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GBP 60,000 - 70,000

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7 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Sustainability Manager to lead sustainability strategies for a landmark project in Manchester. This role offers the opportunity to work on a multi-billion-pound infrastructure scheme, collaborating with diverse teams and ensuring compliance with sustainability principles. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in an environmental discipline and have significant experience in sustainability within the infrastructure sector. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to shaping the future with sustainable practices and innovative solutions.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

  • Degree level qualification in an environmental discipline is required.
  • Professional membership with recognized environmental body is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee sustainability aspects of the project and ensure compliance.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to project teams throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Sustainability Management
Project Lifecycle Management
Compliance and Legislation
Mentoring and Upskilling
Strategic Thinking
Communication Skills
Time Management

Education

Degree in Environmental Discipline
Professional Membership with Environmental Body

Job description

Job Description

Sustainability Manager Manchester with site travel £60,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you prepared to take the next big step in your career by assisting with the Sustainability strategy for a landmark project? Are you a passionate Sustainability professional eager to contribute to a multi-billion-pound development that will shape the region to come? If the answer to the above is yes, then you may be interested in the Sustainability Manager I am currently recruiting for. The role is working with one of the world's leading infrastructure and civil engineering construction companies. The company has global revenues of over €19 billion annually and is currently engaged on some of the largest and most exciting infrastructure projects in Europe.

This role will be working within a dedicated team on a Multi-Billion pound scheme. Key responsibilities of the Sustainability Manager will include:

  1. Oversee all sustainability aspects of the project, ensuring alignment with project requirements and broader sustainability strategies.
  2. Provide guidance to project teams throughout the project lifecycle, from design to delivery, while also mentoring and upskilling Sustainability team members.
  3. Ensure compliance with legislation, client requirements, and internal standards, while gathering and reporting project-specific data to meet key performance indicators and certification requirements.
  4. Collaborate with the supply chain to ensure adherence to sustainability principles, identify trends, develop improvement initiatives, and carry out regular site inspections to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

The successful Sustainability Manager requires:

  1. Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in an appropriate environmental discipline.
  2. Professional membership with a recognised environmental body (IEMA, CIEEM, CIWEM).
  3. Demonstrable Sustainability experience ideally within large Infrastructure, Civil engineering, or related industry.
  4. Strategic thinker with excellent organization, communication, and time management skills.

For further details and to apply please contact Jessica Rowe on (email address removed), or (phone number removed).

Job Ref: JR3667. Irwin and Colton are a specialist Environment, Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK.

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