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Job Title: Sustainability and Decarbonisation Manager
Location: UK Wide, with travel to multiple sites
Position: Full Time
Here at Mitie we are seeking an experienced and Sustainability professional to manage and support the identification and timely delivery of all Sustainability, Decarbonisation and EMS goals and requirements under the Next Gen FM relationship with HMRC.
Key Responsibilities
* Provides the principal support and ownership of the development and delivery of the Sustainability Management Plan required under the contract.
* Develops and embeds the EMS particularly the environmental aspects and impacts assessment and legal compliance register with associated support, training and internal audits.
* Develops a decarbonisation strategy with HMRC leads that is aligned to their decarbonisation and Net Zero objectives and wider Greening Government Commitments.
* Develops a waste reduction strategy aligned to HMRC targets and objectives including Greening Government Commitments for waste reduction, increased recycling and removal of Consumer Single Use Plastics.
* Develops a water reduction strategy aligned with HMRC targets and objectives including Greening Government Commitments and the requirements of the legionella risk management plans.
* Engages with HMRC leads to assess the significance of any obligations and potential enhancement opportunities relating to public access, historic buildings and biodiversity across the HMRC estate.
* Develops a strategy for climate change adaptation and resilience with HMRC leads together with a protocol to identify and report any reactive maintenance works in response to extreme weather events.
* Establishes a monitoring and reporting regime covering all sustainability objectives together with benefits tracking on applicable sustainability projects / tasks.
* Develops case studies to use both internally and externally.
* Develops and articulate a strategic approach to identifying opportunities to deliver added value to the client, and to Mitie, including additional works.
* Engages with Account Director, Head of Workplace Operations, Head of Billable Works and Projects, Strategic Asset and Compliance Manager, Performance Improvement Manager and Senior Commercial Manager for the HMRC Account, agreeing sustainability related contractual requirements and ensuring they are met. Works with them to develop sustainability and decarbonisation offerings applicable to the estate and client.
* Undertakes the strategic lead on projects and liaison with key client stakeholders, including the identification of funding opportunities & budgets available for sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives.
* Support the identification of improvement for inclusion in the Annual Improvement Plans for the Account and into other plans as required.
* Works with the asset management and lifecycle replacement team to development an end-of-life strategy for leveraging opportunities to introduce low carbon heating instead of boiler replacement.
* Attends Senior Management Team meetings for the Account and becomes a key member of the team, to ensure sustainability is embedded operationally.
* Produces monthly, quarterly and annual client reports.
* Reviews and inputs into Client Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon Strategy reports and plans.
* Establishes and manages the progress towards key client sustainability and decarbonisation targets.
* Attends regular client meetings
* Identifies areas where the client can improve their environmental impact.
* Ensures the organisation and the client are compliant with ISO 14000 family of standards.
* Develops a sustainability and decarbonisation forward plan budget forecasts for identified and aspirational projects.
* Develops training programmes and workshops on sustainability practices for the Account team and the client.
* Helps to drive the Green Initiative
Person Specification
* Chartered Membership of appropriate professional body (IEMA preferred).
* Lead Auditor experience and associated qualification.
* IT literate in MS Office and systems management software.
* Degree level (or higher) qualification in Sustainability or related subject.
* Proven track record and experience of sustainable development, decarbonisation and environmental management issues and their application (including strong levels of competence on energy, EMS and waste management and behaviour change) including an understanding of emerging government policy.
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal and ability to present confidently.
* Analytical approach to using data to enhance sustainability and environmental performance.
* Ability to undertake engagement programmes and present this to a variety of audiences'.
Communications And Working Relationships
* Business partnering with key stakeholders (internal & external) with particular emphasis on building relationships.
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We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Jessica Mercel at jess.mercel@mitie.com.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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