Job Identification: 220725
Job Category: Environment
Locations: IPT - Old Oak Common, London, GB
Full time, Permanent
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
As Environment Manager – Old Oak Common you’ll be responsible for providing professional and technical support in the assurance of achieving compliance with environmental minimum requirements and construction is in accordance with organisational and sponsor requirements and policies, environmental commitments, environmental law and regulations
About the role:
- To be responsible for supporting technical assurance through production, checking and submission of assurance evidence for technical stage gates, assuring the construction of the assets comply with the technical and sponsor requirements, environmental commitments, environmental law and regulations;
- To be responsible for supporting the Senior Environment Managers of the London Stations in organising, coordinating and undertaking the environment element of the HS2 risk based technical assurance of the works performed and assured by the Integrated Project Teams (IPT);
- To be accountable for Authorising Mandatory Approvals: by assuring that contractor construction works are undertaken in accordance with the Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs), with particular emphasis on the General Principles and the CoCP. (note - client assures consistency of application);
- To be accountable for managing and communicating HS2 Environment & Sustainability requirements to the Integrated Project Teams’ contractor;
- To be accountable for supporting the Senior Environment Managers of the London Stations with internal and external reporting of environmental matters;
- To be responsible for liaising with technical stakeholders via various forums at local, regional and national levels and the local community on sensitive issues;
- To be accountable for working alongside other technical specialists to develop appropriate and cost balanced mitigation strategies and solutions.
- To assist the development and progression of the environmental innovations identified by the contractors.
- To deputise for the Old Oak Common Senior Environment Manager, as required
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
About You:
- Technical Leadership - Specialist technical support and leadership on all discipline-specific scientific, technical and environmental principles but, knowing when to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Expert or others.
- Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
- Experience of managing the environmental compliance of construction, engineering and environmental activities on complex projects.
- Experience of assuring construction contractors and their compliance with client and regulatory standards on large /complex major projects/programmes
- Experience of driving innovation and best practice on complex infrastructure projects.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect
It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Please attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application and include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
Closing date: 12 March 2023
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