Construction Carbon Accountant

Construction Carbon Accountant - Glasgow
Regional Scotland
Sustainability
Glasgow

Permanent

About the role

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Regional Scotland team as a Construction Carbon Accountant based in Glasgow, you’ll work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
What you'll be doing


Co-ordinating data input by designers into design stage carbon models, mainly via
OneClick LCA but using other client specified carbon tools as well.
Reviewing design stage models for accuracy, completeness and availability of specified materials.
Updating carbon models monthly with as built information to review actual performance against carbon targets.
Reviewing any proposed design or material changes to determine the impact on carbon
Reporting of carbon data internally and externally to clients and regulators.
Benchmarking carbon performance across the region using collated records from a variety of projects.
Preparing case studies and sharing of best practice for low carbon solutions and sharing lessons learned where carbon has increased on a project.
Maintaining the sustainable options catalogue up to date with current industry
information on commercially available low carbon materials and
cost/availability/programme implications.
Streamlining the collation of carbon data from the supply chain for actual carbon during the construction stage.
Advise project teams on data requirements and collection processes needed for carbon footprinting during the design and construction phases of a project.
Working closely with design, construction and procurement teams to help develop
carbon models that allow carbon to be fully integrated with design and procurement decisions.

Who we're looking for

Understanding of design and construction processes.
Understanding of BIM models, bills of quantities, engineering drawings and
specifications.
Ability to use OneClick LCA to prepare, interrogate and report carbon footprints for whole life and embodied carbon.
Understanding of various carbon standards such as Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment, RICS, PAS208 and the Net Zero Public Sector Building Standard.
Ability to source, analyse and review data
Good attention to detail
Ability to communicate carbon information to wider teams to allow for efficient,
sustainable decision making

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment. Read more