Sustainability Graduate
At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
Our 2023 Sustainability Graduate Programme includes the opportunity to join our Sustainability team based primarily from our Solihull Tarmac Hub Offices close to Birmingham Airport in the West Midlands, this is a hybrid working role working in office, at home and also across our sites. On days you are required to be based in office, this role is commutable from Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Bedworth, Kenilworth, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Lichfield, Cannock, Sutton Coldfield, Nuneaton, Tamworth, Hinkley, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester, and the surrounding areas.
Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Main Responsibilities
Our sustainability strategy is key to driving our business forward, ensuring we place people and the planet at the forefront of our agenda. A hugely exciting arena that is going from strength to strength as sustainability becomes an increasing priority!
As a key member of the sustainability team, you will have responsibility for measuring and reporting performance, supporting our customers and commercial teams with lifecycle and carbon information, and managing our response to external sustainability queries.
Duties will vary in this dynamic role vary but a typical day could include:
- Supporting the internal and external communication of Tarmac’s sustainability strategy
- Analysing and reporting environmental performance data for use internally and externally
- Creating carbon footprints to help customers chose lower carbon products
- Logging, coordinating technical inputs, and responding to queries in the Tarmac sustainability inbox
The sustainability team are based at our head office in Birmingham. You'll get opportunities to work from home, be in the office and to get out and explore Tarmac sites (full protective clothing and equipment is provided).
While learning in your day-to-day role, you will complete our Core Skills Graduate Development Programme. This programme is delivered through 8 modules over 2 years, designed to expand business knowledge, strengthen soft skills and offer networking opportunities to enable a successful transition to your destination role. You also have the chance to become a member of IEMA – Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment or another similar professional body
The Ideal Candidate
Our people come from a variety of different backgrounds. The following transferable skills and qualifications are beneficial in this role:
Qualifications
- A Science/ Engineering/ Environment/ Sustainability related degree
- Full UK driving licence
Skills
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel
- Data management and analysis skills
- Willing to learn and develop
- Able to grasp technical information
- Relationship focused and empathetic to stakeholder needs
- Please note extensive knowledge of sustainability is not required!