Position: Senior Sustainability Manager
Salary: Negotiable

An excellent job opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Manager to work for a leading international consultancy and construction company that has delivered signature world class projects since 1990.
In this role as senior sustainability manager, you will need to support new projects and programmes. You will join the existing responsible business team and deliver client-facing consultancy services including the management and co-ordination of technical environmental surveys and ensuring project / programme designs respond to environmental conditions. The role will also support the companies wider corporate ambitions to reduce client carbon emissions by 1 million tonnes and deliver 500 hectares of new biodiverse green space by 2026.

What will you be doing?

• Lead the development of client environmental and sustainability strategies on individual projects, including agreeing project outcomes and ensuring their delivery by the project team.
• Support work winning through bid support, innovation, client liaison, upskilling of colleagues and raising the company's profile externally.
• Be the company expert and promote innovation in a particular area of sustainability, such as waste, energy/carbon, water, responsible sourcing of materials, and sustainable buildings.  At the same time this person will be a pro-active generalist, able to cover all major issues of sustainability with all relevant stakeholders.
• Support the drive to be a leader in sustainability.

Lets talk about you.

• Expert knowledge of the environmental impacts of new developments and appropriate survey and mitigation techniques, both in construction and operation of buildings.
• Experience of the management of Environmental Impact Assessments, including co-ordination and technical review of individual environmental studies.
• Detailed knowledge of the Town Planning system, in particular environmental requirements required to achieve planning consent.
• Proven track record of driving design teams to understand and respond to environmental constraints and opportunities to maximise positive environmental benefits.
• Expertise in one or more sustainability topics (waste, water, energy, carbon, responsible sourcing, building design, biodiversity).
• Be able to translate technical topics into laypersons language and articulate the value of sustainability.
• Be able to represent the business at relevant forums and through presentations to clients and working groups.
• Champion sustainability and be a leader, encouraging behavioural change throughout the business.
• Developing innovation and best practice, including clearly communicating these to the wider business and our clients.
• As such, they must be able to translate best EMS practices from one area to another.  This includes analysing reporting to simplify the processes.
• Bid support support the bid process with strong business acumen.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with client and stakeholders including design team members, contractors, sub-contractors, and regulators

What do you get in return?

A competitive remuneration package along with excellent benefits including private medical insurance allowance, professional subscription or membership fee reimbursement, a year. You will also be working for a forward-thinking innovative business that will give you the platform to excel.

If you would like to hear more about the position, then we'd love to hear from you.

People Group is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to promoting an inclusive environment for both our clients and employees.