Role Overview

As Data Centre Sustainability Lead, you will lead the delivery of sustainability requirements across CTS Groups global Data Centre projects. You will work with design management, construction management, package leads, procurement and client teams to embed sustainability into project decisions, ensure requirements are met, and maintain audit-ready evidence from design through handover.

The role is hands-on and delivery driven. You will run processes for requirements translation, data capture, sustainable procurement evidence, and compliance tracking, coordinating actions across designers, contractors, and suppliers. You will convert Employer’s Requirements and client standards into practical checklists and controls, support decision-making on sustainability options, and maintain alignment through reporting and meeting cadence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Construction Integration. Own the sustainability delivery plan and coordinate implementation across design, CSA, MEP, fit-out, logistics, and commissioning, ensuring actions are assigned, scheduled, and closed out.
• Data Collection and Evidence. Establish routines to capture materials, waste, fuel, energy, water, logistics, and commissioning inputs; validate submissions; and maintain traceable records aligned to project requirements.
• Sustainable Procurement Support. Track sustainability requirements through tendering, submittals, and procurement, including EPDs and certifications where applicable; manage supplier follow-up; and document approvals, substitutions, and non-compliances.
• Building Sustainability Certification. Translate Employer’s Requirements and various certification standards (e.g. LEED) into project controls, influence and monitor compliance via design reviews, and driven toward full certification.
• Reporting, Client Meetings, and Communication. Produce bi-weekly and monthly updates covering KPIs, risks, issues, and decisions required, prepare meeting packs, present progress, and track actions to completion.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Construction Management, or a related discipline. A relevant Master’s degree is an advantage.
• 7+ years’ experience in construction delivery, site environmental management, Green Building Certification systems and sustainability coordination, ideally on complex industrial or data centre projects.
• Strong understanding of construction-stage sustainability requirements, including certification management, waste and materials tracking, temporary works impacts, and contractor performance management
• LEED AP credential is a strong preference.
• Experience working with specifications, submittals, and QA-style document control.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, programmes, and quantity information, and to work effectively with site teams, suppliers, and client stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with experience managing trackers, prioritising competing demands, and communicating clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.