Energy and Sustainability Manager

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust seeks a passionate leader to manage sustainability and energy initiatives. This newly created role involves overseeing the Green Plan and Energy Strategy while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in environmental management and will work closely with various stakeholders to drive improvements across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in Environmental, Sustainability, and Energy management.
• Experience in managing energy contracts.
• Expertise in compliance with environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the Green Plan and NetZero agenda.
• Provide guidance to ensure compliance with NHS directives.
• Collaborate with senior managers and liaise with external stakeholders.

Skills

Environmental Management

Sustainability Initiatives

Energy Management

Compliance with Environmental Regulations

Job description

Are you passionate about sustainability and energy management? Join our team and lead the delivery of our Green Plan and NetZero agenda, making a real impact on our organisation’s environmental strategy.

This is a new and exciting role created for the Trust and an excellent opportunity for an inspirational and passionate individual with a strong track record in Environmental, Sustainability and Energy management to oversee the development and implementation of our Green Plan, Energy Strategy and NetZero commitments.

This role involves managing energy contracts, providing expert advice on sustainability initiatives and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You will collaborate with senior managers and engage with external stakeholders to drive sustainability improvements across the Trust.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

This role is diverse and acts as the Trust expert in areas such as environmental compliance, waste compliance, management of utilities and sustainability.

This role will provide guidance and advice to Trust members to ensure the Trust is compliant with legislation/NHS directives and will drive the Green Committee and Champions to deliver the Trust Green Plan within the timescales agreed.

As the Trust expert, there will be significant liaison and input with external bodies such as the HCP, ICB, NHSe etc as well as other Trusts and external providers.

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Norman Mitchell Job title: Associate Director of Estates Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07383 828709