Overview
Sustainability Lead – London
Job Description
HS2 is Great Britain’s new high-speed railway. Once operational, HS2’s British-built bullet trains will provide zero-carbon journeys between the UK’s two largest cities, Birmingham and London.
By better connecting Britain’s biggest economic centres and catalysing plans for inner-city regeneration, HS2 will open opportunities for the creation of thousands of new jobs and homes as well as driving transformative economic growth.
Comprising 140-miles of track, four new state-of-the art stations, two depots, 32 miles of tunnel, and 130 bridges, HS2 will leave a legacy of environmentally responsible travel, economic regeneration and technological innovation for generations to come.
HS2 Rail Systems Package 2 involves the design, supply, build, testing and commissioning of all tunnel and lineside M&E systems between London and Birmingham. Scope of works includes installation of tunnel ventilation, cable management, containment and earthing, fire suppression systems, LV distribution and tunnel lighting, cross passage doors, earthing & bonding, points heating, junction lighting and power installation. Costain will be prime contractor, delivering the works with the support of a design team and specialist supply chain partners.
You will be expected to work in accordance with the HS2 M&E Costain+ Values and Behaviours:
Love for Life | Passionate About Excellence | One Team Spirit | Do the Right Thing
Lead the site-based Environment team and provide the primary source of Environmental expertise.
Responsibilities
- Understand the Client’s Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the contract’s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.
- Provide operational and functional management advice to the construction team on the practical implementation of contract policies and processes. Provide assurance to senior management team, understanding and communicating all key risks and relevant information as necessary to ensure sound environmental management across the contract.
- Provide environmental specialism support to the commercial team for any scope changes, early warnings or other formal communications required with the client on environment matters.
- Drive awareness for and delivery against contract targets, particularly reducing Carbon and striving to achieve no-net loss in biodiversity and BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
- Manage the site-based Environmental Team within the delivery team while ensuring collaboration and team work across the contract. Manage the development and structure of this team that ensures the ongoing needs of the Contract and individuals are met.
- Ensure works are in line with the Environmental Management System, certified to ISO 14001:2015, ensuring it remains appropriate to all contract risks. Monitor and report against performance against targets and drive innovation and continuous improvement throughout the contract team
Qualifications
- Significant environmental management experience in the construction industry on large infrastructure projects or equivalent, comparable industry/projects
- Chartered Environmentalist, Full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) or equivalent, and Lead Auditor qualifications, ideally also registered Environmental Auditor.
- Excellent organisation, communication and time management skills. Able to demonstrate experience successfully leading a team.
- Project management and commercial awareness skills. Able to communicate as part of the senior management team, influencing and driving change as required.
- Demonstrates a passion for the Environment and Sustainability, driving innovation and a desire to positively influence and develop those around them
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About Us
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
