Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead

Location:

Oxford

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

My client are a leading main contractor who specialise 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 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.

• 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.

• 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, PowerPoint.
• 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