Environmental Lead

Environmental Lead

Mercury

Helsinki, Finland

Scope of Role:

• Acts as the coordination lead within Mercury for environmental compliance across multiple projects;
• Provides oversight, consistency, and technical support to ensure all projects meet regulatory and company requirements;
• Supports site teams in maintaining high standards of environmental compliance and audit readiness;
• Ensures alignment of environmental compliance and sustainability strategy across projects within the Business Unit.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Coordinate environmental and sustainability activities across multiple projects (not limited to one site);
• Provide oversight and support to site Environmental Engineers;
• Ensure consistent implementation of Environmental Management Systems across projects;
• Review project environmental documentation (CEMP, subplans, registers, etc.) for quality and consistency;
• Support risk identification and mitigation at a multi-project level;
• Act as escalation point for complex environmental or sustainability issues;
• Interface with client representatives at program level when needed;
• Coordinate reporting (environmental / sustainability) across projects;
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation of processes;
• Lead LEED strategy and certification process across multiple projects;
• Support the review and approve LEED documentation and technical submittals (EPDs, VOC, materials, etc.);
• Ensure consistency of LEED approach across projects (templates, trackers, review process).

Core Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of environmental compliance and regulatory frameworks;
• Ability to coordinate and oversee multiple projects simultaneously;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management;
• High attention to detail and audit-readiness mindset and follow up on non-conformities;
• Ability to mentor and support site teams;
• Adaptability, collaboration, and proactive approach;
• Strong leadership and coordination skills across multiple projects;
• Knowledge of LEED certification processes and sustainability practices.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline;
• LEED GA Certification;
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in environmental compliance within construction;
• Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and regulatory processes;
• Experience supporting multiple projects or complex sites;
• Experience in audits, inspections, and regulatory engagement;
• Fluent in English (written and spoken);
• Strong organisational and reporting skills.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in hyperscale data centre or large-scale construction projects;
• Knowledge of other sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM, WELL, EC3, One click, carbon reporting);
• Experience supporting sustainability strategy at programme or portfolio level;
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental management systems;
• Experience with environmental audits and compliance assurance programmes;
• Familiarity with client-specific environmental requirements (e.g., Microsoft standards);
• Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis ( i.e Hammertech);
• Knowledge of digital tools for compliance tracking (ACC, environmental systems, etc.);
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior environmental engineers.