Sustainability Principal/Lead

Regional Sustainability Lead

Are you a leader motivated to leave the right social, environmental and economic legacy?

To help deliver against our ambitious plans and ensure sustainability is our credible differentiator in the market, Willmott Dixon is looking to recruit a Regional Sustainability Lead, to support our growing Midlands Construction business (regional offices in Birmingham and Nottingham).

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability Operations, you will be a key influencer in our construction business. You will be at the forefront of implementing our sustainability objectives, leading a multi-disciplinary team of sustainability, environmental, and social value experts. This role will support the Midlands and work from either of our regional offices, as well as requiring some travel to meet customers and project teams within your region.

In this key role, you will:

1. Foster Business Growth: Ensure that our sustainability and social value approach responds to customer needs, differentiates Willmott Dixon, and is embedded in our growth plans. Support our work-winning teams.
2. Champion Change: Align best practice social value and sustainability approaches to harness the benefits of a holistic approach to ethical business practices both in your region and across the business.
3. Build Relationships: Work closely with our senior leaders, regional boards, and teams across the business to drive delivery. Build strong connections with external stakeholders including industry leaders, customers, and our supply chain partners.
4. Inspire and Lead: Lead your dedicated multi-disciplinary team to deliver operational excellence. Increase our people's and our supply chain partner's sustainability knowledge and skills to ensure clarity of expectation and excellence in sustainability and social value delivery.
5. Drive Performance: Utilize KPIs and data analysis to identify opportunities to mitigate risk, ensure efficient delivery, and accelerate delivery against company and customer sustainability goals.

What We're Looking For:

A motivated self-starter with a strategic vision and operational focus. You'll have:

• Experience operating as a leading Environmental or Sustainability team.
• Proven experience in delivering successful sustainability and social value projects.
• Strong leadership and influence with stakeholders, customers, and senior leaders.
• Agility to enable flexibility between leadership and hands-on support when business demands require.
• Expertise in KPI management, reporting, and customer-centered sustainability planning.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

About Us

For over 170 years, sustainability and social value have been at the heart of our business. With our bold 'Now or Never' sustainability strategy, we're committed to delivering Brilliant Buildings, Building Lives, and a Better Planet by 2030.

We have a long track record of industry leadership. This year, we received the King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, following last year's recognition for Promoting Opportunity. This marks our fifth King's Award in the past decade. Earning the UK's most prestigious business award five times is a testament to the outstanding dedication of everyone at Willmott Dixon to creating exceptional buildings where communities can thrive. There really is no better time to join us!