Sustainability Manager

Portakabin; York; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sustainability Manager, where you will spearhead innovative projects aimed at enhancing sustainability practices. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and deliver a new sustainability strategy from the ground up, focusing on various ESG topics. You will play a crucial role in assessing supply chain sustainability, managing carbon footprint processes, and evaluating community initiatives. If you are passionate about making a tangible impact and driving change within an organization, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to develop your career in a dynamic environment committed to sustainability.

Benefits

Option to buy 5 days of annual leave

Flexible working principles

Contributory pension

Annual bonus

Dedicated health and wellbeing services

Annual Volunteering Day Off

Fully funded professional qualifications

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainability functions or similar roles.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainability projects ensuring timely and budget compliance.
• Define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables aligned with strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Sustainability knowledge

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

Degree in Sustainability

Job description

We are currently recruiting a Sustainability Manager to join our Sustainability team. Over the last year, we have defined our sustainability strategy and targets. This role, based in our York office, is an exciting and rare opportunity to deliver against a new strategy from the very beginning.

Our Sustainability Manager will plan and lead sustainability projects ensuring they are completed on time and in budget. You'll be responsible for defining project scopes, objectives, timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables in line with the strategy. Projects span a range of ESG topics including assessing the supply chain for sustainability performance, managing the annual carbon footprinting process, evaluating the social impact of community initiatives, creating and delivering business-wide sustainability training, and helping the business to achieve its decarbonisation targets in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative. We are looking for a results-driven person who has a real passion for sustainability. You'll have the opportunity to create lasting change and shape the business' sustainability strategy.

Your role will involve reviewing ESG performance and actioning improvement areas with an aim of improving performance year on year. You'll assist in producing a publicly available annual impact report detailing sustainability plans, achievements, metrics, and performance across all areas.

Role Details

• £43,000- £50,000, depending on experience
• Contract type: Permanent
• Role based: York
• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience in a central sustainability function or similar
• Excellent analytical and data management skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Project management experience is desirable
• A degree qualification in environmental science or sustainability is desirable

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

Why Portakabin?

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education, and health to transport, utilities, and construction.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
• Working flexibly principles
• Contributory pension
• Annual bonus
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
• Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants, and even holidays!)

As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.

What’s next?

We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. Applications will close 31 January, 2025. There will be two interviews, the first interview will be carried out virtually and the second interview will be in person in York.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [e-mail]