Sustainability Project Manager

Pilgrim's Europe; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Uxbridge is seeking a Sustainability Projects Manager for a 12-month maternity cover. This role entails managing sustainability projects to help achieve ambitious goals. Ideal candidates will have strong project management expertise and a passion for sustainability. Offers a competitive salary and various benefits including holidays and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme with company contributions

Life assurance and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficiency with project management software is a must.
• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Degree in sustainability or a related field is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver sustainability projects across the company.
• Develop project scopes, goals, and sustainability project plans.
• Engage stakeholders to create strong buy-in across the business.
• Produce performance reports and evaluations.

Skills

Project management expertise

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Contract and supplier management

Performance management

Proficiency with project management software

Flexibility to travel

Education

Relevant degree in sustainability or related discipline

Job description

My job

Sustainability Projects Manager - Pilgrim's Europe

Location: Uxbridge or relevant Pilgrim's Europe office

Contract: 12-month Maternity Cover

Hours: Full-time, 5 days a week in the office

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and making businesses more sustainable? Pilgrim's Europe is looking for a Sustainability Projects Manager to join our dedicated Sustainability Team and play a key role in shaping our journey towards Net Zero.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead impactful projects that not only help us reach our ambitious sustainability goals, but also transform our products, brands, and categories into growth drivers for the future.

What you'll do

As Sustainability Projects Manager, you will:

• Manage and deliver sustainability projects across Pilgrim's Europe, ensuring they meet objectives, timescales and budgets.
• Take ownership of our Net Zero inventory, roadmap, and reduction strategy.
• Develop project scopes, goals, deliverables, and comprehensive sustainability project plans.
• Engage key stakeholders at all levels, creating strong buy-in across the business.
• Produce performance reports, risk assessments, and evaluation documentation.
• Coordinate business cases, training programmes, and supplier management to ensure project success.
• Support ESG reporting and maintain project methodology best practices.

What we're looking for

We're seeking someone who is not only passionate about sustainability, but also brings strong project management expertise and the ability to work collaboratively across teams. You'll need:

• Excellent project management knowledge and organisational skills.
• Strong communication, writing, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Experience in contract and supplier management.
• Practical performance management experience.
• Proficiency with project management software tools.
• The flexibility to travel across Pilgrim's Europe's value chain when required.
• A relevant degree in sustainability or related discipline (desirable) and proven experience in a similar role (essential).

Why join us?

At Pilgrim's Europe, sustainability is at the heart of our business strategy. You'll be part of a team that is shaping the future of food by delivering practical, measurable, and meaningful change. We live by our values - Availability, Humility, Discipline, Sincerity, Simplicity, Ownership and Determination - and we're looking for someone who embodies these too.

If you're ready to take ownership of transformative projects and help us deliver a more sustainable future, we'd love to hear from you.

We also offer a range of benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with company contributions
• Life assurance and wellbeing support programmes
• Opportunities for learning, development and career progression

Apply now to join Pilgrim's Europe as our Sustainability Projects Manager (12-month maternity cover).

The company

Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.

What we'll bring to the table

Competitive Salary

Competitive Holiday Entitlement

Pension Contribution

Family Friendly Policies

Learning and Development Opportunities

Life Assurance

People matter

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Our values

Determination

Simplicity

Availability

Humility

Discipline

Sincerity

Ownership