Sustainability Advisor

**Location**: Hybrid home working / Northumberland-Blyth area

Are you passionate about sustainability and understand how this plays a key part in the challenging construction sector?

If so you will be helping deliver our world class High Tech Manufacturing projects across the UK challenging both your knowledge and experience whilst interfacing with a large number of stakeholders (clients, local authorities, supply chain, HR etc ). You will be part of the sustainability management team providing expert advice to one of our major projects and across our High Tech business.

What will you get?

Good base salary and company benefits including car allowance, pension. medical
Working closely with the project team, Senior Sustainability Manager and Project Director who will bring you up to speed with the project and help you progress as the project develops further
You'll work with a team that has an individual and unique model to how they work in order for the project to progress, this is a exciting opportunity to work in a different way
Also, having the opportunity to work across multiple projects and locations, both based in the UK and mainland Europe with opportunities to travel

**Job purpose**:
Meet legislative, ISG, stakeholder, client and any other third-party requirements
Achieve BREEAM, LEED and Ska Rating assessments
Meet all other sustainability targets such as sustainable sourcing of materials
Support the use of a local supply chain, labour and materials
Support the ISG ESG strategy

**Key accountabilities**:
A good knowledge and understanding in particular of how a range of BREEAM assessments are implemented at both design and construction stage is essential as well as a thorough grounding in ISO 14001 implementation, environmental legislation and inspection of control measures.
Liaise with the project site teams and supply chain on site and ensure that ISG, Client and Stakeholder sustainability objectives are met within required timeframes.
Help to develop, cultivate and maintain a culture whereby project teams self-deliver sustainability requirements with strategic support from the sustainability team.
Support project teams with LEED, BREEAM, and Ska Rating requirements and assist with compliance.
Ensure that projects are legally compliant with regard to for example waste management, hazardous waste, runoff disposal, pollution control and any local authority requirements / restrictions particularly pertaining to noise and dust.
Calculate targets for waste recycling, CO2 & water usage, and assist the site team in taking action to ensure these are met, including monitoring and reporting requirements.
Carry out regular environmental inspections on site, ensuring these are communicated to the project teams/trade contractors for their information and action, and follow up any non-conformances.
Deliver internal training to project teams and trade contractors where appropriate - including how to recognise environmental aspects and impacts within their site inspections, complete environmental paperwork and update environmental records to be reported to the Sustainability Team.
Liaise with clients and professional teams via meetings and producing project sustainability reports.
Develop the ISG management systems to include industry best practice and ISG innovations.
Engage with the ISG Supply Chain and Procurement teams to drive continuous improvement against ISG objectives and environmental assessment requirements.
Develop communication tools, (e.g. guidance and training materials, project newsletters, intranet articles etc.) to inform ISG personnel and stakeholders about projects or initiatives.
Capture ISG best practice and produce case studies to share information and improve performance.
Assist in developing environmental & sustainability KPI measuring and recording techniques.
Assist in devising and running community engagement programmes across your projects supporting the Social Value team to do this
Liaise with the project site teams and supply chain on site and ensure that ISG, Client and Stakeholder sustainability objectives are met within required timeframes. Ensuring all subcontract documents include relevant responsibilities.
Communicate sustainability issues and performance to site teams and senior management.
Report centrally on a monthly basis on project environmental performance and compliance.
Contribute to winning work when required e.g. PQQs, tenders, interviews.
Facilitate internal/external environmental audits (e.g.ISO14001).

Skills and experience

Strong communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to deal confidently with colleagues, subcontractors and external consultants
Ability to work independently and use initiative
Ability to work as part of a team
A commitment to identify, develop, direct and implement key objectives
Experience in training / supervising / managing junior team members
Organisation skills and workload prioritising
Experience and understanding of su