Pre-Contract Sustainability Manager
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Pre-Contract Sustainability Manager
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is hiring a Pre-Contract Sustainability Manager to lead sustainability integration into pre-contract activities. This is a full-time, permanent position based in the United Kingdom.
Job Details
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading multidisciplinary railway infrastructure contractor comprising two businesses: Major Projects and Specialist Businesses. Our Head office is based in Doncaster. The Pre-Contract Sustainability Manager plays a critical role in embedding sustainability principles into [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] bids.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead sustainability input for PQQs, tenders and bids, ensuring alignment with corporate ESG objectives and client requirements
- Interpret ITT sustainability and environmental requirements, advising on risks, assumptions, commitments and compliance
- Identify environmental and social value risks and opportunities at pre contract stage, embedding mitigation and initiatives into tender submissions
- Advise on required environmental permits, licences, consents, associated timescales and costs
- Draft and review high scoring sustainability responses for tenders, securing internal approvals for proposed commitments
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, joint venture partners and supply chain to shape strong sustainability propositions
- Embed sustainability principles into bids, including carbon management, circular economy, biodiversity, social value and community engagement
- Maintain strong awareness of client sustainability strategies and industry best practice
- Support bid pricing through sustainability resourcing forecasts, programmes and direct costs
- Develop and maintain sustainability tools, templates and resources to support bidding activity
- Ensure effective handover of tender commitments to delivery teams and share lessons learned across the business
- Produce sustainability case studies and award submissions to promote best practice and support external recognition
About You
You are a qualified sustainability professional with a degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field, ideally holding an ISEP Practitioner qualification or above. Full ISEP Membership and Chartered Environmentalist status are desirable. You have a strong understanding of sustainability frameworks and environmental legislation, with practical experience in environmental management within construction and/or infrastructure projects. You can produce clear, persuasive written content tailored to tender and client requirements, and are confident influencing stakeholders to deliver innovative, value adding sustainability solutions. A full UK driving licence is required.
Why Work for Us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is under the umbrella of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across civil engineering and construction sectors. We offer competitive rewards and benefits including private medical care, pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, training and development, and family friendly policies.
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