Position: Carbon and Energy Manager
Location: London
Reporting to: Group QHSE Director

Purpose of the Role

The measurement of our carbon footprint and the business action to reduce this is key to our business success. Colas Rail has a clear opportunity to be at the forefront of carbon management as it does currently on areas of safety and wellbeing. This role forms a critical function in the current team, in order to lead and direct the Carbon agenda across the group that is now fundamental to our vision and strategy.

Key Success Measures

• Safety- Support the implementation of the Colas Rail Limited Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) strategy, associated actions and resulting initiatives, to deliver continuous improvement in all areas.
• Profitability- Ensure work is carried out with a continuous view to profitability and efficiency, commensurate with agreed budget and Target Cost.
• Quality- Quality is key to competitiveness. Take responsibility for delivering on time and on budget a high-quality product or service, which Colas Rail can take pride in.
• Respect- Demonstrate respect for colleagues, our clients and the environment in all areas of work.

Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability

To measure and deliver a carbon reduction plan for Colas Rail.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To lead by example, working with business leaders and support functions to develop and achieve a best in class carbon reduction plan with a clear vision of what good looks like¿ to deliver projects in a carbon neutral way.
• Understanding the approach taken by our key stakeholders, develop a robust approach to carbon measurement at both corporate and project levels that meets the needs of Colas, Colas Rail, our clients and stakeholders.
• To identify industry best practice relating to carbon reduction and promote its introduction into Colas Rail
• To create an innovation culture around carbon reduction that makes best use of everyone¿s ideas, regardless of where they are in the company.
• To lead and develop a communications plan that engages all in the business to understand their role in the Carbon Reduction programme.
• To establish measures and metrics that help the business regularly track its progress on the Carbon Reduction Programme.
• To ensure carbon performance features appropriately in our bid submissions and tendering process.
• To review research within the industry to inform our strategy.
• To support the business units to help them understand what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint.

Person Specification

• Educated to at least degree level in carbon management or similar discipline
• Experience in leading change programmes within a large business (with preferable rail industry experience)
• Willingness to learn
• Strong management and organisational skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage at all levels within the business and the ability to think creatively
• Ability to manage multiple projects with multiple stakeholders across the business and industry
• Good relationship building skills
• Multilingual (English and French)

About Us

Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industries biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.

We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career. We encourage cross-collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that.

Everyday we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain. Everyone here has a voice and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them.

We are always looking for passionate people to join our business and with several bases across the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to join our vibrant, creative, and diverse teams.

Colas Rail hold three core values: Caring, Sharing and Daring. We take care our of our employees, always ensuring safety is a top priority and we nurture our collective wellbeing. We share a passion for what we do, celebrate our achievements and value high standards like nowhere else. We dare to take on new challenges, we are one of the international leaders in our industry. We keep on innovating, expanding, and conquering new markets.

The performance of Colas Rail UK is dependent upon improving and developing the skills and abilities of all employees, and our Equal Opportunities Policy, above all else, aims to achieve this objective.

Behavioural Skills

• Energy- Get up and go attitude of a leader
• Energise- Lead, manage and inspire my team
• Edge- Maximise my personal edge
• Execute- Make things happen
• Engage- Stay close to the client
• Colas Rail in the United Kingdom values and encourages diversity in our workforce, regardless of background, disability or gender. As part of our aim to deliver quality services, we are committed to promoting equality and eliminating discrimination.

Recruitment agencies

Colas Rail currently works with a number of approved recruitment suppliers. We will therefore not consider CVs or speculative proposals from any other agencies. Recruitment agencies not currently approved as preferred suppliers are kindly requested not to submit speculative CVs to any part of Colas Rail.