Job Description

Overview

The Environment & Sustainability Expert is responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and driving sustainability initiatives across metro operations and maintenance activities. The role supports safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible operations aligned with regulatory, contractual, and ESG requirements.

Your role

Environmental Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
• Implement and maintain Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in line with ISO 14001.
• Manage environmental permits, licenses, and reporting requirements.
• Conduct environmental inspections, audits, and compliance assessment.

Sustainability & ESG Initiatives

• Develop and implement sustainability strategies for O&M operations.
• Lead initiatives related to:
  • Energy efficiency and conservation.
  • Water management.
  • Waste reduction and recycling.
• Support decarbonization and carbon reduction targets.
• Promote sustainable practices across metro operations.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Track environmental KPIs (energy, emissions, waste, water usage).
• Prepare environmental and sustainability reports for client and stakeholders.
• Support ESG disclosures aligned with frameworks such as GRI or similar.
• Maintain environmental data systems and dashboards.

Operational Environmental Management

• Ensure environmental controls during maintenance and operational activities
• Oversee:
  • Hazardous material handling and disposal.
  • Spill prevention and response.
  • Noise, vibration, and air quality management.
• Support depot, station, and track maintenance teams on environmental compliance.

Risk & Incident Management

• Identify environmental risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Investigate environmental incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain environmental emergency response plans.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with environmental authorities, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Support client sustainability objectives and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams (HSE, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance).

Training & Awareness

• Conduct environmental training and awareness programs.
• Promote sustainability culture across workforce and contractors.

About you

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related field.

Experience

• 8–15 years of total experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in metro, rail, or large infrastructure O&M projects.
• Proven experience in environmental compliance and sustainability programs.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks (GRI, TCFD, etc.).
• Carbon foot printing and sustainability metrics.
• Data analysis and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI preferred).

Competency

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.