Location
Birmingham

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Sustainability Lead will provide strategic leadership for environmental management, sustainability, compliance assurance and performance reporting across the Curzon Street project. This major infrastructure development in Birmingham city centre is a key part of the £800m HS2 network, aiming to deliver a centre of excellence for best practice reporting and management models.

The role is responsible for establishing, maintaining and continuously improving environmental systems, standards and ways of working to ensure compliance with HS2, MDJV and Mace Construct requirements. Working closely with the Stakeholder & Engagement Lead, MDJV partners and the supply chain, you will drive compliance with the Environmental Management System (EMS) and Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMR), while leading a team of environmental specialists, consultants and technical experts.

Key responsibilities include leading the production and maintenance of Environmental Management Plans, ensuring compliance with HS2 Environmental Minimum Requirements, managing environmental incident investigations, overseeing environmental monitoring and audits, reviewing method statements, and integrating environmental milestones into the programme. You will also lead the delivery of the project’s carbon target and BREEAM certification requirements, engage the supply chain on sustainability performance, and promote innovation and best practice across environmental management and carbon reduction outcomes.

Experience
Excellent knowledge and practical experience of environmental management and environmental legal requirements.
Knowledge and practical experience of Environmental Management Systems compliant with ISO 14001:2015.
Experience leading environmental incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective action close-out.
Strong leadership and people management capability, including influencing and negotiating across multi-disciplinary teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including producing clear reports and briefing senior stakeholders.
Professional membership of an appropriate environmental body such as ISEP, CIWEM, CIEEM or equivalent.

About you
Collaborative and strategic thinker with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
Committed to driving sustainability and environmental excellence in large infrastructure projects.
Proactive in engaging stakeholders and supply chain partners to achieve environmental and sustainability goals.
Innovative and open to adopting best practices and new approaches to environmental management.

Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent, typically in an environmental discipline or related subject.
Desirable skills include knowledge of archaeology, air quality, noise and vibration, surface water and groundwater, contaminated land, waste, ecology and built heritage legislation and monitoring.
Experience on major construction or infrastructure projects.
Experience delivering BREEAM certification requirements.
Understanding of PAS 2080 and its application to carbon management on infrastructure projects.
Strong data, digital reporting or database management skills.