Sustainability Coordinator

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a proactive sustainability professional to enhance ESG performance across UK and global operations. This role involves improving environmental initiatives, delivering on sustainability strategies, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation while fostering a culture of collaboration and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years’ experience in sustainability/ESG.
• Knowledge of environmental science and UK environmental/social law.
• Experience with ESG trends and standards.

Responsibilities

• Drive continual improvement of the company's environmental footprint.
• Lead carbon emissions calculations and reductions.
• Develop and implement sustainable procurement policies.

Skills

Collaboration

Sustainability

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Influencing Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in ESG or sustainability-related discipline

Tools

ISO 14001

BREEAM

LEED

WELL

Fitwel

AIEMA accreditation

Job description

tp bennett is seeking a proactive sustainability professional to enhance and embed ESG performance across our UK and global operations. This unique role sits within our Sustainability Team and supports both environmental improvement initiatives and the practice’s broader ESG strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive continual improvement of TP Bennett’s environmental footprint.
• Lead the calculation and reduction of company carbon emissions, with focus on Scope 3.
• Develop and implement sustainable procurement and travel policies.
• Maintain and improve the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Support product/material carbon footprint assessments.

Social & Governance:

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• Collaborate with colleagues to record and report Social Value contributions.
• Support ESG strategy development and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with legislation (e.g. SECR, ESOS) and contribute to internal/external ESG reporting.
• Respond to ESG-related client requests (RFI/RFP) and support ESG-related communications.
• Coordinate team activities, workshops, training, and manage team budget and consultants.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Positive, collaborative, and passionate about sustainability and ESG.
• Strategic thinker and confident communicator with influencing skills.
• Ideally, a degree or higher-level qualification in an ESG/ sustainability- or environmentally-focused discipline, or a similar level of experience gained through previous career experience.
• 2–3+ years’ experience in sustainability/ESG (or equivalent relevant background).
• Knowledge of environmental science, ESG trends, UK environmental/social law, and the built environment.
• Familiarity with standards such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL, fitwel, and ISO 14001.
• Strong administrative and coordination skills.
• Preferably holds or working toward AIEMA accreditation and/or ISO 14001 auditor training.

Join us to shape the future of sustainability at tp bennett while growing your own professional impact.

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Created on 04/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom