Sustainability Manager

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