Sustainability & esg coordinator

Sustainability & ESG Coordinator

Location: North East (with occasional travel between UK sites)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Select Talent Group (STG) is delighted to be supporting a global manufacturing business with the appointment of a newly created Sustainability & ESG Coordinator.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business where sustainability is becoming increasingly central to its long-term strategy. You'll play a key role in driving environmental initiatives, supporting ESG reporting, engaging suppliers and stakeholders, and helping shape the organisation's sustainability strategy.

Working across multiple business functions, you'll coordinate sustainability initiatives, analyse performance data and support continuous improvement, ensuring the business continues to meet evolving customer expectations, regulatory requirements and ambitious environmental targets.

The Opportunity

This is a varied role combining sustainability, environmental management, compliance and project coordination.

You'll become the focal point for ESG reporting and continuous improvement, helping to collect and analyse environmental performance data, support carbon reduction initiatives, engage suppliers and ensure the organisation remains aligned with evolving ESG standards and best practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within sustainability and ESG while making a genuine impact within a global manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

You'll be responsible for:

* Coordinating Sustainability & ESG initiatives across the business.

* Collecting, analysing and reporting environmental performance data, including energy consumption, water usage, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

* Supporting carbon reduction programmes and Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) projects.

* Monitoring and reporting ESG KPIs and sustainability performance.

* Supporting supplier ESG assessments, onboarding, audits and due diligence activities.

* Assisting with customer sustainability questionnaires and ESG reporting requirements.

* Monitoring changes in ESG legislation, standards and industry best practice.

* Supporting the development and maintenance of ESG policies, procedures and governance documentation.

* Promoting sustainability awareness and engagement across the organisation.

* Identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in speaking with individuals who have experience within one or more of the following areas:

* Sustainability & ESG

* Environmental Management

* Quality & Compliance

* Procurement

* Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

You'll also bring:

* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and report data.

* Excellent organisational and project coordination skills.

* Confidence working with stakeholders across multiple departments.

* Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and engage others.

* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools being advantageous.

* A proactive mindset and genuine passion for sustainability and continuous improvement.

Desirable Experience

Knowledge or experience of any of the following would be advantageous:

* GHG Protocol

* Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

* ESG reporting frameworks

* SEDEX / SMETA

* Modern Slavery legislation

* Human Rights Due Diligence

* Supplier sustainability assessments and audits

* Sustainability reporting and ESG disclosures.

Why Join?

This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to help shape the sustainability agenda within a growing global manufacturing business.

You'll work closely with senior leadership, collaborate across multiple departments and contribute to initiatives that have a genuine impact on the business, its customers and the wider environment.

Whether you're already working within ESG or looking to transition from environmental management, quality, compliance or HSE into a broader sustainability role, this position offers an excellent platform to develop your career.

Interested?

Select Talent Group (STG) specialises in connecting exceptional talent with ambitious manufacturing and engineering businesses across the UK &US.

If you'd like to learn more about this opportunity, we'd be delighted to arrange a confidential conversation