Sustainability Manager

Description:

Sustainability Manager
Location: Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 4TU
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Benefits: Award Winning Projects, Private Pension Plan, with employer contribution matching of up to 7%, 26 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, Additional 3 days paid leave per annum to participate in community projects, Private Health Care Scheme, Health Assured: Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance Scheme, Continuous Training & Development, Professional Membership Subscriptions, Cycle to Work Scheme, Eye Care Vouchers and Evening Class / Hobby Allowance!
The Centura Group is the holding company for several businesses supplying specialist construction services to the UK and international markets.
Centura provides business support including Management, SHEQ, Finance, HR, and Training to the individual businesses.
We are now recruiting for a Sustainability Manager to join our SHEQ team to work with our clients and other stakeholders to manage our sustainability procedures and processes including our management of carbon and the move to PAS2080.
As our Sustainability Manager you will be responsible for:
• Ownership of the company’s sustainability policy including carbon measurement and reduction.
• Managing our measurement of our carbon footprint of scopes 1,2 and 3 emissions in line with BS EN ISO 14067:2018, including working with our systems and procurement teams and consultant to automate the process as far as possible.
• Confirming our baseline position with our consultant.
• Researching the needs of local stakeholders and communities on individual projects identified by senior management considering project life cycle assessments and comparing repair options for carbon content.
• Develop with senior management and our consultant our carbon reduction/management plan and then to monitor our progress against this plan with necessary reporting.
• To develop business strategies and processes for the reduction of carbon in conjunction with PAS2080.
• Collating data and evidence from the site teams and assisting with the production of reports.
• Liaising with H&S advisors, Compliance Manager and marketing and business development department
• Working with other trade contractors and our material suppliers to understand their carbon footprint and to look to provide advice to our teams on options for carbon reduction.
• Driving the Company’s Sustainability agenda and working with Senior Management to set carbon reduction targets. Producing quarterly reports on carbon footprint, liaising with site teams to increase recycling, reduce waste and single use plastics.
• Advising and co-ordinating how our sustainability and carbon reduction work relates to our social value.
• Ability to advise on sustainability sector with understanding of environmental, societal and economic impacts with specific knowledge of carbon, circular economy, biodiversity net gain and social value would be desirable.
• Maintaining Sustainability budget.
• Working with a consultant and our senior management team to develop our PAS2080 procedures to take the company forward to verification and subsequent accreditation and thereafter maintenance of the system.
• Producing a quarterly report for the Management Meeting
• Identifying awards and opportunities for recognition and promotion of the company
• Ensuring professionalism, integrity, and quality is maintained throughout all activities
• Contribute to our uncompromising health & safety for all mission by ensuring company SHEQ, and all other procedures are followed.
• Assist with and promote our mission of providing a safe and caring workplace.
• Any other duties as reasonably required
Sustainability Manager - What we need from you:
• Ideally degree qualified in environment or sustainability or related field moving towards IEMA full membership.
• Experience of Carbon measurement, carbon management plans and carbon reporting.
• Experience of other areas of sustainability such as biodiversity, life cycles, social value.
• Full UK Driver’s Licence
• Conversant with modern office equipment and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS & Publisher)
• Understanding of Policy Procurement Notice 06 / 20, ISO14067 and ISO14001.
• Understanding of other relevant Policy Procurement Notices e.g. 06/21 (Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts)
• Understanding and experience of PAS 2080 carbon management
• Strong organisational skills
• Written and verbal reporting skills
• A keen attention to detail whilst being able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Presentation and public speaking skills
• Ability to plan, manage and deliver projects (sometimes remotely)
• Collaborative approach to communication with Client / Supply Chain & Colleagues
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role, click on apply today forwarding and up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance
No agencies please