Sustainability Manager

Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd; Manor Park; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sustainability Manager is responsible for delivering the company's sustainability and environmental ambitions on the project. You will make sure our Sustainable Engineering Excellence strategy (carbon, circularity and social impact) and the client's sustainability requirements are put into practice, providing expert guidance to the project, design, commercial and operational teams.

You will champion best practice in embodied carbon, circular economy, biodiversity and environmental

Qualifications

• Experience leading sustainability strategies on complex construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage BREEAM NC Excellent credits and evidence.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental management systems.
• Experience with life cycle assessment and embodied carbon.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainability strategy from preconstruction through construction.
• Own delivery of BREEAM UK New Construction Excellent with evidence tracking.
• Lead whole-life carbon assessment and target setting.
• Drive circularity, waste reduction, and material reuse plans.
• Support energy performance, modelling and on-site renewables.
• Embed environmental requirements into design, procurement and submissions.
• Implement ISO 14001 on site and manage environmental risks.
• Collaborate with Social Value teams to meet community commitments.
• Produce monthly sustainability reporting for client and company.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

BREEAM UK NC Excellent

ISO 14001

Life cycle assessment

Communications skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

One Click LCA

Energy modelling software

Job description

The Sustainability Manager is responsible for delivering the company's sustainability and environmental ambitions on the project. You will make sure our Sustainable Engineering Excellence strategy (carbon, circularity and social impact) and the client's sustainability requirements are put into practice, providing expert guidance to the project, design, commercial and operational teams. You will champion best practice in embodied carbon, circular economy, biodiversity and environmental assessment, ensure compliance with ISO 14001, and build sustainability capability across the project team and supply chain.

What you'll do

• Lead the project's sustainability strategy through preconstruction and into construction, working closely with the client, design team and project leadership
• Own delivery of BREEAM UK New Construction (Excellent) with the BREEAM Assessor: protect and grow the credit margin, recover credits where possible, and make sure evidence is planned, captured and tracked from design to post-construction certification
• Lead whole life carbon on the project: develop the assessment to the RICS standard, set the baseline and targets in line with our PAS 2080 management system, and test lower carbon options for structure, façade and building services, supported by our Carbon Manager
• Drive circularity: pre-demolition and pre-refurbishment audits, reuse of materials, the Resource Management Plan, and waste reduction targets and reporting
• Support the design team on operational energy performance, including energy modelling and on-site renewables, so the buildings perform as designed
• Embed sustainability and environmental requirements into design responsibilities, procurement packages and subcontract enquiries, and review supply chain submissions against them
• Implement the CMS and ISO 14001 on site: environmental risks, consents, ecology, monitoring and Build Sure sustainability audits
• Work with our Social Value team to deliver the project's employment, skills, education and community commitments with local partners in Oxford
• Produce accurate monthly sustainability reporting for the client and for company performance reporting
• Member of a relevant professional body (ISEP or CIOB), working towards Chartered status
• Experience of providing technical sustainability support to complex construction projects, ideally laboratories, healthcare, science or other highly serviced buildings
• Detailed working knowledge of BREEAM New Construction through design and construction, including credit management and evidence
• Experience of embodied and whole life carbon assessment (e.g. One Click LCA) and of carbon reduction under PAS
• Experience of embedding environmental and sustainability requirements into design and procurement information
• Experience of waste reduction and circular economy on construction sites
• Excellent knowledge of environmental legislation, ISO 14001 and control measures in a construction environment
• Experience of training and upskilling construction project staff to improve environmental and sustainability performance
• Understanding of, and experience in, delivering social value
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to work directly with clients and design teams
• Well organised, able to manage several workstreams at once and work to a fixed programme

Desirable

• Chartered Environmentalist via ISEP or CIOB
• BREEAM Accredited Professional, WELL AP or LEED AP
• Experience of a two-stage or PCSA procurement route
• Experience of operational energy assessment (e.g. CIBSE TM54) and renewables
• Experience of refurbishment or redevelopment of existing buildings
• Knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain