Environmental Manager

Role: Environmental Manager

Location: West Burton, Yorkshire or Culham, Oxfordshire
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 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: £80,000 - £90,000 per year
• Car allowance
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• On-site parking
• Staff wellbeing day each year
• Additional day’s 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