Head of Environment Sustainability
Location: Ealing / Hybrid (some office attendance required with some travel to sites)
Salary: £91,481-£96,000 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Permanent – Full Time (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
DBS Level - Basic
Lead our journey to net zero and help shape a more sustainable future for our homes and communities
Are you an experienced sustainability leader with a passion for driving environmental change at scale? Do you have the vision and expertise to deliver decarbonisation and climate resilience across a large housing portfolio? If so, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.
We’re looking for a Head of Environmental Sustainability to join our Assets leadership team. In this strategic role, you’ll lead the development and delivery of our sustainability and net zero ambitions, translating strategy into real-world programmes that improve energy performance, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance the lives of our residents.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and embed a clear environmental sustainability and net zero strategy aligned to corporate and asset management plans
* Lead the development and delivery of the organisation’s decarbonisation pathway for existing and new homes, including fabric-first retrofit, low-carbon heating and renewable technologies.
* Provide strategic oversight and assurance for large-scale investment programmes focused on energy efficiency and sustainability outcomes
* Establish and monitor carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3), setting baselines, forecasts, and performance targets
* Develop and implement a Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy, addressing risks such as overheating and flooding
* Lead sustainability governance, including chairing internal sustainability and climate groups
* Develop and oversee environmental KPIs, ESG reporting, and performance frameworks
* Build and maintain external partnerships and secure funding to support sustainability initiatives
* Embed sustainability principles across asset investment, development, and regeneration programmes
* Ensure programmes deliver measurable benefits for residents, including improved comfort, affordability, and wellbeing
* Provide high-quality reporting and strategic advice to senior leadership, Executive teams, and Board
More about you:
* Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, with evidence of continuous professional development
* Experience within housing or a local authority environment (desirable, not essential)
* Significant senior-level experience leading environmental sustainability or decarbonisation programmes
* Strong understanding of retrofit approaches, building fabric performance, and low‑carbon technologies
* Experience developing carbon baselines, emissions reporting, and performance management frameworks
* Strong financial and commercial skills, including business case development and investment planning
* Experience working with large, complex housing portfolios or asset management environments
* Strong programme and project management capability
* Ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders, including Executive teams and Boards
* Excellent stakeholder management and partnership‑building skills
* Proven ability to deliver service improvements and measurable outcomes for customers
About us
At A2Dominion, we’re more than a housing provider. We’re a not‑for‑profit organisation with a clear social purpose: to create homes and communities people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes across London and the South East, we reinvest our profits into building more affordable homes and delivering services that make a real difference. We’re a G15 housing association with a strong social purpose.
Choosing us is easy
As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include.
* 30 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays)
* Private Medical Insurance
* Up to 8% contributory pension
* Flexible working
Inclusion at A2Dominion
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk
We know some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If that’s you, we’d still encourage you to apply - or get in touch with us to talk it through.
At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family‑friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers.
This vacancy is being managed by Danny Banks - danny.banks@a2dominion.co.uk. The role closes on 15th April 2026. We reserve the right to close early upon appointment of the right candidate.
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