Construction Carbon Accountant - Glasgow

Balfour Beatty; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Balfour Beatty as a Construction Carbon Accountant in Glasgow and become part of a team that drives sustainable practices in construction. You will coordinate data for carbon models, report on carbon performance, and support project teams in meeting carbon targets, all while enjoying benefits like flexible working and generous leave policies.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension plan

Smart working flexibility

Qualifications

• Understanding of construction processes and BIM models.
• Experience with carbon standards (RICS, PAS208).
• Ability to report and analyse carbon footprints.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data input for carbon models and review for accuracy.
• Report carbon data to clients and regulators.
• Advise project teams on carbon footprinting processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Understanding of carbon standards

Knowledge of design and construction processes

Tools

OneClick LCA

Job description

About the role

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Regional Scotland team as a Construction Carbon Accountant based in Glasgow, you'll work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.

What you'll be doing

• Co-ordinating data input by designers into design stage carbon models, mainly via
  OneClick LCA but using other client specified carbon tools as well.
• Reviewing design stage models for accuracy, completeness and availability of specified materials.
• Updating carbon models monthly with as built information to review actual performance against carbon targets.
• Reviewing any proposed design or material changes to determine the impact on carbon
• Reporting of carbon data internally and externally to clients and regulators.
• Benchmarking carbon performance across the region using collated records from a variety of projects.
• Preparing case studies and sharing of best practice for low carbon solutions and sharing lessons learned where carbon has increased on a project.
• Maintaining the sustainable options catalogue up to date with current industry
  information on commercially available low carbon materials and
  cost/availability/programme implications.
• Streamlining the collation of carbon data from the supply chain for actual carbon during the construction stage.
• Advise project teams on data requirements and collection processes needed for carbon footprinting during the design and construction phases of a project.
• Working closely with design, construction and procurement teams to help develop
  carbon models that allow carbon to be fully integrated with design and procurement decisions.

Who we're looking for

• Understanding of design and construction processes.
• Understanding of BIM models, bills of quantities, engineering drawings and
  specifications.
• Ability to use OneClick LCA to prepare, interrogate and report carbon footprints for whole life and embodied carbon.
• Understanding of various carbon standards such as Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment, RICS, PAS208 and the Net Zero Public Sector Building Standard.
• Ability to source, analyse and review data
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to communicate carbon information to wider teams to allow for efficient,
  sustainable decision making

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]

• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
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• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
• Leeds, UK; Glasgow, UK; Edinburgh, UK; Greater Manchester, UK