Sustainability Specialist - London/Dublin/Europe

Location

United Kingdom | United States

Job description

Country: United Kingdom
City:  London
Req ID: 493405

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.75,800 people at c.3,160 locations in 29 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and in Europe.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre .

Learn more about us through the following Link .

Position Overview
CRH is expanding its sustainability team and is recruiting a highly capable Sustainability Specialist to work at the global level 
by joining the existing Climate Action Team in the Group Sustainability Department. CRH sustainable solutions, connect, 
construct, and improve our world by implementing the ‘One CRH’ approach to reinvent the way our world is built.
The climate action team’s aim is to support the development of a decarbonisation strategy with flexibility to enable CRH to 
monitor, foresee and adapt to shifts in the commercial and regulatory context to deliver sustained value-creating growth –
growth that is based around the provision of sustainable solutions for our customers and exceeds the expectations of our 
stakeholders.
As a professional in the climate action team you will play a key role in advancing the critical sustainability strategy agenda at 
CRH. From an already sound basis in an environmental field, you will be encouraged to develop your skills, the capability of 
CRH and support CRH’s ability to create value from sustainable building material solutions.
This role reports to the global Vice President - Decarbonisation and will be based in our CRH offices in Europe or 
Amsterdam. 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities
In this role, you will work on both routine and project-type activities across the areas of sustainability, specifically focusing 
working on decarbonisation and circular economy:

• Co-ordination and management: Coordinating projects and activities related to CRH’s sustainability framework and 
• decarbonisation initiatives involving internal and external stakeholders. 
• Intelligence: Monitoring and coordinating key external information relating to sustainability reports, decarbonisation 
• roadmaps, initiatives and global partnerships. 
• Engagement: Forming, building and coordinating engagement with external organisations and stakeholders 
• Synthesis of complex information: Researching, collating, summarising and assessing the implications of information 
• and data. Preparing reports, analysis, presentations and briefings for senior business leaders. 
• Support and advice: Support the climate action leaders and the wider business. Provide advice and assistance on 
• decarbonisation and sustainability topics to further CRH´s sustainability ambitions.
• Contributing to action: Active engagement with internal and external stakeholders as directed by VP –
• Decarbonisation.
• Identifying, understanding and communicating: Using your sustainability experience and knowledge you will identify 
• opportunities and learnings to share with your team and colleagues.

Key Stakeholders

• Group Sustainability team 
• Members of the Carbon Reduction Council working groups
• Operating Companies within the wider group
• Regional Sustainability and public policy networks
• External partner organisations
• Group ESG and CSR

Key Experience

• Over 4 years postgraduate experience in environmental management, sustainability, energy or other relevant area
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in environment, sustainability, engineering, science, or other related subject.
• Exposure to minerals, building materials or the construction value chain is a bonus.
• Proficient use of Office365 – including Excel, PowerPoint, Word 
• A systemic operator in all aspects of your work. You should have the flexibility to adapt, learn and develop together 
• with our evolving sustainability agenda
• Ability to present complex issues in an understandable way through various formats.
• Ability to identify and communicate critical issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to confidently deliver presentations.

What CRH Offers You

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

• Highly competitive salary package

• Comprehensive secondary benefits

• Significant contribution to your pension plan

• Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

• Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role

Please contact our recruitment team at [email protected].

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.

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We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.

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