Senior Sustainability Manager

2 months ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Mace Full time

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our website.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Role:

We are seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager to support projects and programmes in Mace's defence & national security sector. This role will lead Mace's defence team on a major infrastructure project at Devonport Dockyard. The successful candidate will join the existing responsible business team in the UK and deliver client-facing consultancy services including the advisory, management and co-ordination of various climate change, sustainability and/or social value related activities on projects and/or programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading the development of client climate change, sustainability and/or social value strategies on individual projects, including agreeing project outcomes and ensuring their delivery by the project team.
  • Managing a team of sustainability managers, and/or assistant sustainability managers.
  • Being a technical expert and promote innovation in a particular area of sustainability, such as waste, energy/carbon, water, responsible sourcing of materials, sustainable buildings, etc.
  • Being a pro-active generalist, able to cover all key issues of sustainability with all relevant stakeholders.
  • Supporting work winning through bid support, innovation, client liaison, upskilling of colleagues and external profile-raising of Mace/Mace services.
  • Supporting the drive for Mace to be a leader in climate change and sustainability.
  • Being able to translate technical topics into laypersons language and articulate the value of sustainability.
  • Being able to represent Mace at relevant forums and through presentations to clients and working groups.
  • Bidding support - support work winning/bidding with strong business acumen.
  • Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with client and stakeholders including design team members, contractors, sub-contractors, and regulators.

Requirements:

  • Excellent knowledge of sustainable building design, including embodied and operational carbon and energy reduction, in new build and refurbishment projects, including programme, cost and operational impacts of Net Zero Carbon strategies.
  • Proven history of driving design teams to understand and respond to environmental constraints and opportunities to maximise positive environmental benefits.
  • Expertise in one or more sustainability topics (waste, water, energy, carbon, responsible sourcing, building design, biodiversity, etc).

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.



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