civil engineer

Slr Consulting Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent sustainability consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an experienced professional to drive sustainability ambitions across government departments. The role involves embedding sustainability into policies and practices, developing strategies, and engaging stakeholders. Candidates should possess a strong background in environmental sustainability and be willing to engage with diverse perspectives. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in integrating sustainability into organisational practices.
• Self-motivated with effective organisational skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing sustainability strategies.
• Ability to influence organisational cultural change for sustainability.
• Proven skills in effective stakeholder management.
• Understanding of Government Digital Service principles.
• Strong analytical skills to impact sustainability decisions.

Responsibilities

• Understand and resolve sustainability issues across four government departments.
• Embed sustainability information into policies and processes.
• Translate sustainability blueprints into actionable interventions.
• Define and implement sustainability performance indicators.
• Monitor the environmental performance of service suppliers.
• Support development of the business case process regarding sustainability impacts.
• Benchmark and track sustainability benefits.
• Develop sustainability documentation and specifications.
• Co-create a sustainability knowledge hub.
• Engage in cross-government sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Environmental sustainability practices

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Organisational change for sustainability

Education

ISEP Membership (Affiliate minimum)

Job description

Pay

£44,447 to £46,547

Job Description

If you're someone who can use your experience to drive Synergy's sustainability ambition, we want to hear from you. But most importantly, we're looking for applications from people who can also demonstrate a passion for our core ambition – delivering a once‑in‑a‑generation, transformed service that Civil Servants will use as a result of the Synergy Programme. Drawing upon your knowledge and experience, you will have a key role in supporting the Design Sustainability Lead to work with cluster Department Sustainability Specialists and within the Synergy Programme to promote sustainability, influence and embed environment and social improvements into the design, testing and deployment of the Synergy new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Business Process Service (BPS) and The Synergy Shared Services Hub (SSSH).

Responsibilities

• Understand the sustainability ambitions and policies of the four Synergy Government Departments, identifying and helping to resolve any potential issues.
• Collate and present sustainability information to embed it into policy and process, programme governance, working groups and to teams within the four cluster Departments.
• Translate Synergy Sustainability blueprints into definitions and interventions and enable the embedding of sustainability in the ERP, Business Process Services (BPS) and Future Shared Service Organisation (FSSO) in conjunction with key stakeholders and sustainability colleagues.
• Support the definition and implementation of key performance indicators based on a scientifically robust evidence base of data.
• Implement appropriate monitoring of the environmental performance of our shared services supplier base.
• Support the development of the Synergy business case process by coordinating information on sustainability impacts and benefit opportunities.
• Work with analysts to benchmark, track (quantitative or qualitative) and realise benefits.
• Develop relevant sustainability documentation such as tender documents and specifications.
• Co‑create a Sustainability Knowledge Hub to capture and continuously improve Synergy sustainability opportunities.
• Play an active role in the cross‑government community to further the sustainability agenda.

Person Specification

• Experience of working in a dedicated environmental sustainability team and integrating sustainability into wider organisational practices; understanding how sustainability principles can be embedded into new ways of working, while demonstrating responsibility for environmental reporting or policy within your organisation.
• Self‑motivated, effective organiser who can use initiative in designing and delivering sustainability outcomes.
• Previous experience supporting the development and implementation of a sustainability strategy.
• Proven experience supporting and influencing organisational behavioural and cultural change for sustainability.
• Effective stakeholder management skills, including experience working with stakeholders and different levels who hold diverse perspectives.
• Understanding of the principles of the Government Digital Service and sustainable technology.
• Good analytical skills, with experience using analytical insight to shape sustainability decisions.

Qualifications / Accreditations

• Candidate must be (or willing to become) a member (minimum Affiliate) of The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP).

Equal Opportunities

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We also support flexible working patterns, including job shares.

Application Process

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