Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead

Location – Oxford

Salary – Up to £60,000 per annum plus car allowance and additional benefits

My client:

My client are a leading main contractor who specialize in industrial builds such as data centres, manufacturing facilities and pharmaceutical plants. They are growing their Sustainability Team and are looking for a new Sustainability Lead.

The role:

The Project Sustainability Lead will predominantly support construction operations and will be a technical expert in their field assisting the project team to navigate requirements such as BREEAM / LEED / Low Carbon Construction. They will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to direct decisions and activities towards sustainable and compliant outcomes that align with project objectives.

Responsibilities:

* Key contact for assigned construction projects and teams – as the sustainability subject matter expert providing technical advice and guidance.

* Contribute to the development and delivery of internal environmental sustainability training.

* Report to the project team monthly to feedback site environmental and sustainability performance and progress.

* Support project teams in understanding certification requirements (such as BREEAM, LEED) and achieving their targeted credits

* Engage with supply chain and relevant roles to ensure requirements and evidence for certifications are discharged / collected in a timely manner.

* Leads or supports the maintenance of a compliance and certification tracker that collates, records, and references a robust and auditable trail of information as evidence of compliance for project certifications

* Act as a key point of contact for clients and consultants when concerning progress and requirements with certifications.

* Actively manages and supports the management of the assessment process in line with industry guidance and with the input from the project team.

* Responsible for identifying and escalating any risks with meeting the outlined project certification requirement

* Supports knowledge sharing and process improvement practices across the business, to ensure a high level of efficiency on BREEAM projects

Requirements of the role:

* 3+ years’ experience providing environmental and sustainability support to construction in the built environment space.

* Supporting project teams to review / prepare evidence for building certification assessments such as BREEAM, LEED & WELL

* Competent with Microsoft Office packages;
Word, Excel, Power Point

* Experience using construction management software

* Proficiency in using sustainability assessment and / or data reporting tools and software

* Clear, effective verbal communicator with strong interpersonal skills

* A member (any status) of a professional body linked to ESG or environment such as IEMA or IES

If this is something of interest, please apply now and we will be in contact to discuss further