Low Carbon Manager - Infrastructure

Galliford Try Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Cycle to Work

Pension plan

Private medical

Save as You Earn

Professional association membership

Be Well programme

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Low Carbon Manager to help lead its Journey to Net Zero across the Midlands-based infrastructure businesses. You will advise SLT and project teams on low carbon design, monitor carbon data, and drive reporting to meet internal and client targets.

The role demands a proactive collaborator with a strong track record in carbon management, software literacy, and the ability to train and motivate teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant Built Environment experience.
• Ability to establish strong, collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent team player.
• Passionate about low carbon construction and the Net Zero challenge.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Supporting upskilling of our workforce to understand their contribution to low carbon construction and develop their ability to effectively lower carbon.
• Advising on low carbon technical solutions to our internal design staff and external consultants to deliver whole life low carbon design solutions.
• Enabling and monitoring collection of data within carbon measurement tools in design and during construction to better understand our carbon footprint and illustrate progression in reduction of carbon in delivery.
• Managing reporting to respond to internal targets and external client requirements.
• Developing and maintaining our Carbon Management Process in line with PAS 2080 to make carbon reduction part of everyday business as usual and maximise our carbon reduction opportunities.
• Carrying out engagement with the wider value chain (Policy makers, Industry bodies, Clients, Consultants, Sub-contractors and Material suppliers) on carbon.
• Facilitating sharing of lessons learnt internally across the business and externally to the wider industry to accelerate adoption and drive efficiencies.

Skills

5+ years Built Environment experience

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Team leadership

Carbon management

Excel

Word

MS Office

Job description

Low Carbon Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Low Carbon Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

Job Description

As Low Carbon Manager, you will support our staff and be a subject matter expert advisor to the Board / Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) for our northern Infrastructure BUs (Business Units). You will be an important enabler in our Journey to Net Zero across all our operations by 2045.

You will manage and drive the BUs' response to the low carbon agenda to reduce carbon within the assets we deliver (and the processes in which we deliver them), support our customers' ambitions to reduce their carbon and support our Group initiative to achieve PAS 2080 accreditation in 2024.

What you will be doing

• Supporting upskilling of our workforce to understand their contribution to low carbon construction and develop their ability to effectively lower carbon.
• Advising on low carbon technical solutions to our internal design staff and external consultants to deliver whole life low carbon design solutions.
• Enabling and monitoring collection of data within carbon measurement tools in design and during construction to better understand our carbon footprint and illustrate progression in reduction of carbon in delivery.
• Managing reporting to respond to internal targets and external client requirements.
• Developing and maintaining our Carbon Management Process in line with PAS 2080 to make carbon reduction part of everyday business as usual and maximise our carbon reduction opportunities.
• Carrying out engagement with the wider value chain (Policy makers, Industry bodies, Clients, Consultants, Sub-contractors and Material suppliers) on carbon. Supporting them on their journeys to net zero so they in turn can support us. Including assessing industry progression and how its effects will impact on our future operations.
• Facilitating sharing of lessons learnt internally across the business and externally to the wider industry to accelerate adoption and drive efficiencies.

Location

At Galliford Try, we are committed to flexible and agile working. Day to day working locations are flexible, though a base location in the Midlands would be preferable. Regular face to face contact with project and business unit teams will be required. You will cover the Infrastructure business across England and Wales and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple offices/sites/projects.

About You

We are looking for experienced managers and encourage candidates with all project role backgrounds (commercial, design, operations, consulting) to apply and bring their perspectives to the role.

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience within a Built Environment sector relevant to the role you are applying for and/or relevant carbon management experience.
• Ability to establish strong, collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent team player.
• Focus to drive and deliver results.
• Understand buildability.
• Passionate about low carbon construction and the Net Zero challenge.
• Interest in upskilling yourself and keeping pace with a fast paced changing industry.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and MS Office.
• Interest in problem solving.
• Be comfortable delivering training and presenting both internally and externally.

We are looking for the right person to work collaboratively with, motivate and manage others as well as strive for exceptional levels of performance.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.