Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Associate Director - Sustainability - Carbon Lead
Lead carbon strategy for major infrastructure programme, ensuring PAS 2080 compliance
Job Highlights
About the Role
This senior role leads carbon strategy for a major infrastructure programme, driving low‑carbon innovation, PAS 2080 compliance and robust carbon accounting. Working closely with clients and project teams, it shapes strategic decisions, develops talent and supports work‑winning while advancing Mace’s pursuit of a sustainable world across the programme lifecycle. • Embed carbon considerations into design, procurement and delivery. • Manage whole‑life carbon and cost assessments. • Drive innovation to reduce whole‑life impacts. • Provide strategic carbon advice to clients. • Lead PAS 2080‑aligned carbon strategy and reporting. • Oversee robust programme carbon assessments. • Support teams with baselines, analysis and emissions reductions. • Manage work‑winning activities, development and team mentoring. • Prioritise safety, ensuring everyone goes home safe and well. • Focus on delivering quality outcomes and building long‑term client relationships. • Create opportunities for people to excel through continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸carbon strategy
- ▸whole-life assessment
- ▸pas 2080
- ▸carbon accounting
- ▸client advisory
- ▸work winning
What You Bring
• Hold a degree in environmental or sustainability discipline (post‑graduate study desirable). • Be a chartered environmental professional with strong carbon‑management expertise. • Demonstrate proven leadership of carbon strategy on complex infrastructure projects. • Possess strong knowledge of PAS 2080, relevant legislation and client engagement.
Requirements
- ▸environmental degree
- ▸chartered
- ▸carbon management
- ▸leadership
- ▸pas 2080
- ▸client engagement
Benefits
Please note: This role requires traveling to site 2‑3 days per week in Peterborough, with flexible work‑from‑home on other days. Travel allowance and car allowance are included in the package. Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you do not meet every criterion, you are encouraged to apply as you may still be the best fit for this or another role. We are also open to part‑time, flexible and hybrid working arrangements where suitable.
Work Environment
Hybrid