Low Carbon Manager - Infrastructure

Low Carbon Manager

Regional, see below

An opportunity has arisen for a Low Carbon Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

As Low Carbon Manager, you will support our staff and be a subject matter expert advisor to the Board / Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) for our northern Infrastructure BUs (Business Units). You will be an important enabler in our Journey to Net Zero across all our operations by 2045.

You will manage and drive the BUs’ response to the low carbon agenda to reduce carbon within the assets we deliver (and the processes in which we deliver them), support our customers’ ambitions to reduce their carbon and support our Group initiative to achieve PAS 2080 accreditation in 2024.

What you will be doing:

You will work centrally within the business to support our project teams to deliver Low Carbon Construction in the assets that we build by:

• Supporting upskilling of our workforce to understand their contribution to low carbon construction and develop their ability to effectively lower carbon.
• Advising on low carbon technical solutions to our internal design staff and external consultants to deliver whole life low carbon design solutions.
• Enabling and monitoring collection of data within carbon measurement tools in design and during construction to better understand our carbon footprint and illustrate progression in reduction of carbon in delivery.
• Managing reporting to respond to internal targets and external client requirements.
• Developing and maintaining our Carbon Management Process in line with PAS 2080 to make carbon reduction part of everyday business as usual and maximise our carbon reduction opportunities.
• Carrying out engagement with the wider value chain (Policy makers, Industry bodies, Clients, Consultants, Sub-contractors and Material suppliers) on carbon. Supporting them on their journeys to net zero so they in turn can support us. Including assessing industry progression and how it’s effects will impact on our future operations.
• Facilitating sharing of lessons learnt internally across the business and externally to the wider industry to accelerate adoption and drive efficiencies.

Location

At Galliford Try, we are committed to flexible and agile working. Day to day working locations are flexible, though a base location in the Midlands would be preferable. Regular face to face contact with project and business unit teams will be required. You will cover the Infrastructure business across England and Wales and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple offices/sites/projects.

About You

We are looking for experienced managers and encourage candidates with all project role backgrounds (commercial, design, operations, consulting) to apply and bring their perspectives to the role.

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience within a Built Environment sector relevant to the role you are applying for and/or relevant carbon management experience.
• Ability to establish strong, collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent team player.
• Focus to drive and deliver results.
• Understand buildability.
• Passionate about low carbon construction and the Net Zero challenge.
• Interest in upskilling yourself and keeping pace with a fast paced changing industry.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and MS Office.
• Interest in problem solving.
• Be comfortable delivering training and presenting both internally and externally.

We are looking for the right person to work collaboratively with, motivate and manage others as well as strive for exceptional levels of performance.

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you…