Carbon Reduction Specialist

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Laing O'Rourke Full time
Job Title: Commercial Adviser for Transformation

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our sustainability function as a Commercial Adviser for Transformation. This role will play a critical part in driving our sustainability agenda and accelerating the net-zero push.

About the Role:

We are looking for a talented professional with a strong background in carbon calculation and sustainability to join our team. As a Commercial Adviser for Transformation, you will work closely with our Whole Life Carbon Reduction and Transformation Lead to develop and implement our carbon measurement and management roadmap.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and support the roll-out of whole life carbon measurement, management, and reduction standards and guidance for all project types and stages.
  2. Collaborate in the development and implementation of whole life carbon measurement and reporting tools with technical, digital, procurement, and commercial teams.
  3. Provide support to Project Technical Leads and their project teams in establishing and supporting processes for whole life carbon measurement and management.
  4. Learn and use carbon measurement software and tools, including One Click LCA and eToolLCD, sufficient to provide outputs for inclusion in bids or to validate values for contracts.
  5. Contribute case studies relating to whole life carbon measurement and management to support work-winning activities.
  6. Contribute to the development and delivery of carbon literacy training for staff at all levels and support the upskilling of project teams.
  7. Engage and support factory teams to collect and estimate carbon impacts of products, driving them towards production of EPDs.
  8. Work with internal stakeholders, supply-chain partners, and design consultants to obtain/improve carbon information and build processes to automate data capture, sharing, and audit.
  9. Suggest areas/ideas for change throughout the whole project value chain, for instance requirements for input into the design partner framework or areas for supply chain engagement.
  10. Support engagement with clients and other industry stakeholders to understand their measurement, management, and reduction ambitions, drivers, and requirements, continuously feeding them into our plans.

Requirements:

  • A demonstrable interest in sustainability and carbon reduction.
  • An ability to collect, process, and critically analyze information and data and identify trends in performance.
  • A minimum of 5 years' experience working within multi-disciplinary design/construction teams.
  • Experience of carbon measurement principles and techniques/willingness to learn quickly.
  • Architecture/Engineering/Quantity Surveying or other Technical Degree with Master's preferred, or equivalent experience.

About Us:

Laing O'Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia. We are committed to delivering certainty, reliability, and quality to our clients.

Disability Confident Scheme:

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to enabling access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'.



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