ESG Workstream Lead
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced ESG Workstream Lead to join our team at Agilia Infrastructure Partners. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and delivering ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives with a particular focus on social value and UK content within major infrastructure projects and initially directly into a major infrastructure project
Company:
Agilia is a specialist infrastructure consultancy operating at the forefront of some of the most exciting and challenging infrastructure projects in the UK and across the world. Established in 2016, our team now comprises a growing number of infrastructure professionals with first-hand and extensive experience covering all major infrastructure sectors. The key strategic objectives of Agilia are to:
• Build a leading-edge consultancy with world class capability that provides clients with the benefit of first-hand innovative experience in the development and delivery of mega projects, whether publicly or privately financed.
• To aggregate senior and early career talent so that the current infrastructure leaders may help form future leaders in the field of infrastructure.
• To provide opportunity to groups that have been historically less well represented within our industry.
• To be and remain connected with the communities that we ultimately serve.
We work with our clients by providing integrated infrastructure development and delivery expertise as well as consultancy services. Our engagement with our clients is both at Board Level as well as throughout the organisation. This means of engagement allows us to influence strategic objectives as well as deliver on the execution of those objectives.
Our team is comprised of experts in all key matters that relate to infrastructure development and delivery, including: deal structuring, commercial and procurement, assurance, project management, financial and commercial management, organisational design and transition.
In April 2023, Agilia’s ownership structure changed and is now constituted as an Employee-Owned Trust (EOT). For team-members, this means that they obtain and adopt a sense of the entrepreneurial energy that led to Agilia’s establishment and growth and that each team-member benefits financially from the long-term growth of the business. The EOT is designed to further promote and cement a high-performance, robust mind-set, collectively and individually.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
• Lead the ESG workstream for a major infrastructure project
• Provide expertise and direction on social value initiatives and sustainability reporting in relation to a Major project
• Attend and contribute to weekly internal project meetings to ensure alignment with organisational objectives
• Develop comprehensive activity plans and identify necessary resources to meet project goals in relation to ESG
ESG Data Management & Reporting (directly in relation to a Major Infrastructure project)
• Own and maintain UK content forecast models in collaboration with Supply Chain teams
• Develop and manage UK ESG content data models working closely with data and cost teams
• Lead social value and UK content reporting implementation through Sustainability Reporting tools
• Prepare and present quarterly updates to the ESG Committee as per annual reporting schedules
• Draft Executive Committee papers on ESG strategies and outcomes
Supplier Engagement & Outreach
• Lead supplier onboarding to sustainability reporting systems and platforms
• Organise and execute regional supplier outreach events (including venue selection, agenda planning, and stakeholder management)
• Support suppliers with interpretation of social value requirements and compliance expectations
• Collaborate with procurement teams to ensure ESG criteria are appropriately embedded within supply chain activities
Communications & Stakeholder Management
• Lead Social Value team input into annual sustainability reports and project publications
• Support research collaborations with universities focused on social value
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated delivery of ESG initiatives
Project Management
• Manage project planning and scheduling for ESG-related activities
• Maintain risk registers and provide regular status updates
• Support benefits management processes including development of performance measurement frameworks
• Contribute to procurement processes and documentation as required
Required Skills & Experience
• Proven experience in ESG, sustainability, or social value roles within infrastructure or construction sectors
• Strong understanding of social value frameworks
• Strong data analysis and modelling capabilities
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to engage effectively with suppliers and stakeholders at all levels
• Experience in project management and reporting
• Collaborative approach with ability to work across multiple teams
Desirable Skills & Experience:
• Knowledge of infrastructure project delivery processes
• Experience with sustainability reporting tools and systems
• Understanding of procurement processes in major projects
• Familiarity with benefits management frameworks
• Experience in organising outreach and engagement events
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Environmental Science, Business, or a related field; a Master’s degree is advantageous.
Location:
You will be based from our London office (Third floor, 11 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3LT) and will be expected to travel to client site.
Company Benefits:
• Membership of the EOT (which includes a Company discretionary performance related annual bonus as well as being a beneficiary of any increase in the economic value of the business)
• Market leading base salary
• Company and Individual Performance related discretionary bonus.
• Workplace Pension
• Death in Service Scheme
• Critical Illness Scheme
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave
• Enhanced Sick pay (after 3 months service)
• Enhanced Maternity/adoption pay (after 2 years’ service)