Senior Sustainability Manager - Carbon (Construction)

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in August subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

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 strategy site .

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

The successful candidate will join the Responsible Business team as an embodied carbon technical expert, helping to identify and drive carbon reduction on our construction projects in support of our ambitious goal to deliver 10 million tonnes of client carbon savings. This will involve producing and managing project carbon assessments; taking responsibility for the quality of the assessments - including updating these through the project lifecycle, providing periodic updates for Mace team and clients, identifying any issues, and, crucially, supporting with carbon reduction strategies to help projects meet their targets. The successful candidate will also contribute to Mace's corporate Pursue a Sustainable World programme and help to upskill colleagues and industry partners on innovations and best practices on the topic of embodied carbon. You will also assist with our corporate reporting and initiatives such as the Science-based Targets (SBTi)

You'll be responsible for:

• Act as a technical expert on embodied carbon services and assessments.

• Develop working relationships and closely liaise with multiple disciplines within Mace including sustainability, MEP, design, engineering, facades and project management to ensure consistent delivery of models.

• Support with training and upskilling colleagues on carbon.

• Identify solutions that deliver actual (vs theoretical) and measurable carbon savings.

• Support work winning through bid support and external Mace profile raising.

• Represent Mace at relevant forums and working groups, and client presentations.

• Champion sustainability encouraging behavioral change throughout the business.

• Innovate and champion best practice, clearly communicating benefits/results to colleagues and clients.

You'll need to have:

• Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessments and embodied carbon across the design and construction lifecycle stages (including the RICS WLCA methodology).

• Competency in LCA tools, for example One Click LCA.

• In-depth knowledge of relevant standards, for example the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

• Familiarity with best practice and innovation in embodied carbon reduction.

• Knowledge of the construction process.

• Strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills.

• Structured and methodical approach in your work to ensure consistency.

• To be a good communicator who can translate technical content into layperson language.

• You are excited by the opportunity to develop and upskill others.

• To demonstrate the ability to think laterally and adapt previous experience and solutions to new project contexts.

• Be able to translate technical topics into layperson language and articulate the value of sustainability.

• Communication skills, both oral and written.

• Be self-motivated and able to self-manage.

• Passion about achieving significant carbon savings and being at the forefront of industry to push boundaries and drive change.

• NZC, Scope 1-3 emissions.

• Setting a scope, objectives, target's/Industry Benchmarks LETI, RICS

• Standards - PAS 2080

• Interaction at different levels (executive vs project management)/(design team vs supply chain).

• Expertise in relevant industry, sector, region, etc.

• Stakeholder Engagement: ability to engage with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels.

• Collaborator: ability to engage with multiple teams in a collaborative manner.

• Communication: ability to present technical topics in a simple way to a variety of audiences.

• Influence: ability to positively influence others to achieve carbon reductions.

• Self-Management: regulation of emotions, actions, behavior.

• Relationship Management: regulation of relationships, conflict management, sensitivity to others fellings.

You'll also have:

• Suitable professional membership/s (i.e. IEMA, ICRS, CIEMA, ICE, RICS).

• Curious: ability to investigate, research, question and continuously improve.

• Presentations Skills/Story Telling.

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving.Interpersonal Skills/Self Awareness/Structured Feedback.

• People Management Skills.

• Manage quality control of relevant data sets, identifying insights and solutions that improve project performance.

• Drive innovation, sharing insights and solutions from across the industry, and implement innovative solutions to pursue a better way, resulting in meaningful and measurable impacts.

• Share knowledge and insights, including project case studies and thought leadership.

• Forming and maintaining strong working relationships in client organisations as well as across Mace, the Responsible Business practice group, and our partners, while managing the priorities of the sector and practice group.

• Industry engagement or participation. Contribute and support the wider industry regarding sustainability insights and knowledge, whether through external events, Mace communications or internal events.

• Potential to manage team members and champion career development so the team has the opportunity to work to the best of their potential in a safe and supportive environment.

• Engaging communicator, articulate and open, and comfortable when representing the company and clients in a public forum, attending internal and external events to represent and raise the profile of Mace and the practice group.

• Champion the Business Unit's contribution to the delivery of the Mace 2026 business strategy priorities and corporate targets, in particular, awareness of project carbon metrics, while driving an increase in the Business Unit's carbon handprint.

• Quality control, know your projects Sustainability numbers, and champion them across the teams and Business Unit.

• Qualifications: Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Post Graduate Degree, Etc) (or equivalent).

• Building sustainability into contracts & procurement.

• Building sustainability into the design process.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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