Environmental Manager

Job Description

The Environmental Manager is responsible for ensuring the airport operates in full compliance with environmental legislation, regulatory standards, and industry best practice. The role oversees environmental strategy, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across airside and landside operations.

• Ensure full compliance with environmental legislation, licences, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and manage the Environmental Management System (EMS), ideally ISO 14001 aligned.
• Prepare mandatory permits, reports, and audits.
• Liaise with regulators and aviation authorities.

• Oversee monitoring for air quality, noise, water, biodiversity, and carbon emissions.
• Analyse environmental data and prepare reports.
• Lead investigations of environmental incidents.

• Develop airport sustainability initiatives and carbon reduction programmes.
• Support energy efficiency, waste minimisation and circular economy initiatives.
• Coordinate Environmental Impact Assessments for developments.

• Represent the airport in environmental forums and community groups.
• Communicate environmental performance to stakeholders.
• Respond to community concerns.

• Advise operations, airlines, and construction teams on environmental risks.
• Provide oversight for construction works and emergency planning.
• Conduct audits, inspections and training.

• Strong understanding of environmental legislation.
• Ability to interpret environmental data.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Problem‑solving mindset.

• Degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• 5+ years environmental management experience, ideally aviation or infrastructure.
• Experience with ISO 14001 EMS.
• Familiarity with environmental monitoring technologies.
• Experience working with regulators.

• Aviation‑sector experience.
• Knowledge of Airport Carbon Accreditation.
• Noise modelling or GIS skills.
• Professional memberships (IEMA, CIWEM).

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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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