Senior Sustainability Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK seeks a Sustainability Manager to oversee environmental strategies and lead a team of managers. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, expertise in sustainability, and the ability to engage stakeholders effectively. This role offers professional development opportunities and benefits such as a significant pension contribution, annual leave increases, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and reviewing sustainability strategies.
• Ability to lead teams and motivate staff effectively.
• Expertise in environmental management systems and ISO14001 certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Sustainability and Environmental managers.
• Oversee the Environmental Management System.
• Develop and monitor environmental policies and programs.

Skills

Strategic development

Team leadership

Sustainability expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Environmental management

Job description

Do you have a background in sustainability and the environment?

Can you drive change and implement improvement strategies?

Are you a strong team leader who can motivate people to achieve excellent results?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Sustainability, you will manage a small team of Sustainability and Environmental managers. You will be responsible for overseeing the Environmental Management System.

You will have significant input into the key environmental strategy of the DVLA, developing and monitoring programmes and policies that promote sustainability. You will produce and deliver reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders. Stakeholders will ask you to substantiate your recommendations and targets and so you must have a comprehensive understanding of finer details as well as the overall strategy.

We provide a range of professional development and training opportunities for our staff, and you will be supported to develop your skills and knowledge in the environmental field.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVLA

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Develop and review strategy, policies and guidance for sustainability and environmental objectives to drive positive change through the agency.
• Champion sustainability and environmental consideration as a key element of all estate and operational decision making and strategy.
• Provide specialist advice on sustainability and environmental matters to Head of Sustainability, senior managers, line managers, staff and external stakeholders.
• Manage and maintain the Environment Management System to ensure DVLA retains certification to ISO14001.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile, please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.