Sustainability Manager
Application Deadline: 16 April 2026
Department: Facilities
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Southbank, London
Compensation: £44,500 / year
We are currently looking for a Sustainability Manager to join our Director of Estates team on a full time permanent contract. The Sustainability Manager is responsible for providing strategic oversight and delivery of the Southbank Centre’s Environmental Action Plan. This includes motivating and inspiring both staff and visitors to work collaboratively toward environmental performance targets, ensuring that sustainability is embedded across all operations to support the Centre’s long-term ecological commitments and mission.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities. If you are viewing on a job board, please paste the following URL into your browser to find the original advert: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting. Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.
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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
* To be the lead and champion for all matters relating to environmental issues at the SC.
* Implementing the SC environmental Strategy, Policies and practices.
* Devising strategies and projects to meet targets of the Environmental strategy.
* Encourage and motivate best environmental practice.
* Devising the best tools and systems to monitor performance and to implement the Environmental projects.
Skills & Experience
* Although this role is open to all graduates it may help if you have a degree in one of the environmental engineering or science fields.
* Can demonstrate a track record of success in a similar role. Is able to demonstrate and ability to transform strategy into projects and an effective business as usual process.
* Is able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the role that diversity and inclusion play in the activities of the Southbank Centre as a whole and in the work of this particular job.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills.
Benefits
* A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
* 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
* Enhanced sick pay
* Enhanced family leave benefits
* Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
* Staff ticket offers for SC events
* Free entry to Hayward Gallery
* Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
* Free staff yoga
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