Sustainability Manager

isepglobal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

isepglobal, in partnership with a Tier 1 contractor, seeks a Sustainability Manager to shape and deliver sustainability across high-profile projects. This isn’t a desk role; you’ll influence project teams, clients and subcontractors, leading workshops and turning ambitions into tangible results.

You’ll own your diary, operate autonomously and collaborate with design teams, project leaders and supply-chain partners from pre-construction through to delivery, driving carbon reduction and continuous

Qualifications

• Excellent technical sustainability knowledge across pre-construction and project delivery.
• Experience with carbon and environmental certifications.
• Strong ability to engage stakeholders from site teams to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sustainability Agenda across projects, translating targets into meaningful action.
• Facilitate engaging workshops with project teams, designers, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Provide sustainability insight and solutions through regular meetings and reviews.
• Identify opportunities for carbon reduction, circular economy and smarter delivery.
• Manage your diary and drive continuous improvement across projects.

Job description

We re partnered with a Tier 1 contractor who are looking for a Sustainability Manager to take a key role in shaping and delivering sustainability across high-profile projects.

This isn t a role where you ll simply sit behind a desk reporting on targets. You ll be out in front, influencing project teams, engaging with clients and subcontractors, leading workshops and finding innovative ways to turn sustainability ambitions into tangible results.

You ll be trusted to take ownership, manage your own diary and operate with real autonomy - while working closely with design teams, project leaders, clients and supply-chain partners to drive sustainability from pre-construction through to delivery.

What you ll be doing:

• Lead the Sustainability Agenda Take ownership of sustainability delivery across projects, providing clear guidance and ensuring ambitious project targets are translated into meaningful action.
• Bring People Together Facilitate engaging workshops with project teams, designers, subcontractors and wider stakeholders, making sustainability practical, relevant and achievable.
• Influence & Challenge Work closely with clients, design teams, project teams and supply-chain partners, confidently providing sustainability insight, feedback and solutions through regular meetings and project reviews.
• Drive Innovation Look beyond the obvious to identify opportunities for carbon reduction, circular economy, low-carbon alternatives and smarter ways of delivering sustainability outcomes.
• Own Your Impact Manage your own diary and priorities autonomously, while monitoring performance, gathering data and evidence, and driving continuous improvement across your projects.

Who they re looking for:

• A Sustainability Specialist Excellent technical sustainability knowledge with experience across both pre-construction and project delivery, particularly around carbon and environmental certifications.
• A Natural Influencer Someone with the personality and confidence to engage everyone from site teams and subcontractors through to senior project leaders and clients - and bring them along on the journey.
• A Workshop Leader Comfortable standing in front of a room, facilitating discussions, challenging thinking and turning complex sustainability requirements into clear, actionable outcomes.
• A Creative Problem Solver You won t just follow a checklist. They re looking for someone who can think outside the box, spot opportunities and use innovation to push sustainability further.
• An Autonomous Operator Organised, proactive and capable of taking ownership of your workload and projects.

Why this role?

You ll have the opportunity to step into a role where your voice genuinely matters. You ll be at the heart of project conversations, helping shape decisions rather than simply reporting on them, with the autonomy to make a real difference.

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