Job Title: Carbon Manager
Location: Watford or Widnes
Are you ready to take on the pivotal role of embedding carbon-conscious decision-making across the full lifecycle of major construction projects? VINCI Building is seeking a Carbon Manager to lead our efforts in reducing whole life carbon impacts and driving sustainable design and construction practices.
VINCI Building is the UK construction arm of the global VINCI Group, focusing on new builds, refurbishments, and fit outs across sectors like healthcare, education, commercial, retail, and logistics. Known for technical excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to sustainability, social value, and community impact, VINCI Building delivers complex projects with local knowledge.
What You’ll Do
* Lead Whole Life Carbon Assessments and drive carbon reductions through materials, design, supply chain and operational energy analysis
* Advise project teams and clients on carbon reduction strategies across all project stages, ensuring alignment with key industry standards and methods (PAS 2080, RICS and UK NZCBS)
* Produce clear, insightful reports and present findings with confidence to clients, stakeholders and internal teams
* Maintain rigorous documentation, support audits, and stay ahead of emerging tools, benchmarks and industry guidance
Tasks & Responsibilities
* Lead whole life carbon assessments using industry-standard tools e.g., One Click LCA, excel-based models
* Evaluate material choices, construction methods, and supply chain impacts to reduce embodied carbon emissions
* Collaborate with project teams to gather key data, align on assumptions and ensure inputs are validated and meaningful
* Advise on carbon reduction strategies across design, procurement, construction and asset management phases
* Present findings and recommendations to clients, stakeholders and design teams with clarity and impact
* Ensure alignment with PAS 2080, RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment, UK NZCBS and other relevant frameworks
* Stay ahead of emerging tools, benchmarks and methodologies in carbon management and lifecycle analysis
* Support team members and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and capability building
* Craft clear, consistent and impactful reports that translate complex carbon data into actionable strategies for clients and stakeholders
* Champion quality and traceability by maintaining meticulous documentation and version control across all assessments
* Support third-party audits and validations, ensuring outputs meet – and exceed – industry standards like PAS 2080 and RICS guidance
* Stay ahead of the curve by tracking shifts in industry guidance and sharing insights across the team to elevate collective knowledge
* Represent the business externally, attending key conferences, webinars and industry events to stay informed and build our presence in the carbon community
* Contribute to broader environment and sustainability goals, supporting initiatives that align with our Environmental Ambition Roadmap
Measures of Success
* Deliver accurate, consistent and timely whole life carbon assessments
* Provide insights that lead to measurable reductions in embodied and operational carbon
* across projects
* Achieve successful third-party validations with minimal revisions, demonstrating compliance with relevant industry standards
* Maintain robust documentation and version control across all assessments, ensuring traceability and transparency
* Positive feedback from project teams and stakeholders
* Contribution to process improvements and training initiatives
* Active participation in industry learning and development opportunities
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
* Degree or equivalent in environmental engineering, architecture, sustainability, building physics or construction management
* Proficiency in whole life carbon tools and MS Excel
* Strong understanding of carbon standards and frameworks including PAS 2080, RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment, the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard and NHS Net Zero Building Standard
* Experience with lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodologies and embodied carbon modelling
* Familiarity with BIM integration for carbon data extraction and modelling workflows
* Knowledge of circular economy principles, material reuse strategies, and low-carbon design within the built environment
* Experience influencing design decisions through carbon insights and lifecycle thinking
* Ability to interpret complex data and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
* Experience working in multidisciplinary teams across design, commercial, production, engineering and sustainability
* Comfort presenting at industry events, webinars or internal training sessions
* Background in the built environment including public and private sector
* Experience with sustainability certifications such as BREEAM, Passive House, or the UK NZCBS
* Strong organisational and communication skills
* Attention to detail and ability to manage data accurately
* Passion for sustainability and carbon reduction
What We’re Looking For
* Strong technical knowledge of whole life carbon assessment tools e.g., OneClick LCA or similar)
* Familiarity with PAS 2080, Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, ISO 14064-1, and other carbon management frameworks.
* Experience in construction or infrastructure projects, ideally in healthcare, education, life sciences, or commercial sectors.
* Ability to interpret complex data and produce actionable insights for project teams.
We are VINCI Building
Operating from our network of offices throughout England and Wales, VINCI Building delivers new build, refurbishment and associated fitout works, with particular expertise in the education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors.
We focus on technical excellence and experience to sustainably deliver best value for our clients. We understand and respond to the challenges of the modern built environment.
Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources.
VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer.
Sustainability is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Building is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process, please contact us directly.
VINCI Building recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.