Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor

Wates Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Group is seeking a Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor to lead initiatives in shaping a sustainable future for the social housing sector. This national role will focus on advancing building decarbonisation strategies, engaging with stakeholders, and supporting ESG efforts, providing an exciting opportunity for a knowledgeable and driven professional.

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainability or environmental strategy.
• Knowledge of the UK retrofit funding landscape.
• Strong research, data analysis, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Track and analyse funding from public schemes.
• Deliver market insights to inform service development.
• Lead sustainability reporting and support ESG metrics.

Skills

Sustainability or environmental strategy

Research skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

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The Vacancy

National Role ¦ WPS

Are you ready to help shape a more sustainable future for the social housing sector and wider built environment? WPS Housing Maintenance is seeking a driven and knowledgeable

The Vacancy

Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor

National Role ¦ WPS

Are you ready to help shape a more sustainable future for the social housing sector and wider built environment? WPS Housing Maintenance is seeking a driven and knowledgeable Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor to play a pivotal role in advancing our building decarbonisation strategy and supporting business growth across retrofit and decarbonisation.

This is a newly created national role, offering the opportunity to work at the heart of our transformation journey to deliver fully integrated retrofit and renewable energy services.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Track and analyse funding: Monitor public schemes (e.g. SHF, Warm Homes Fund) and explore private finance models like Energy as a Service and Green Bonds.
• Deliver market insight: Conduct market mapping, maintain intelligence on consultants and competitors, and provide strategic analysis to inform service development.
• Lead sustainability reporting: Support business plans, ESG metrics, and internal governance processes.
• Create impactful content: Develop case studies, impact reports, and social media content to position Wates as a sustainability leader.
• Drive business development: Contribute to bids, attend client meetings, and represent Wates at industry events.
• Champion green skills and social value: Promote training programmes and contribute to our Just Transition strategy.
• Support ESG strategy: Help shape initiatives around circular economy, embodied carbon, and net zero alignment.
  
  

Essential

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in sustainability or environmental strategy
• Knowledge of the UK retrofit funding landscape
• Strong research, data analysis, and reporting skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• A proactive, collaborative mindset
  
  

Desirable

• Understanding of social housing retrofit and low-carbon heating
• Familiarity with ESG reporting tools or life cycle assessment
• Awareness of private finance models and government procurement
  
  

Why Join Wates?

At Wates Property Services, we’re leading the way in transforming existing homes and buildings to meet the sustainability and quality standards of the future. This role offers the chance to make a real difference—helping to decarbonise homes, empower communities, and build a greener tomorrow.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Ready to lead the change? Apply now and be part of something meaningful.

One of the Recruitment Team will then be in contact to discuss the role in more detail and advise of next steps.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Work for Wates

Wates Group is one of the largest, and most successful family-owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

The Wates Group are committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025: Zero Waste, and Zero Carbon, from our operations and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates are pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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