Senior Environmental Manager

HS2

Long Term Contract

Birmingham

My client currently has an opportunity for a Senior Environment Manager, for a major infrastructure project, the HS2 based out of Birmingham with travel along the route to and from London. This is for a long term contract with a minimum of 12 months.

Job role:-

As a Senior Environmental Manager your key responsibilities will be:-

To Manage, lead and assure the area environmental assessment work (including associated assessments)

developed for the hybrid Bill for Phase Two in accordance with organisational, sponsor and parliamentary requirements.

Lead on the Area Team’s environmental assessment requirements and deliverables, working in close

association with the rest of the Area Team (particularly the Area Senior Route Engineer), ), HS2 Ltd’s Technical Directorate and the Phase Two Central Environment Team. Ensure all client requirements are met for the hybrid Bill (and in particular the Area Environmental Report).

Provide client leadership and advice developing environmental design solutions ensuring that environmental sustainability issues continues being embedded as an integral part of the project design in accordance with the HS2 Sustainability Policy and Sustainability Approach Document.

Work collaboratively with other technical specialists including engineers, construction experts, architects, property advisors, environmental and sustainability specialists achieving high quality

integrated designs and develop appropriate and cost balance mitigation strategies and solutions.

Ensure full audit trail of key decisions and compliant data management enabling effective petition

management, efficient handling of enquiries (including FOI and EIR) and ensuring that statutory

requirements are met.

Working closely with the Central Environment Team, manage area environmental input into relevant

HS2 Ltd reports and briefings to Ministers enabling robust decision making.

Key Skills, Experience:-

Of leading on environmental assessment (EIA) and design on large or complex infrastructure/ engineering projects.

In project management of complex projects and financial management of projects, including procurement processes.

Proven knowledge of EU and UK environment legislation and current best practice guidance.

Proven ability managing individuals, consultants and to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Strong numeracy, written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain,

explore and discuss environmental issues to a range of stakeholders.

Experience of preparing/ reviewing material for and attending public consultations.

Experience of public inquiries (or similar) is desirable.

Experience of working under extremely tight deadlines and in a constantly changing project

environment.

Qualifications Required:-

Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant environmental/ built environmental discipline.

Educated to Master’s degree level in a relevant subject is desirable but not essential.

Chartered membership of a relevant environmental/ built environmental organisation is highly desirable.

Strong IT skills and proven working ability to use Office based software, including Word, Excel, Power

Point, Outlook, coupled with an aptitude towards learning and utilising new software in the office

environment (training is provided in the use of the internal document management systems).

A good understanding of GIS, SharePoint and eB is also desirable.

Are you looking for a new opportunity and challenge?

Do you want to be part of a company who is heading major projects?

This is a great opportunity for the right person

Travel benefits and many more benefits

Do you have the skills, experience and the qualifications for this opportunity?

If the answer is yes; in order to be considered for this opportunity please forward your C.V. in the first instance to Farrah:- Farrah. alam@ vital. uk.com or call Farrah on Tel:- <phone number removed> to discuss this opportunity in more detail