Sustainability Coordinator
Location: Manchester
Salary: £27,408
In this key role, you will support Great Places’ corporate plan by driving sustainability initiatives and delivering carbon investment improvements across a wide range of customers' homes. Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, you will assist the Sustainability Manager in delivering the Sustainability Action Plan, while overseeing and implementing various sustainability projects aimed at enhancing the environmental impact of our properties.
What you’ll be doing
Facilitate surveys and consultations with customers before planned works.
Organise and attend open days/events with customers and contractors.
Consult with customer and customer groups, arranging meetings to communicate information appropriately, including the taking and distribution of minutes.
Produce letters, leaflets and documents using plain language, to advise customers of works planned for their home considering equality and diversity throughout the process.
Address customer complaints and queries related to planned works promptly.
Use satisfaction data to improve services.
Provide regular performance reports related to ongoing projects.
Support the team in recording energy-related data and assisting with purchase orders and invoices.
Ensure stakeholder views, especially tenants and leaseholders, are incorporated into project development.
Update systems with survey data, ensuring compliance with GDPR.
Attend and contribute to pre-contract and progress meetings.
Lead customer and stakeholder interface for Energy, Sustainability, and related projects.
Support performance monitoring and reporting on contractor performance.
What you’ll need
Full UK driving licence & access to a vehicle
Experience of working in a dynamic customer focused environment, with a proven ability of delivering a high standard of customer service and a positive attitude towards resolving customer complaints and requirements
Competent using Office 365 (compiling letters / reports / spreadsheets)
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and at all levels).
Being able to work independently and time management within a busy team.
Knowledge of social housing is desirable, but not essential.
Attention to detail.
Experience and/or knowledge of project management principles.
Experience and understanding of safeguarding.
What we need from you
Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to communicate data effectively.
Highly organised, reliable, and target-driven, with excellent time management and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
Respecting professional boundaries and conducting yourself in a professional manner at all times.
A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
An ability to work in uncertainty
To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity, and respect for diversity
What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment
Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)
WPA ¦ Healthcare scheme starts at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available per year (option to increase & add family members)
Ways of Working¦ We offer some hybrid and flexible working
Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays
Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
Professional fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional role related membership fee for each colleague
The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
Wage Stream ¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages
Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing
At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.
Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.
Closing date: 26th March 2026
Shortlist date: 27th March 2026
Interview date: TBC