Environmental & Social Manager

Overview

In this role you drive environmental and social outcomes for international infrastructure projects. You’ll work with a London-based team to manage E&S requirements across the project lifecycle, partnering with pre-sales, design, construction and operations to identify risks, oversee deliverables and ensure compliance with regulatory and lender standards. You will lead due diligence, coordinate consultants, and support site teams on stakeholder engagement and reporting. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with global scope and travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess E&S risks through due diligence, screening and scoping
• Procure and manage consultants responsible for ESIAs, ESMPs, SEPs and other E&S deliverables
• Prepare scopes of work, issue RFPs, select contractors and oversee E&S contracts
• Review technical documentation to ensure alignment with regulatory, lender and project requirements
• Support site-based HSE and Community Liaison teams with compliance, stakeholder engagement and complaints management
• Coordinate environmental permitting, regulatory submissions and lender reporting
• Monitor compliance during construction and operation and implement corrective actions

Key requirements

• 10+ years of environmental and social consultancy experience in industry or built environment
• Strong understanding of ESIAs and international E&S compliance
• Experience preparing, managing or reviewing ESIAs, ESMPs, SEPs and E&S monitoring reports
• Familiarity with Equator Principles IV, IFC Performance Standards, World Bank EHS Guidelines and OECD Common Approaches
• Excellent technical writing, stakeholder management and ability to work autonomously in multicultural teams
• Master’s degree in a relevant field and professional body membership (desirable)
• West Africa or Indonesia experience and French language skills (advantageous)

• Stakeholder management
• Autonomous work style
• Cross-cultural collaboration
• ESIAs
• ESMPs
• SEPs

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