Assistant Sustainability Manager

Are you motivated to leave the right social, environmental and economic legacy?

Can you use your experience and enthusiasm to help the construction sector meet its climate and resource efficiency ambitions?

Willmott Dixon is seeking a passionate and pro-active Assistant Sustainability Manager.

Reporting to the Senior Sustainability Manager, you will be part of our award-winning multidisciplinary Sustainability Midlands Team. This exciting position is based in Birmingham Snowhill where we support hybrid working arrangements.

Your role will be to support delivery of our customers sustainability aims and our own ambitious Now or Never Strategy. You will analyse data to drive performance and find new insights, carrying out research, collaborate to develop new ideas to support our preconstruction and operational teams manage projects.

Willmott Dixon is one of the UK's largest independent construction and property services companies. Sustainability and social value have been at the heart of the business over the last 170 years and with our sector-leading sustainability strategy, 'Now or Never', there is no better time to make an impact.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Assist and contribute to the identification, development and embedding of changes across the company's preconstruction and operational teams to deliver our sustainability commitments and targets, to deliver our customers and internal Now or Never Strategy commitments and targets.
• Develop collaborative partnerships and supply chain relationships in line with our business strategies.
• Work closely with our people to develop their sustainability skills, knowledge, and capability through delivering training, advice and support.
• Analyse data such as waste and embodied carbon, conduct research, and identify opportunities to implement innovative initiatives to reduce our impact across our projects
• Support internal and external customers to understand and respond to their sustainability and environmental priorities
• Support the business to demonstrate high levels of corporate responsibility and transparency in reporting to ensure legislative compliance and maintain our industry leading certifications and accreditations
• Support our internal and external customers to identify and manage project environmental risks and opportunities

Essential and Desirable Criteria

To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter who is able to work agilely. You will also possess:

• Understanding/competence on sustainability issues in the construction sector
• Degree (or equivalent) in environmental, science, engineering, geography, construction or related subject.
• Full UK Driving License.
• An understanding or experience with ISO14001 standard.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and report data and information.
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate in a way in which meets the needs of a diverse audience.

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in, and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. This role will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

Over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025.

Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.