Assistant SHE Environment Manager

Job title: Assistant SHE Environment Manager
Salary: Circa £45,400
Grade: Band 2
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 3782
Team: Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)
Directorate: Corporate Environment
Contract details: Permanent
Location: Palestra /Endeavour Square/ Hybrid

Application closing date: 31st March 2026

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.  At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.   

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.  

Overview of the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join TfL’s Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) team as an Assistant SHE Environment Manager. You will help shape and deliver TfL’s environmental strategy, working with teams across the organisation to support environmental improvement and ensure best practice is embedded into everyday operations.

In this role you will:

• Support the development and implementation of TfL’s corporate environmental plan
• Coordinate and track environmental activities and progress
• Provide technical advice on environmental issues across the business
• Support  and contribute to procurement and commercial activities  
• Help interpret environmental performance data and support teams in taking effective action

This role is ideal for someone passionate about environmental impact, with a desire to contribute to meaningful city‑wide sustainability outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development and implementation of environmental strategies and improvement plans
• Providing environmental and technical advice to SHE teams and business areas
• Contributing to tenders, procurement processes and contractor performance reviews
• Interpreting environmental performance data and supporting teams to act on insights
• Supporting environmental assurance activity and ensuring compliance with legal and best practice requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

• Good knowledge of environmental management regulations and challenges relevant to TfL
• Strong understanding of designing and evaluating environmental improvement initiatives
• Ability to work at pace, manage competing demands and deliver key outcomes
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain environmental concepts clearly
• Collaborative working style with strong diplomacy and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience identifying environmental issues across projects and operations
• Ability to interpret environmental data and help others understand and use insights

Application Process    

• Please apply using your CV only 

• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV 

• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images 

Equality, diversity and inclusion 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs to make the process fair. 
  
Benefits  

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below: 
 

• Final salary pension scheme  
• Free travel for you on the TfL network  
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home 
• 29/30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays 
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow 
• Private healthcare discounted scheme Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme 
  Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
• Discounted Eurostar travel 

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice. 

Vetting Process 

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.