Sustainability Manager
Covering London
Flexible Working & WFH
£65-75k + Car + Bonus
Permanent Role
My client is a tier one main contractor who is looking to expand their Sustainability team with a new manager:
The Sustainability Manager is a pro-active generalist, able to cover all major issues of sustainability with all relevant stakeholders. This role is responsible for the delivery of a high priority project’s sustainability deliverables, improvement, verification, as well as leading on carbon emissions reduction reaching Net Zero Carbon, waste reduction and circular economy performance.
• Leading on sustainability performance reporting, improvement and verification of data
• Leading on carbon emissions reduction and the wider resource efficiency agenda
• Leading the Business Unit on all items sustainability
• Assisting in the development of new strategy, policy and targets for the Business
• Supporting the business in the implementation and delivery of the Group Sustainability strategy, its ambitions and targets
• Supporting sustainability input to business development & bids
• Carrying out research and development, identifying opportunities, encouraging innovation and improvements in transferability to increase efficiency and work-winning
• Influencing and networking, speaking and profile raising
Skills & Abilities:
• Fully literate in the different carbon scopes while being able to clearly articulate to a range of audiences, including senior management
• Ensure that accurate and clear sustainability data is captured and reported across the specific project portfolio
• Proven ability to implement sustainability initiatives across multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent client management and negotiation skills
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Building client relations across a portfolio of projects
• Bid writing skills and presenting to potential clients
Experience / Knowledge:
• 3-5+ years experience with BREEAM and embodied carbon
• Strong technical knowledge and experience in environment and sustainability in construction and preconstruction
• Demonstrated experience in delivering environment and sustainability performance for construction projects
• Leading client meetings on sustainability deliverables
• Leading project meetings on sustainable delivery
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information in a concise way to a non-technical audience
• Strong analytical, rigorous approach to sustainability data and the performance of construction projects
• Business minded, able to articulate the value and benefits of sustainability, compliance, reporting, etc.
• Able to negotiate with suppliers to find optimal efficiencies
• Building client relations across a portfolio of projects
• Previous managerial experience
• Previous experience leading a business unit and agreeing resource allocations on projects
• Working with Senior Management Team across a business
Qualifications / Certificates:
• Will have relevant bachelor’s degree in Sustainability/Geography/Environmental Studies or appropriate qualifications
• BREEAM AP
• Professional membership of the IEMA
• A valid CSCS card
• Will have relevant master’s degree in Sustainability/Geography/Environmental Studies or appropriate qualifications
• WELL AP
• NABERS AP
Software / computer packages:
• MS Office
• Advanced Excel
• SmartWaste
• PowerBI
Please Apply or get in touch regarding the above role!
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