Sustainability Lead

Job Description

Sustainability Lead\n\nLocation – Oxford\n\nSalary – Up to £60,000 per annum plus car allowance and additional benefits\n\nMy client:\n\nMy 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.\n\nThe role:\n\nThe 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.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n * Key contact for assigned construction projects and teams – as the sustainability subject matter expert providing technical advice and guidance.\n\n * Contribute to the development and delivery of internal environmental sustainability training.\n\n * Report to the project team monthly to feedback site environmental and sustainability performance and progress.\n\n * Support project teams in understanding certification requirements (such as BREEAM, LEED) and achieving their targeted credits\n\n * Engage with supply chain and relevant roles to ensure requirements and evidence for certifications are discharged / collected in a timely manner.\n\n * 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\n\n * Act as a key point of contact for clients and consultants when concerning progress and requirements with certifications.\n\n * Actively manages and supports the management of the assessment process in line with industry guidance and with the input from the project team.\n\n * Responsible for identifying and escalating any risks with meeting the outlined project certification requirement\n\n * Supports knowledge sharing and process improvement practices across the business, to ensure a high level of efficiency on BREEAM projects\n\nRequirements of the role:\n\n * 3+ years’ experience providing environmental and sustainability support to construction in the built environment space.\n\n * Supporting project teams to review / prepare evidence for building certification assessments such as BREEAM, LEED & WELL\n\n * Competent with Microsoft Office packages; Word, Excel, PowerPoint\n\n * Experience using construction management software\n\n * Proficiency in using sustainability assessment and / or data reporting tools and software\n\n * Clear, effective verbal communicator with strong interpersonal skills\n\n * A member (any status) of a professional body linked to ESG or environment such as IEMA or IES\n\nIf this is something of interest, please apply now and we will be in contact to discuss further