Senior Sustainability Advisor

Senior Sustainability Advisor

This position will report into the Head of Sustainability and will be based from their London offices. Working for a main contractor who predominantly operate in London and work on projects within the commercial, residential, education and hotel sectors.

The newly formed Sustainability function is responsible for ensuring that all of our company and client reporting standards are met across all projects and the company are operating in-line with all sustainability policies and strategies. The role will be key in developing and rolling out the processes and working procedures for all sites and company office locations and proactively working with our subcontractors to ensure sustainability compliance.

Summary of activities:

*Defining the project reporting requirements at project start-up (based on client's needs).Help develop their ESG strategy and roll-out plan.

*Help develop our supply chain training and educational documentation.

*Set-up, train and monitor project sustainability reporting software and ensure data entry compliance across all platforms (including client's software).

*Work with our Design Management teams to ensure compliance with BREEAM requirements and any additional standards specific to the projects (NABERS, WELL, AirRated etc.).

*Train employees and help educate the company to defined standards within ESG (in-line with training and development strategy).

*Work with project teams to develop, monitor and record community social benefit.*Help prepare tender documents when required.

*Generate process instructions and procedures when required to support the function and business.

*Lead initiatives on project sites and company wide.

*Produce reports and analysis when required (excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Experience:

Qualification in Sustainability or Environmental Management.

Strong proficiency and good experience of working with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office packages.

Proactive approach and capable of working in a rapidly changing environment.

Ability to build strong relationships with suppliers, project teams and key business stakeholders.

Strong prioritisation skills to keep business operations running smoothly.

Self-motivation with strong communication and interpersonal skill as well as having exceptional customer service skills.

The ability to work within a team as well as independently and have an aptitude for problem solving and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve services.

Experience managing a budget and cost control processes.Working within an ISO (9001, 14001 & 45001) certified company would be an advantage.

Experience of working within construction.