Sustainability Manager (Carbon)

Strabag; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

STRABAG SE seeks a Carbon Manager to lead carbon management across the HARP project lifecycle. This role focuses on developing and maintaining complex whole-life carbon assessments, managing KPIs, and ensuring PAS2080 compliance while embedding energy and circularity considerations in design and construction decisions.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, drive carbon reductions, and contribute to sustainability workshops with suppliers and stakeholders to advance net-zero

Qualifications

• Degree in Sustainability, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Engineering background with experience delivering technical projects from concept to delivery.
• Experience delivering whole life carbon assessments for engineering/construction projects.
• Ability to drive behavioural change on carbon reduction and sustainability initiatives.
• Experience influencing senior management on carbon reduction opportunities.
• Membership or progression toward ICE or ISEP or similar body.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project's carbon management and carbon reduction plans for the lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain complex whole life cycle carbon assessments.
• Manage carbon performance against project targets and KPIs.
• Implement PAS2080-compliant procedures and support ISO 50001.
• Embed carbon, energy and circularity into engineering and construction decisions.
• Support procurement by evaluating low-carbon materials and energy-efficient solutions.
• Maintain carbon and energy registers, dashboards and client reports.
• Facilitate carbon and sustainability workshops with project teams and partners.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Carbon management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Net-zero planning

Energy performance

Education

Degree in Sustainability or Engineering

Equivalent experience in related discipline

Tools

PAS2080

ISO 50001

Whole life carbon assessment tools

Job description

We are seeking a Carbon Manager who will be responsible for managing carbon across the project lifecycle of the HARP project. The Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) is a major infrastructure project that will upgrade the Haweswater Aqueduct. Please see below for more details.

What matters to us

• Degree Qualified in Sustainability, Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Engineering background with experience managing technical projects from concept design through implementation.
• Experience in delivering whole life carbon assessments for engineering and construction projects using common industry software tools.
• Willingness to drive behavioural change within the project on carbon reduction and wider sustainability initiatives and innovations.
• Experience in influencing senior management to opt for carbon reductions opportunities.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional body, such as ICE or ISEP.
• Experience leading on net-zero strategies, carbon reduction pathways, and sustainability roadmaps.
• Experience of implementing procedures that apply principles of the PAS2080 & ISO 50001 standards.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks.
• Experience conducting carbon audits, energy performance assessments and wider governance.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrable experience delivering measurable embodied carbon reductions through design optimisation, material selection or construction methodologies.

Your contribution to our company

• Lead the project's carbon management and carbon reduction plans for the HARP project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain complex whole life cycle carbon assessments.
• Manage carbon performance against project targets and KPIs.
• Implement procedures to comply with the PAS2080 standard and help maintain compliance.
• Support the implementation and continual improvement of the project’s Energy Management System in accordance with ISO 50001.
• Embed carbon, energy & circularity considerations into engineering, design and construction decision-making.
• Support value engineering, design reviews and option appraisals from a carbon and energy perspective.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, design, construction, environmental and project teams to integrate carbon, energy management and circularity into project delivery.
• Support procurement activities by evaluating low-carbon materials, energy-efficient equipment, suppliers and innovative solutions.
• Identify and elevate carbon and energy risks, opportunities and innovation initiatives.
• Maintain carbon, energy and emissions registers, dashboards and reporting systems.
• Produce monthly, quarterly and client carbon and energy performance reports.
• Facilitate carbon, energy and sustainability workshops with project teams and supply chain partners.
• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of carbon and energy management processes, standards and guidance.
• Support business improvement initiatives by capturing lessons learned, innovation and best practice.
• Represent the Sustainability function at project meetings, technical reviews and client workshops.
• Create business cases to drive sustainability initiatives and innovations, complete with cost analysis.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website .

What you stand to gain

This happens after the successful application

1. Screening of applications – careful review and evaluation of submitted documents

2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview

3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting – the number of interviews may vary depending on the position

4. Welcome to STRABAG SE– clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate’s entry

At STRABAG around 89,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether its building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management – we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work.

Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let’s progress!

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