Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager

Persimmon plc.; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager to drive their carbon transition plans and manage sustainability data. This pivotal role will involve working closely with the Group Sustainability Director and various stakeholders to ensure adherence to carbon targets and enhance reporting processes. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in sustainability, particularly within the construction sector, and have a proven track record in data management and reporting frameworks. Join this forward-thinking company and contribute to impactful sustainability initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in carbon management and net zero strategies.
• Proven expertise in sustainability data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver carbon transition plans and track performance against targets.
• Manage sustainability data collection and produce performance reports.

Skills

Carbon Management

Sustainability Data Management

Reporting Frameworks

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Sustainability

Environmental Economics

Data Management

Tools

Excel

Sustainability Software

Job description

Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager

Job Title:Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Managerand step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager, you’ll benefit from:

• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

We are recruiting for a Group Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Manager to join our Group Sustainability team. Reporting to the Group Sustainability Director, the position has two key areas of focus: supporting the business in delivering our Carbon Transition Plan, and managing sustainability data capture and reporting. The role will be highly varied with interaction across all group functions and operating businesses, and external stakeholders. We would expect candidates to have around a wealth of relevant experience, with a background in sustainability from similar sector organisations or other relevant expertise.

Primary Responsibilities

Delivering our carbon transition plans

• Working closely with the Group Sustainability Director and lead functions, in the delivery and progression of our Net Zero Carbon strategy and Transition Plans as part of our Sustainability strategy.
• Tracking and analysing performance against our carbon targets, producing internal reports, modelling future business scenarios and emissions profiles for all carbon scopes 1,2 and 3, advising on reduction opportunities, and supporting the business units.
• Providing carbon expertise, to include whole life carbon, embodied carbon measurement frameworks, tools and standards.
• Facilitating the annual GHG reporting process ensuring adherence to timelines, provision of data from third parties, and quality control of data and improvement planning.
• Supporting business units in carbon reduction, and supply chain engagement, and representing the business externally on working groups.
• Preparing TCFD reports and supporting on climate risk and resilience requirements.

Sustainability data management and reporting

• Managing and improving sustainability data collection, ensuring high quality sustainability data capture systems and controls are in place at Group level, supporting and working with the operating business and external providers on improvements.
• Producing sustainability data reports for internal sustainability performance monitoring, and external reporting.
• Managing the assurance and verification activities for non-financial metrics, and internal controls required to ensure accurate reporting.
• Managing the collation of information to support relevant disclosures and benchmark performance. This will include investor ESG rating, CDP submission, reporting standards, and improvement planning.

What experience do I need?

• Sustainability related experience relevant to the role, in either construction or reporting fields. The ability to apply your knowledge to our business.
• Experience in carbon management, to include net zero carbon strategies, and transition plans, from the building / construction sector or a relevant industry.
• Experience of scope 3 reporting, whole life carbon, embodied carbon measurements, tools and standards, relevant to construction.
• Proven high degree of expertise in sustainability data management, collection systems and internal controls to ensure high quality, accurate information and reports. Familiarity with third party supplied data management systems.
• The ability to interpret data and produce high quality sustainability performance reports for internal and external audiences.
• Experience of sustainability reporting frameworks, responding to ESG indices, and CDP.
• Relevant degree level education, to include sustainability, environmental economics, finance, data management, reporting.
• High degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly computer literate with advanced excel, data management skillset, understanding of sustainability software models, and platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, and presentation skills with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences, and work professionally at all levels.
• Ability to work with high productivity in a hybrid work environment.

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