the maintenance of the ISO 14001 certification of our integrated management systems Maintaining Professional Standards
• Stay abreast and track developments in legislation, regulation and industry best practice through an ongoing process of formal continuing professional development.
• Under direction of the E&S management take ownership of relevant procedures and guidance documents, amending them as necessary to reflect best working practices, legal & regulatory requirements.
• Support the E&S Senior Managers to review Amey management systems, processes and procedures; and support the business in the implementation of risk control arrangements 
• Work with team members to identify environmental risks and opportunities, improving understanding of how our activities interact with the environment and determine effective operational control measures to mitigate significant impacts, including in the event of an emergency & changing climate.
• Undertake environmental permission applications (authorised waste, consents to discharge/abstract)
• Work with Technical Competent Waste Managers and regulators such as the Environment Agency to ensure we meet our environmental permit obligations and mitigate risks
• Undertaking investigations into events with the potential for, or that have actually caused pollution or damage to environmental assets.
• Undertake environmental performance monitoring, analysis and evaluation, writing reports and making recommendations to our business leaders to drive improvement.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Knowledge, understanding and experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and environmental requirements set out in legislation and where relevant sector specific expertise is desirable.
• Experience working on Infrastructure/Construction projects – approx. value - 20 Mil.
• Bachelor’s degree or master’s in relevant field such as Environment, sustainability or engineering
• Practitioner Environmentalist (PIEMA)
• ISO 14001 Internal Auditor
• Ideally insight and experience in PAS 2080 Carbon Management in buildings and infrastructure

• Desirable – working towards, or already holding IEMA Membership or Full Membership with Chartered Environmentalist (MIEMA)
• Able to undertake internal audit to ISO 14001

What we can offer you

• Career Development – You’ll be provided with a clear career path by tailoring a program that’s unique to you.
• Company Car
• Pension – A generous pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - minimum 24 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy additional days.
• Choices - our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Save with Amey - our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers.
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Social Impact Days each year to contribute to your favourite causes, and where eligible, participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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