Environmental Compliance Manager

Job Description

The Environmental Compliance Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing environmental compliance across infrastructure projects. The role ensures that projects, contractors, consultants, and supply chain partners comply with environmental legislation, planning conditions, licence requirements, organisational standards, and contractual obligations.

The position provides environmental leadership throughout the project lifecycle, supporting sustainable delivery while managing environmental risks, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with ISO 14001 and industry best practice.

Environmental Compliance and Governance

• Lead the development and implementation of environmental compliance programmes across construction and infrastructure projects.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, regulatory requirements, permits, licences, and planning conditions.
• Provide expert environmental advice to project teams, contractors, designers, and senior management.
• Monitor legislative developments and emerging environmental requirements, ensuring their implementation across projects.
• Support environmental incident investigations and ensure corrective and preventative actions are effectively implemented.
• Maintain environmental records and evidence to demonstrate compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

Contractor Environmental Management

• Oversee the environmental performance of contractors and subcontractors throughout project delivery.
• Review and approve Contractor Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs), environmental risk assessments, and method statements.
• Conduct environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews of construction activities.
• Monitor contractor compliance with environmental obligations, project requirements, and sustainability objectives.
• Track and manage the close-out of environmental actions arising from audits, inspections, incidents, and regulatory reviews.
• Drive environmental accountability and continuous improvement throughout the supply chain.

Environmental Monitoring and Reporting

• Manage environmental monitoring programmes associated with construction and infrastructure activities, including:
  • Surface water quality
  • Groundwater quality
  • Air quality and dust
  • Noise and vibration
  • Waste management
  • Pollution prevention
  • Biodiversity and ecological protection
• Review and analyse monitoring results to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare environmental performance reports, compliance dashboards, and management reviews.
• Develop and monitor environmental KPIs and contractor performance metrics.

Project Environmental Management

• Provide environmental input during project planning, design, procurement, construction, and handover phases.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure environmental risks are identified and mitigated at the earliest stage.
• Support environmental impact assessments and environmental risk assessments where required.
• Ensure environmental commitments are embedded within project execution plans and contractor management processes.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, stakeholders, and local communities on environmental matters as required.

Environmental Management Systems and Sustainability

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System in accordance with ISO 14001.
• Develop environmental procedures, standards, guidance documents, and best practice initiatives.
• Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks, and awareness programmes for project personnel and contractors.
• Support organisational sustainability objectives including carbon reduction, waste minimisation, resource efficiency, and biodiversity enhancement.
• Promote a positive environmental culture across all projects and business functions.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Engineering, Sustainability, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience managing environmental compliance within construction, infrastructure, utilities, transportation, or major capital projects.
• Strong understanding of Irish and European environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing contractors and overseeing compliance on live construction sites.
• Knowledge of the Construction Regulations and the roles and responsibilities of Clients, Designers, PSDPs, and PSCSs.
• Experience implementing and maintaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Strong auditing, inspection, investigation, and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience preparing reports and presenting environmental performance information to senior management.

Desirable

• Chartered Environmentalist or working towards professional accreditation.
• ISO 14001 Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
• Experience in large-scale infrastructure, transportation, aviation, utilities, civil engineering, or public-sector capital projects.
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting, ESG frameworks, carbon management, and biodiversity requirements.
• Project management qualification or experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.

Key Deliverables

• Effective environmental compliance across all construction and infrastructure projects.
• Robust contractor environmental assurance and governance arrangements.
• Successful implementation and continual improvement of ISO 14001 processes.
• Reduction in environmental incidents and non-conformances.
• Achievement of sustainability, environmental, and regulatory performance objectives.
• Strong environmental culture across project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Irish and European environmental legislation, regulations, licenses, permits, and planning requirements.
• Expertise in environmental compliance management within construction, infrastructure, utilities, and engineering projects.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001).
• Environmental auditing, inspection, and compliance monitoring skills.
• Environmental risk assessment and mitigation planning.
• Incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Contractor management and environmental assurance.
• Environmental monitoring and reporting including water, air quality, noise, vibration, waste, and pollution prevention.
• Sustainability and environmental performance management.
• Understanding of construction project lifecycles and environmental obligations during design, construction, and operational phases.
• Data analysis and environmental performance reporting.
• Policy, procedure, and governance development.

Additional Information

• Full time
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• 23 days Annual leave (+ 2 company days)
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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