Senior Manager Net Zero Travel & Transport

NHS England; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to reducing emissions and promoting sustainability within the NHS. As a Senior Manager in the Net Zero Travel and Transport team, you will play a crucial role in leading the transition of emergency fleet vehicles to zero emissions, collaborating with ambulance trusts across England. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence significant change in a complex environment, ensuring that the NHS meets its ambitious sustainability goals. If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the skills to drive strategic initiatives, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience in a senior role.
• Experience building effective cross-functional working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead decarbonisation efforts for NHS emergency fleet vehicles.
• Support ambulance trusts in transitioning to zero emission vehicles.

Skills

Change Management

Strategy Development

Cross-functional Collaboration

Policy Interpretation

Education

Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

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NHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area: Ambulance Improvement

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 990-COO-6873794-E

Site: Wellington House

Town: London

Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers, we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern.

Job overview

The Net Zero Travel and Transport (NZTT) team is one of three small sub-teams within NHS England’s Transport Team. Their over-arching objective is to reduce the greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions from all forms of NHS travel and transport to net zero by 2045.

The Senior Manager post in the NZTT team has recently become vacant, due to the promotion of the previous postholder. We are therefore seeking a new recruit to lead on all aspects of decarbonising the NHS’s emergency fleet vehicles in particular.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve working closely with all ambulance trusts across England to plan and support their fleet transition to zero emission vehicles, including the design and implementation of EV recharging infrastructure and the myriad operational changes required to accommodate zero emission vehicles into emergency response roles.

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda

Skills and Abilities

• Proven level of delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment (sector wide/ Board Level / External Agencies)
• Interpreting national policy for implementation

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

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If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on [e-mail] or 0300 330 1369.