Sustainability Coordinator

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

JR United Kingdom is seeking a proactive sustainability professional to enhance ESG performance across its operations. The role involves driving improvements in environmental initiatives, supporting the broader ESG strategy, and collaborating on various sustainability projects. Ideal candidates should possess experience in sustainability, a related degree, and strong communication skills, alongside familiarity with environmental standards.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years’ experience in sustainability or ESG.
• Knowledge of UK environmental/social law and ESG trends.
• Familiarity with standards such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL, fitwel, and ISO 14001.

Responsibilities

• Drive continual improvement of environmental footprint.
• Lead carbon emissions reduction, focusing on Scope 3.
• Maintain and improve the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Coordination

Administrative Skills

Education

Degree in ESG/sustainability or environmentally-focused discipline

Job description

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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:

• 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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