Job Description
If you share our passion for reducing carbon in construction and have previous experience in Carbon calculation and would you drive our sustainability agenda? we would like to invite you to be part of our new approach that will accelerate the net-zero push and help clients meet their sustainability goals.
We are seeking a Whole Life Carbon Advisor to join our sustainability function and work alongside the Whole-Life Carbon Reduction and Transformation Lead. In this position, Senior Whole Life Carbon Advisor is vital in realising our mission and if we are to be 'first and fast' to capitalise on the opportunity to decarbonise the built environment we need to strengthen the capacity and capabilities within the business to drive forward whole life decarbonisation (embodied, operational and maintenance emissions)..
Our people have exceptional capabilities and capacity to imagine and deliver engineering solutions that are differentiated in the marketplace. This is because our people are obsessed with our customers' needs, they are curious - relentlessly seeking to improve operational efficiency and sustainability and have the know-how to develop technical solutions that unlock the full benefits of our business operating model and modern methods of construction.
The new position will be embedded within the sustainability function, in the Carbon Solutions team, reporting to the Whole Life Carbon Reduction and Transformation Lead. By leading development and implementation of our carbon measurement and management roadmap, this role is vital in enabling our business to understand and validate our project carbon emissions, important groundwork for our decarbonisation efforts.
Key Deliverables and Accountabilities
- Work with the Carbon Solutions team to develop and support the roll-out of whole life carbon measurement, management and reduction standards and guidance for all project types and stages and across all disciplines
- Collaborate in the development and implementation of whole life carbon measurement and reporting tools, together with technical, digital, procurement and commercial teams
- Provide support to Project Technical Leads and their project teams in establishing and supporting processes for whole life carbon measurement and management
- 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
- Contribute case studies relating to whole life carbon measurement and management to support work winning activities
- Contribute to the development and delivery of carbon literacy training for staff at all levels and support the upskilling of project teams
- Engage and support factory teams to collect and estimate carbon impacts of products, driving them towards production of EPDs
- 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
- 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
- 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
Technical Capabilities / Keys Skills / Qualifications / Experience and Personal Attributes
- A demonstrable interest in sustainability and carbon reduction
- An ability to collect, process and critically analyse 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
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
About us:
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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