Carbon and Sustainability Manager

Redstone Search Group; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Carbon & Sustainability Manager to support the development of Reservoir Projects in Peterborough. This role focuses on ensuring projects align with sustainability requirements and lead to fulfilling Anglian Water's purpose of social and environmental prosperity. Candidates will engage with various stakeholders and develop strategies that will contribute profoundly to future sustainability initiatives.

Benefits

26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Double match Pension (up to 6%)

Annual bonus scheme

Personal private healthcare

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Qualifications

• Degree and/or experience in relevant discipline.
• Experience/knowledge of carbon management.
• Experience in managing sustainability within infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify the need for sustainability strategies.
• Develop sustainability strategies, engaging the supply chain and stakeholders.
• Lead the implementation of sustainability strategies through relevant teams.

Skills

Carbon management

Sustainability management

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Circa £60k, Salary Depending On Skills And Experience

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent

Location: World Wide House, Peterborough, with travel into London and across the East of the region

Benefits: 26 days leave, double match Pension (up to 6%), Bonus, Private Healthcare

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be in World Wide House in Peterborough.

Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!

Anglian Water’s purpose is ‘to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop’. As a company the focus is on enshrining purpose in everything we do including a change to the company’s Articles of Association, legally enshrining public interest within the constitutional make-up of the business. This is important because increasingly people (customers) want companies to deliver not just for shareholders but for the environment and communities too.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Carbon & Sustainability Manager to join the team.

The role is required to support the development of the Reservoir Projects. Initially the role will support the successful submission of the Development Consent Orders (DCO) in line with the sustainability requirements, particularly within the National Policy Statement (NPS). The role will then be required to support the subsequent stages of development and delivery. The role will ensure the projects are developed and designed in alignment with policy requirements (incl. NPS) and the ambitions of other stakeholders, particularly Anglian Water. The carbon footprint of the projects dwarves all other recent Anglian Water Projects and provides an unrivalled opportunity to deliver on Anglian Water's purpose.

What will you be doing?

• Identify the need for sustainability strategies e.g. socio-economic, recreation etc
• Develop sustainability strategies, engaging the supply chain and all stakeholders as required
• Lead the implementation of the strategies through the Reservoirs Project Team and other stakeholders
• Evolve the carbon strategy to ensure the DCO is secured and Anglian Water’s leading reputation is maintained
• Understand and implement best practice learned from other major projects
• Work with the Project Team, Anglian Water, Cambridge Water and other external stakeholders to identify opportunities for the project to enable wider benefits and opportunities
• Engage with the Project Team to understand and influence how sustainability and carbon is managed
• Engage with Anglian Water and Cambridge Water to ensure alignment with their sustainability & carbon ambitions

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

What does it take to be successful?

• Degree and/or experience in relevant discipline
• Experience/knowledge of carbon management
• Experience in managing sustainability within infrastructure project
• Developed understanding of the water industry regulatory environment
• Passionate about delivering AW’s purpose in a way that is good for business, the environment and communities
• Demonstrates the ability to plan, organise and deliver business change
• Strong collaboration skills and able to deliver results by working with other teams and individuals
• Willing & able to positively challenge established practice
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 29th June 2025

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