Sustainability Manager

Irwin & Colton Limited; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in construction is seeking a Sustainability Manager to oversee sustainability strategies for significant projects in the UK. The role involves ensuring compliance with sustainability policies, managing environmental programs, and working with stakeholders to achieve sustainability targets. Ideal candidates will have experience in construction or a related industry and relevant environmental qualifications. This position offers a competitive salary of £50,000 to £60,000 plus car allowance and benefits.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within the environmental and sustainability field.
• Ideally hold a professional membership with a recognised environmental body.
• Proven experience with sustainability topics and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Managing the sustainability strategy across landmark projects.
• Ensuring compliance with sustainability policy and legislation.
• Leading the environmental sustainability program with stakeholders.

Skills

Environmental management

Sustainability strategy implementation

Interpersonal communication

Education

Qualified in an appropriate environmental discipline

Tools

BREEAM

LEED

Job description

Sustainability Manager

Aylesbury

£50,000 to £60,000 + Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to take ownership of sustainability across flagship projects in the UK with a rapidly developing principal contractor?

Irwin and Colton are delighted to announce that we are partnering with a leading tier 1 principal contractor to recruit for a Sustainability Manager. The role will include joining a rapidly developing environment and sustainability function, working on landmark new-build projects in the UK.

Responsibilities for the Sustainability Manager include:

• Managing the sustainability strategy across landmark projects in the UK aligned to BREEAM and LEED framework requirements.
• Ensuring the delivery of sustainability policy and compliance with legislation and regulations on site.
• Leading the environmental sustainability program, working closely with key stakeholders including clients, contractors and regulators, to ensure their sustainability targets are met.
• Supporting the company's wider ambitions to reduce corporate carbon emissions.

The successful Sustainability Manager will have:

• Demonstrable experience within the environmental and sustainability field within construction, civil engineering or a related industry, ideally in major projects.
• Qualified in an appropriate environmental discipline and ideally hold a professional membership with a recognised environmental body (IEMA/ISEP, CIEEM, CIWEM)
• Proven experience with a range of sustainability topics and frameworks, including BREEAM and LEED
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate ideas throughout the organisation.

For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Alex Lee on 01923 432 644 or apply here. Reference Number AL4209