Senior Sustainability Manager

Laing ORourke is hiring a Senior Sustainability Manager for their Monklands Replacement Project in Glasgow, transitioning to Airdrie. The role involves overseeing social value, environmental strategies, and carbon management for Scotland's first Net Zero hospital. Key responsibilities include leading community benefits initiatives, strategic sustainability planning, team management, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Candidates should have experience in sustainability leadership within construction and a strong understanding of environmental practices.
Location: Glasgow City Centre (initially), transitioning to Airdrie. Project: New University Hospital Monklands Laing ORourke is committed to leading innovation and excellence in the construction industry, with sustainability at the heart of our transformation. As part of this vision, we are delivering Scotlands first Net Zero hospital, the Monklands Replacement Project, setting new standards in environmental and social sustainability. We are seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager to oversee and drive the projects social value, environmental, and whole life carbon strategies. This role is a key driver in delivering Social Value outcomes, alongside leading on environmental protection and minimising construction embodied carbon emissions. You will work closely with project leadership, delivery teams, and the client to ensure that ESG objectives are met while fostering innovation and engagement. Key Responsibilities - Social Value Leadership – Ensure community benefits, local employment, apprenticeships, local economic support and educational initiatives are successfully delivered. - Strategic Sustainability Planning – Maintain and improve the Sustainability Delivery approach, embedding environmental, carbon, and social value criteria into project decision-making. - Team Leadership & Pastoral Support – Line manage and support a team of sustainability professionals, including environmental, social value and carbon. - Stakeholder & Client Engagement – Represent sustainability at client meetings, design consultant meetings, and project leadership forums, influencing decision-making at a senior level. - Regulatory & Environmental Oversight – Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, consenting, project sustainability assessment performance management, ecology management, and subcontractor engagement. - Supporting Project Delivery – Provide sustainability guidance across the technical, procurement, and construction teams. - Community Engagement & Public Communication – project sustainability assessment performance management, public stakeholders, and regulatory bodies. Key Skills & Experience - Experience in sustainability leadership within a construction or infrastructure setting. - Strong understanding of environmental sustainability, carbon management, and ESG reporting. - Primary expertise in Social Value, with a track record in community benefits and local employment strategies. - Familiarity with ISO 14001, PAS 2080, and BREEAM. - Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.