Responsibilities: - Environmental Strategy: Develop and implement environmental strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, provincial, and municipal regulations. Implement and promote in the Project the Corporate Environmental policy
- Environmental Impact Assessment: Conduct comprehensive environmental impact assessments to identify potential risks and develop mitigation measures for construction activities.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to environmental regulations, permits, and standards throughout all project phases, including monitoring air quality, water quality, and noise levels.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with regulatory agencies, environmental consultants, community groups, and stakeholders to address environmental concerns and maintain transparent communication.
- Environmental Training: Provide training and guidance to project teams, contractors, and subcontractors on environmental best practices, regulations, and protocols.
- Waste Management: Develop and oversee waste management plans, including recycling programs and hazardous waste disposal, to minimize environmental impact.
- Environmental Monitoring and reporting: Implement environmental monitoring programs to track environmental performance indicators and ensure continuous improvement. Ensure all key indicator tracking and follow up for the Project and for the Corporate Environmental department.
- Emergency Response: Develop and implement emergency response plans for environmental incidents, such as spills or leaks, ensuring prompt and effective mitigation measures.
- Sustainability Initiatives: Lead sustainability initiatives within the project, focusing on energy efficiency, green procurement, biodiversity conservation, and carbon footprint reduction.
- Communication: Promote and spread through Communication team, environmental initiatives, goals and achievement.
Qualifications: - American Certified Environmental Professional or equivalent certification.Minimum of 10 years of experience in environmental management.
- In-depth knowledge of federal, provincial, and municipal environmental regulations, permits, and standards.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, whole Project team and Environmental team.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing environmental management systems and compliance strategies.
- Experience in conducting environmental impact assessments and risk assessments.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment.
Why us? The Company: VINCI Construction Grands Projets USA (formally VINCI Construction LLC) is a subsidiary of VINCI Construction Grands Projets with its main office located in Alexandria, Virginia. The scope of the company is general contracting and construction work, along with any associated services related to large, selected Design and Build projects, either public or private for which it can bring clear and strong added value. We aim to develop engineering and construction services for large infrastructure projects in various parts in the United States and provide a highly skilled and competitive professional service in construction field.
Project Overview: The Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners (WVTCP) Joint Venture consisting of VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Walsh Construction has been selected to construct the
$2.9BN Design Build Red Line Extension (RLE) project - the largest civil construction contract ever awarded by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). The RLE Mainline Design-Build (MDB) Project will extend the CTA's Red Line by 5.6 miles, extending from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan south to 130th Street and Doty Avenue. We are seeking an Environmental Manager to manage the Environmental approach of the Project.
