Sustainability Manager

Job description:

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.

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.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first – Going home safe and well
• Client focus – Deliver on our promise
• Integrity – Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity – for our people to excel.

We are looking for a full-time experienced sustainability manager to support Mace construct projects. The successful candidate will join the existing responsible business team and deliver onsite environmental services, supporting Maces’ construction division.  The role will also support Mace’s wider corporate ambitions to reduce client carbon emissions by 10 million tonnes by 2026.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Directing the development of client carbon and sustainability strategies on individual projects, including agreeing project outcomes and ensuring their delivery by the project team.
• 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.  
• Covering all major issues of sustainability with all relevant stakeholders.
• Supporting work winning through bid support, innovation, client liaison, and external profile-raising of Mace services.
• Supporting the drive for Mace to be a leader in climate change and sustainability.
• Delivering purpose-led and measurable outcomes on projects.  
• Ensuring all targets (legal, client and Mace) are being delivered.  
• Doing the basics right – legal compliance, legislation, Mace way.
• Ensuring projects contribute to the 2026 Mace business plan KPIs and targets.
• Being awareness of client and market needs to evolve and maintain necessary competencies.
• Engaging regularly with your client and consultants (share knowledge, check in, provide informative insights, project updates and case studies).
• Managing data quality (i.e. QA the data sets) and identifying insights that you can act upon.
• Driving improvements and better outcomes (not just reporting).
• Measuring and tracking innovation, deliver meaningful and measurable outcomes.
• Bid supporting to the BU leads in construct.
• Delivering in an appropriate way to exceed the clients’ expectations but ensuring it is deliverable.

You’ll need to have:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Awareness of green certification process, and ideally hold an AP qualification.
• Calm and professional manner.
• Effective problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Solid administration and IT skills – advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels.
• Ability to persuade and influence stakeholders.
• Be self-motivated and able to self-manage.
• Empathetic listening skills.
• Reliable and committed.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a flexible approach to different work environments.
• Project management skills.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement or delivering employment and skills requirements.

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