Senior Environmental Manager

Overview

The Project

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Act as the programme’s senior environmental advisor, providing informed challenge, guidance and strategic input.
• Represent Mace and the client in technical meetings, governance boards and stakeholder forums.
• Contribute to the development of programme wide environmental standards, templates and best practice.
• Support clear, concise environmental reporting for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate the EIA process in accordance with Saudi National Centre for Environmental
• Compliance (NCEC) requirements, ensuring alignment with programme scope, phasing and approvals strategy.
• Manage EIA consultants and specialist studies (e.g. air quality, noise, ecology, socio economic, climate, heritage), ensuring technical quality, consistency and programme alignment.
• Ensure EIA methodologies, significance criteria and mitigation measures are robust, proportionate and defensible.
• Embed EIA commitments and mitigation measures into design development, procurement and construction planning, avoiding late stage environmental risk.
• Translate EIA outcomes into Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) and delivery stage controls.
• Work closely with designers, cost consultants, planners and contractors to ensure environmental requirements are practical, cost effective and programme aligned.
• Establish and manage the environmental risk register, tracking key programme level risks and mitigation actions.
• Provide environmental assurance through reviews, audits and performance monitoring, ensuring compliance with permits, approvals and commitments.
• Support audit readiness and reporting to the client, regulators and internal governance forums.
• Escalate significant environmental risks or non compliances with clear recommendations and corrective actions.
• Support knowledge sharing across Mace’s Sustainability and Responsible Business community.

You’ll Need To Have

• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability or a related discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience delivering or managing EIAs and environmental compliance on major infrastructure, real estate or giga programme projects.
• Demonstrable experience working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East, with strong understanding of NCEC EIA processes and permitting.
• Experience translating EIA commitments into construction stage delivery and assurance frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary consultants and complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong knowledge of environmental topics including air quality, noise, ecology, climate change, waste, water and land contamination.
• Excellent communication, reporting and client facing skills.
• Suitable professional membership/s (i.e. IEMA, CIEMA,).
• Experience supporting giga programmes or large masterplan developments.
• Experience translating EIA commitments into construction stage delivery and assurance frameworks.
• Familiarity with international standards and lender requirements (e.g. IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles) in addition to Saudi regulations.
• Our values
• Safety first - Going home safe and well:
• We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise:
• We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing:
• We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel:
• We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
• Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
• Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.
• We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.
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