Company Description
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
Are you driven to help reduce our impact on the climate? We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven record in helping to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across a range of projects from discrete local schemes through to high profile nationally significant infrastructure projects. You will support clients in transport, power, renewable energy and water to help them deliver their projects in a low carbon and sustainable way.
The role sits in our growing Carbon and ESG Practice consisting of over 50 people located across the UK. The Practice provides services in decarbonisations, climate risk, circular economy, waste management, social impact and sustainability to corporates and organisations as well as to infrastructure providers.
You will work with the Practice leadership and Carbon Service Line lead to grow greenhouse gas advisory services in line with business strategy and priorities.
As our Carbon & ESG team covers UK & I, and we support hybrid working we are flexible in terms of base location. This position can be based from our offices in Birmingham, Basingstoke, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Nottingham, or Manchester.
We are looking for a person with the following:
* Demonstratable greenhouse gas management and reporting expertise:
o Experience of assessing greenhouse gas emissions on large infrastructure projects in the transport, power, renewables and water sectors.
o An understanding of the UK planning system regarding the impacts of projects on the climate including a working knowledge of the GHG/climate change Environmental Impact Assessment Process.
o Experience of developing carbon management plans for infrastructure projects.
o Excellent working knowledge of greenhouse gas reporting methodologies including GHG Protocol, PAS2080 and ISO 14000 series.
o Working knowledge of UK/EU GHG policy and legislation.
o Experience of leading the development of carbon management plans/Net Zero Transition Plans.
* A desire to deliver a quality service:
o Strong attention to detail and a desire to drive quality outputs.
* People management:
o Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff.
* Business development:
o Demonstratable commercial awareness for technical and project delivery, business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Experience of delivering GHG management services in the power / renewable energy / carbon capture / water transportation sectors.
* Experience of developing greenhouse gas targets.
* Understanding of nature based solutions / offsetting.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn: Alina Popescu.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10125037
Business Line: Environment
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Consulting Services
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited #J-18808-Ljbffr