Project Sustainability Coordinator
TSL · Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
Tailor my CV for this job — freeTSL - About Us TSL is a leading international technical engineering and construction partner operating across the UK, Ireland, and Mainland Europe. We focus on design and build contracts for end user clients, specialising in the Food, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Data Centre and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.TSL is committed to creating the spaces that enable the fourth industrial revolution, whilst ensuring we leave a positive environmental and social legacy for communities across the world. Our team work with our valued clients and supply chain partners to create a simple agenda concentrated on getting things done. Above all, we are focused on delivering first class projects, executed efficiently, without compromising on safety or quality.Role purpose TSL is seeking a Project Sustainability Coordinator to support the delivery of responsible, high-performance projects across its international portfolio. You will help embed practical sustainability standards into project delivery, coordinating environmental requirements across sites while supporting TSL’s commitments to safety, quality, and schedule.Based on TSL’s Organization Context, this role contributes directly to the mission of creating facilities that enable the fourth industrial revolution while leaving a positive environmental and social legacy. You will work with project teams delivering data centre, food, and pharmaceutical facilities across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC.This role is based in our Leixlip office with local travel around Ireland and occasional international travel included. What you’ll do
- Coordinate sustainability activity across multiple project sites, including national and international travel.
- Support project teams with environmental management processes, documentation, and compliance requirements.
- Help implement and maintain ISO 14001-aligned environmental management practices.
- Assist in obtaining, collating, and managing evidence for sustainability certifications and accreditations, including BREEAM, LEED, and equivalent schemes.
- Support project teams to understand certification requirements and progress targeted credits.
- Draft and maintain project environmental and sustainability documentation, including Construction Environmental Management Plans, local value needs assessments, and pollution incident response plans.
- Undertake construction-site inspections and work with project teams to maintain compliance with company procedures, plans, and applicable requirements.
- Support preparation for client, regulator, and auditor visits.
- Work with engineers, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders to identify practical, technically sound sustainability solutions.
- Communicate project sustainability requirements to supply-chain partners and promote continual improvement.
- Track environmental actions, risks, evidence, and deliverables through design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Support resource-efficiency, waste-reduction, emissions-reporting, social-value, and stakeholder-engagement initiatives.
- Produce clear progress updates and reports for site-based and central teams, translating complex requirements into workable actions.What you’ll bring Essential qualifications and experience
- Qualification in environmental, sustainability, ESG, engineering, or a related discipline.
- Three to five years of relevant experience in sustainability, environmental coordination, construction, engineering, or another technical project environment.
- Experience working in a professional environment and collaborating across multiple stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental management systems.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written communication and report-writing capability, with confidence presenting to varied audiences when required.
- Ability to handle and interpret large data sets for sustainability metrics, emissions, and construction-performance reporting.
- Clear, effective verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong logical problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex requirements into practical site-level actions.
- A full driving licence applicable to the role’s region or country, plus willingness to travel nationally and internationally.Desirable qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in an environmental or sustainability discipline.
- ISO 14001 Internal Auditor qualification.
- CSCS Card or regional equivalent.
- Experience supporting BREEAM, LEED, or other building-rating assessments.
- Experience conducting environmental or sustainability assessments and audits.
- Experience planning, delivering, or calculating social value.
- Construction-site experience and working knowledge of construction management, processes, activities, and terminology.
- Proficiency with sustainability assessment, environmental management, or data-reporting software.
- Membership, at any grade, of a relevant professional body such as IEMA or IES.
- Knowledge of environmental and social global megatrends.How you’ll work This role suits someone adaptable, self-sufficient, and motivated by ownership. You will need the autonomy to progress environmental deliverables across multiple live projects, while working within clear standards, milestones, and escalation routes when decisions affect safety, quality, or delivery.TSL’s systematic, technically focused delivery model provides the structure for this role. You will apply sound judgement, maintain visibility of risks and actions, and work hands-on with project teams to make sustainability requirements achievable in real construction environments.Why join TSL You will join a team with a strong family mentality, where collaboration and mutual support matter. TSL combines an entrepreneurial, hands-on culture with rigorous safety, quality, and technical standards.This is an opportunity to influence sustainable outcomes on complex, fast-moving projects worldwide while contributing to facilities that support societal progression and long-term environmental and social value.