Senior Carbon Advisor - HSMain Works

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You will be working in the HS2 Main Works SCS Environment & Sustainability team in where we are responsible for supporting the construction phase of the HS2 Main Works Civils Contract within the London area, providing strategic oversight to achieving client, programme and parent company objectives & targets.

The Senior Sustainability and Carbon Advisor role is focused on climate change & carbon (GHG) emissions, resource efficiency & circular economy.

The role sits in the core sustainability team, reporting to the Sustainability and Carbon Lead and supports the project’s delivery units as needed to deliver excellent environmental sustainability performance.

• In-depth understanding of the carbon- & resource-related parts of the SCS Environment & Sustainability strategy and hands-on collaboration with various disciplines and teams within SCS for its delivery. Key action areas
• Sustainable steel sourcing
• Energy & fuel efficiency for construction plant and activities &
• More sustainable products and practices overall
• Identification, delivery coordination and guidance on key sustainability opportunities & innovations
• Actively support the project’s carbon (PAS
  20280) and energy (ISO
  50001) management systems
• Sustainability progress monitoring, reporting & leveraging improved performance via suitable metrics
• Supply chain engagement, pre- and post- award of supply contracts: effective communication with suppliers and subcontractors, suitable input to contract requirements & tender questions, supplier response assessment, supplier coordination & progress monitoring during contract delivery

• Background in engineering, science or environmental studies.
• Acumen of climate change and wider sustainability topics: decarbonisation over the life cycle of projects, resource efficiency, circular economy, design for durability, deconstruction and re-use, renewable energy & alternative fuels, sustainable solutions etc. in the context of construction.
• Experience in working effectively within a multidisciplinary team, taking a collaborative approach.
• Set up & delivery of sustainability and carbon management processes.
• Conversant in carbon accounting and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), preferably for the construction industry.

• 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
• Financial wellbeing and employee assistance
• Enhanced family benefits (including maternity, paternity, dependents and parental bereavement leave)

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We encourage you to apply as early as possible, as the closing date may be subject to change.

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