Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor

Wates Group; Oxford; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor to drive decarbonisation strategies within the social housing sector. This role offers the opportunity to impact the sustainability of the built environment significantly. With a focus on market insights, funding analysis, and business development, you will be integral in advancing innovative solutions for a greener future.

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainability or environmental strategy is required.
• Knowledge of the UK retrofit funding landscape is essential.
• Familiarity with private finance models and government procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor public funding schemes and explore private finance models.
• Conduct market mapping and strategic analysis.
• Support business plans and internal governance processes.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Research skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in sustainability or environmental sciences

Tools

ESG reporting tools

Job description

Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor

Location National

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working , Permanent vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Senior Sustainability and Environmental Advisor
National Role ¦ Wates Property Services

Are you ready to help shape a more sustainable future for the social housing sector and wider built environment? Wates Property Services 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.
• 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
• 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

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.

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

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.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER