Sustainability and Environmental Manager

Sodexo Group; England; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo Group seeks a Sustainability and Environmental Manager to lead sustainability initiatives, ensuring compliance with legislation while innovating for environmental impact. This remote position involves extensive travel across the London and Manchester areas, offering a salary up to £45,000 along with growth opportunities and Sodexo benefits. Candidates should have a strong environmental management background and a passion for sustainable practices.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Ongoing training and development programs

Sodexo Discounts for services

Qualifications

• Experience of corporate and operational environmental management.
• Knowledge of carbon management and climate change.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage sustainability initiatives and staff awareness.
• Provide analysis of initiative progress and utility data.
• Address requests for utility data and support carbon ambitions.

Skills

Effective communicator

Methodical approach

Team worker

Knowledge of climate change

Knowledge of sustainable innovation

Education

Graduate calibre

Qualification in waste management

Job description

Sustainability and Environmental Manager

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about the environment and looking for a new challenge? We’re excited to be recruiting for an exceptional Sustainability & Environmental Manager to join our team and provide expert guidance and support to Sodexo and site teams on all aspects of sustainability and the environment.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving the safety, waste management, environmental, sustainability, and social impact elements of our service offering. You will ensure that Sodexo works towards finding new, innovative, and economically efficient ways to stay environmentally friendly and compliant with legislation.

This is a remote role with extensive travel, focusing on the London & Manchester areas.

What you’ll do:

• Demonstrate management commitment to support and provide a rigorous sustainability conservation program.
• Develop, secure appropriate approvals, implement, and manage a program for sustainability initiatives and staff awareness.
• Provide monthly analysis of initiative progress and utility data, recommending actions where appropriate, securing approvals, and implementing solutions.
• Develop energy, water, waste, and recycling initiative projects including detailed scopes of work, benefit realization, and return on investment analysis.
• Address or support ongoing requests for collecting and providing utility data and information within regions for initiatives including surveys and the Carbon Net Zero ambition.
• Develop communications to business units and employees on ways to improve sustainability.
• Take the lead on sustainable procurement for all services.
• Identify programs available through utility companies and government agencies for rebates and other benefits to reduce operating and capital costs.
• Introduce opportunities for improvements to sustainability and report as required.

For a full list of responsibilities, please view the attached job description.

What you bring:

• Graduate calibre
• Experience of corporate and operational environmental management and EMS systems
• Knowledge of climate change and carbon management
• Experience of facilities management
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence and advise colleagues at all levels
• A methodical and analytical approach to long-term challenges, with the ability to identify objectives and develop strategies to address them
• Team worker with the ability to work independently
• Knowledge of waste and contractor management
• Knowledge of and passion for sustainable innovation and change management
• Experience of corporate social responsibility requirements
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to plan and deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
• Qualification in waste management and environmental aspects, equivalent to IEMA Certificate level
• Knowledge of environmental issues surrounding the food & IFM industry
• Subscription to an environmental affiliation such as IEMA
• Familiarity with TOMs (Social Value Portal)

What we offer

Up to £45,000 per year + Sodexo benefits.

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for who you are; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• A flexible and dynamic work environment, fostering work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation, recognizing your valuable contributions.
• Access to ongoing training and development programs, empowering you to grow professionally.
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company, supporting your career progression.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfill their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.