Sustainability Graduate - 12 month contract - Dublin

Country: Ireland 
City: Dublin 
Req ID: 517928
Job Type: Contract   
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Seniority Level: Entry Level 

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

Learn more about us through the following Link.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting & ESG Engagement team has an opportunity for a Graduate, for a twelve-month period. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly organized individual seeking the first step in their professional development. The successful candidate will gain first-hand experience of the processes involved in analysing and reporting sustainability-related data for a public company.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Sustainability Review including processing and analysing Environmental, Safety and Social data submitted by CRH’s Operating Companies covering over 4,000 locations in 28 countries
• Collating Environmental, Safety and Social data for internal and external reports and presentations, including the Sustainability section of the CRH Annual Report, the CRH Sustainability Report and a Report to the CRH Board
• Maintenance and administration of the sustainability reporting system
• Work with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting & ESG Engagement team on change and enhancement requests including development, testing and release changes
• Work with teams and third parties to identify ways of automating the capture and reporting of data
• Enhance our approach to accessing and preparing structured, semi-structured and unstructured data from a variety of data sources
• Work closely with key members of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting & ESG Engagement team and wider stakeholders to advance the data architecture and storage into a data lake approach
• Work with teams and third parties to implement ways of more automated and reliable capture of data form source system
• Develop a deep understanding of the data helping to develop user guidance around the metrics required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and development of best practice in sustainability
• Work with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting & ESG Engagement team in responding to internal and external stakeholder data requests
• Support with sustainability systems administration tasks, such as user updates, data imports, and data tagging

Individudal Competencies:

• A team player with the ability to contribute both individually and as part of a team
• Self-confident with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent numerical/analytical and organisation skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Fluent in speaking English; other languages would be an advantage
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Have the ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times
• Demonstrate integrity, trust and the ability to build relationships

Education and Experience:

• Have a background in IT systems/ statistical analysis/sustainability/environment/ engineering
• Educated to degree level
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word; previous experiences with databases, Workiva and Power BI would be an advantage

Flexibility is required within the role, which includes some core elements but also periodic emphasis on more project-type activities. This role is based in CRH’s Stonemason’s Way office in Dublin, Ireland and currently remote working arrangements are available.

What CRH Offers You

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

• Highly competitive salary package

• Comprehensive secondary benefits

• Significant contribution to your pension plan

• Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

• Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role

Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.

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We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.