Senior Sustainability Engineer - Manchester, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Due to the expansion the position of Senior Sustainable Engineer has become available to join our successful team based in Manchester to support Costain's diverse multi-discipline projects, Climate Change Action Plan and help achieve our 2035 Net Zero target.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a career enhancing project where you will be a welcomed member of the wider team.

Costain are looking for skilled people who'll help us shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK.

Together we are creating connected sustainable infrastructure to help people and the planet thrive.

About the Role

Supporting Lead Sustainability Engineer to ensure the successful integration and delivery of sustainability in design
Supporting Costain's inhouse engineering team to embed sustainable design into all projects
Identifying opportunities to deliver sustainable designs, selecting the appropriate tools and engaging the relevant stakeholders
Delivering Carbon Assessments and providing support for Life Cycle Assessments
Working with Costain's Biodiversity, Natural Capital, Social Value, SHE & LCA experts to ensure their incorporation on projects
Identifying opportunities for innovation and the incorporation of low carbon materials, assessing their viability and deploying where appropriate
Collating and presenting sustainable design case studies for use in tenders & showcasing Costain's commitment to Sustainable Design
Monitoring & reviewing project sustainable design elements, ensuring delivery for clients
Communicating confidently and authoritatively with clients, promoting the sustainable design capability
Delivering presentations to the Costain team, clients and research partners
Remaining at the forefront of sustainable practice through attendance and membership of leading industry research groups
Liaising with researchers & academia to discuss & review novel designs & technologies which could be used in the design team
Degree qualified working towards Chartership with an engineering or environmental certification body
Passionate about sustainability
Interest in design stage projects and supporting design engineers
Multidiscipline project understanding with a good appreciation for engineering disciplines such as civil, structural, electrical, mechanical & process safety
Interest in new and emerging technologies/approaches including Automated Design, Biodiversity & Natural Capital Mapping, WELL Building certification
Have an appreciation of temporary works, construction & supply chains
Have UK project experience with a working knowledge of current UK regulations and design codes for H&S, environmental and engineering aspects
Strong communication skills
Strong investigative / research skills
Able to demonstrate social responsibility awareness in the context of people, place and planet / ethics, community and environment
Be driven to progress and enhance your skills through additional learning, stretch targets and new work areas

About Costain

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.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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