Senior Sustainability Manager

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Senior Sustainability Manager

Location: Reading, Harwell & Oxford

Shirley Parsons is partnering with a leading construction company to offer an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering sustainability outcomes on ground-breaking projects. If you’re passionate about driving measurable impact and embedding sustainability across high-profile developments, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver Purpose-Driven Sustainability – Lead on environmental and sustainability strategies across live projects, ensuring legal and client sustainability targets are exceeded.
  • Drive Innovation & Measurable Impact – Identify cutting-edge solutions for carbon reduction, waste minimisation, circularity, and responsible sourcing, embedding these into project outcomes.
  • Collaborate & Influence – Work closely with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners, ensuring sustainability is integrated at every stage of project delivery.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making – Collect and analyse sustainability data, identifying insights that lead to tangible improvements across projects.
  • Support Bids & Business Growth – Provide expertise in sustainability for bids, innovation proposals, and thought leadership, helping shape the future of sustainable project delivery.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experienced Sustainability Professional – A background in sustainability, environmental management, or responsible business within construction, infrastructure, or consultancy.
  • Technical Expertise – Knowledge of carbon, waste, water, biodiversity, sustainable building design, and materials sourcing, with the ability to implement best practices effectively.
  • Strategic Thinker & Problem Solver – A proactive mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, manage challenges, and deliver impactful solutions.
  • Collaborative & Engaging Communicator – The ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, ensuring sustainability remains a key driver in project success.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to work on world-class projects, where your expertise will shape the sustainability agenda in ground-breaking developments. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking consultancy, committed to innovation, collaboration, and delivering positive change. If you’re looking to take your career to the next level while making a meaningful environmental impact, this is the role for you.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today!

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Posted: April 9th, 2025