This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Manager to join our South-West business delivering the requirements of our sustainability strategy on a landmark projects in Somerset and Bristol.
Why join us?
For 156 years Sir Robert McAlpine has worked at the forefront of the construction world - gaining a reputation for engineering excellence and the respectful, honourable way of doing what we do.
Our achievements through the decades are down to the people we employ and the opportunities we give them to succeed.
The Senior Sustainability Role
The remit of this role will be to translate our company requirements into action at project level as well as ensuring that the interests and requirements of our client and project are addressed through strategy development, review, and implementation.
Key responsibilities you will undertake are:
* Ensuring that we have accurate and robust data to demonstrate our achievements and inform our future direction.
* Being a visible sustainability champion across the business, ensuring a consistent approach in line with the company's sustainability strategy including themes such as Net Zero Carbon, Resource Efficiency, and Social Value.
* Actively involved in company sustainability working groups - for example our Carbon Task Force.
* Provide support and education to supply chain members to ensure sustainability strategy targets are realised.
* Owning the case study process for the business, ensuring that best practice is communicated across the business.
* Provide sustainability advice to PQQ, tender and PCSAs, including risks and opportunities and presenting to client and their wider professional teams.
* Leading design & specification reviews to ensure that they deliver the necessary performance required by both company and client requirements (including BREEAM, WELL or other environmental assessment methods).
* Delivery of training on environmental management and sustainability to the projects.
* Responsible for project performance and reporting against Build Sure, and the effective implementation of our reporting tools.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
* Member of relevant professional body (IEMA / CIOB) working towards Chartered Status
* Strong people leadership skills
* Experience of providing highly technical sustainability support to complex Construction or Civil Engineering projects
* Strong communication and influencing skills
* A proactive approach to your own learning and development
* Ability to manage direct reports
* Ability to manage the delivery of sustainability on multiple projects at the same time
Your profile
What will your profile need to include ideally?
* Experience in managing and mentoring members of your Sustainability project team
* Maintenance of Environmental Management System certified to ISO14001;
* Ensuring all project, client and Sir Robert McAlpine's sustainability requirements are embedded in commercial documentation with trade contractors and delivered on site;
* Implementation of community investment initiatives and delivery of Section 106 obligations
* ;Management of environmental assessments such as BREEAM,
* Conducting regular site inspection and internal audits to measure site environmental performance;
Rewards
We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.
We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.
Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.