Civil engineering SME appoints sustainability manager
Sophie Henderson
Leeds-based civil engineering company Howard Civil Engineering has appointed its first ever sustainability manager in a bid to enhance its corporate social responsibility activity.
Previously working as the company’s pre-construction coordinator, Sophie Henderson has accepted the promotion to sustainability manager.
Henderson boasts nine years’ experience at Howard Civil Engineering and has been the company’s community liaison officer on several high-profile schemes across the north of England, including the Hard Ings Road and Greengates Junction improvement schemes for Bradford Council, and more recently the A183 Coast Road improvement scheme for South Tyneside Council.
In her new role as sustainability manager, Sophie Henderson will be focussing on how the business can make a positive impact to the communities and regions it works in, prioritising areas such as environmental sustainability and social value.
Pre-construction director Peter Howard said: “As a longstanding member of the Howard Civil Engineering team, we believe Sophie is the ideal candidate to embody our vision, values, and attitudes towards sustainability in 2023,”
He added: “Her passion, her drive, and her excellent communication skills are an asset to the company as a whole, and I am eager to see how Sophie can transform our ambitious social value and CSR targets into tangible results that benefit our clients and, most importantly, the communities in which we operate.
“The landscape of the construction industry has changed significantly in the past five years, and rightly so,” Howard continued. “Delivering commercial value and a quality product is no longer enough for clients who are actively working to improve their local communities and are targeting Net Zero emissions in the next 30 years.
“The appointment of a sustainability manager is Howard Civil Engineering’s statement that, although we may be an SME, our company has the understanding and the capacity to deliver this additional value for our stakeholders.”