Environmental Lead

Mercury; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury in Helsinki seeks an Environmental Lead to coordinate environmental compliance across multiple construction projects. You will provide oversight to site Environmental Engineers and align EMS and LEED strategies with our sustainability goals.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience in construction environmental compliance, LEED GA certification, and fluent English. You will drive audits, manage regulatory interfaces, and mentor teams to ensure audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or related field.
• LEED GA Certification.
• 3–5 years of environmental compliance experience in construction.
• Strong knowledge of environmental permits, licences, and regulatory processes.
• Experience supporting multiple projects or complex sites.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Strong organizational and reporting skills.
• Experience with audits, inspections and regulatory engagement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental and sustainability activities across multiple projects.
• Provide oversight and support to site Environmental Engineers.
• Ensure consistent implementation of Environmental Management Systems across projects.
• Review project environmental documentation for quality and consistency.
• Support risk identification and mitigation at a multi-project level.
• Act as escalation point for complex environmental or sustainability issues.
• Interface with client representatives at program level when needed.
• Coordinate reporting (environmental / sustainability) across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation of processes.
• Lead LEED strategy and certification process across multiple projects.
• Support the review and approve LEED documentation and technical submittals.

Skills

Project coordination

Environmental compliance

Stakeholder management

Audits & regulatory engagement

Mentoring site teams

Leadership across projects

English fluency

Education

Degree in Environmental Science/Engineering

LEED GA Certification

Tools

ACC (digital compliance)

EMS software

LEED documentation tools

Job description

Ympäristöjohtaja, München / Environmental Lead, Helsinki, Finland

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions. We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again. We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection. At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Scope Of Role

• Acts as the coordination lead within Mercury for environmental compliance across multiple projects.
• Provides oversight, consistency, and technical support to ensure all projects meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Supports site teams in maintaining high standards of environmental compliance and audit readiness.
• Ensures alignment of environmental compliance and sustainability strategy across projects within the Business Unit.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• Coordinate environmental and sustainability activities across multiple projects (not limited to one site).
• Provide oversight and support to site Environmental Engineers.
• Ensure consistent implementation of Environmental Management Systems across projects.
• Review project environmental documentation (CEMP, subplans, registers, etc.) for quality and consistency.
• Support risk identification and mitigation at a multi-project level.
• Act as escalation point for complex environmental or sustainability issues.
• Interface with client representatives at program level when needed.
• Coordinate reporting (environmental / sustainability) across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation of processes.
• Lead LEED strategy and certification process across multiple projects.
• Support the review and approve LEED documentation and technical submittals (EPDs, VOC, materials, etc.).
• Ensure consistency of LEED approach across projects (templates, trackers, review process).

Core Competencies

• Strong knowledge of environmental compliance and regulatory frameworks
• Ability to coordinate and oversee multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• High attention to detail and audit‑readiness mindset and follow up on non‑conformities.
• Ability to mentor and support site teams
• Adaptability, collaboration, and proactive approach
• Strong leadership and coordination skills across multiple projects
• Knowledge of LEED certification processes and sustainability practices

Essential Criteria

• Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• LEED GA Certification.
• Minimum 3‑5 years of experience in environmental compliance within construction
• Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and regulatory processes
• Experience supporting multiple projects or complex sites
• Experience in audits, inspections, and regulatory engagement
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong organisational and reporting skills

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in hyperscale data centre or large‑scale construction projects
• Knowledge of other sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM, WELL, EC3, One click, carbon reporting)
• Experience supporting sustainability strategy at programme or portfolio level
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental management systems
• Experience with environmental audits and compliance assurance programmes
• Familiarity with client‑specific environmental requirements (e.g., Microsoft standards)
• Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis (e.g. Hammertech)
• Knowledge of digital tools for compliance tracking (ACC, environmental systems, etc.)
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior environmental engineers

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer