Sustainability Advisor

Sustainability Advisor / Sustainability Analyst (Embodied Carbon) – Civils / Infrastructure – Role is a mix of Northampton office, site visits and remote work. *Also open to consider candidates from other construction roles who have a passion for sustainability with a view of transferring into a full-time sustainability role, such as design engineers, design coordinators, design manager, site engineers or other* Exciting opportunity for a permanent Sustainability Coordinator / Sustainability Consultant to join one of the UK's most successful Tier 1 building & civil engineering main contractors, with a very stable and fast growing forward order book. BEST EMPLOYER IN CONSTRUCTION This company have one of the best opportunities on offer for a Sustainability Advisor in the industry. What makes it great? -Very low staff turnover, in fact ridiculously low, must be one of the lowest in the industry. Excellent sign that they look after their staff. -Professional & friendly team environment, even on site! -Excellent relationships and a prompt payer to subcontractors and suppliers. -High standards of excellence on site, -Big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, excellent option if you are fed up with being treated like just another number. -Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through a period of organic growth. -Excellent salary and benefits package including, car allowance / competitive pension / x 2 bonuses a year. ROLE As Sustainability Advisor your role will include • Coordinating the data collection for LCA reporting requirements • Coordinating client and project sustainability / carbon / ESG reporting requirements. o Liaising with Commercial Team / Design Team / Project Team to obtain information and analysing procurement schedules / drawings / commercial. documents. o Liaising with the supply chain / external stakeholders to obtain procurement and site operations information for LCAs. • Understanding LCA & Net Zero frameworks/ standards and working within these guidelines o Reviewing and keeping up to date with the latest published standards and guidelines from UKNZBS / UKGBC / RICS / ICE / PAS 2080 etc • Ensuring the use of appropriate evidence for reporting and to maintain accurate data. • Liaising with other departments to improve the collection, input, and reporting of Sustainability and ESG data. • Assisting with development of Civils & Infrastructure Net Zero reporting processes • Working in line with client requirements / sustainability targets • Capturing best practice through case studies to share information and improve performance. • Guiding project teams on reporting timeframes internally and to Clients/ Stakeholders • Aligning to the sustainability branding on all materials, presentations, and documents • General Sustainability / NZ / CSR support • Acting as a Sustainability / CSR champion within the business • Ensuring data quality for emissions reporting. • Influencing design and build processes to hit Net Zero targets. • Generating innovative ideas to help reduce project’s carbon emissions. • Supporting company targets to achieve its sustainability targets. • Staying up to date with new technology, innovations, and best practice in the industry to accelerate sustainability progress. • Weekly site visits REQUIREMENTS: To be considered for this Sustainability Advisor role you must meet the following criteria: -Previous work in a Sustainability Advisor / Coordinator / Sustainability Consultant or similar role. -Also open to consider candidates from other construction roles who have a passion for sustainability with a view of transferring into a full-time sustainability role, such as design engineers, design coordinators, design manager, site engineers or other* -Either previous experience on Civil engineering (Highways / Rail or Infrastructure) projects or alternatively a civil engineering related qualification. -Genuine passion for sustainability. -Open to consider candidates previous employed by a main contractor, sun contractor or consultancy. REMUNERATION: The successful Sustainability Advisor will receive: *Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience) *Car Allowance *Pension *Bonus. To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency. If you have not had a reply on your application within five working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion