Sustainability Officer

Job Title: Sustainability Officer
Location: Cradley Heath
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm (35 hrs)
Salary: £28 - £36K dependent upon experience & qualifications
Contract: Permanent
We are currently looking for a Sustainability Officer for a leading national commercial roofing company based in Cradley Heath. As the Sustainability Officer you will work with the Sustainability Manager to ensure the organisation is operating in line with environmental guidelines and targets. This will include: examining corporate activities to determine where improvements can be made; ensuring compliance with environmental legislation across the organisation; helping to create and monitor environmental strategies to promote sustainable development. This wide remit means carrying out audits and assessments, identifying and resolving environmental issues, and helping to implement any necessary changes.
This is a developing role with the potential for career progression and not all listed responsibilities will fall under the immediate remit of the Sustainability Officer. However, as the role progresses, these responsibilities will be assigned either wholly or in part.
Please note that it is essential for the candidate to have had working experience in this field and a degree in environmental and business studies or be a member of IEMA (either practitioner or chartered).
The Sustainability Officer will help to:
* Develop and implement environmental strategies and action plans, to ensure corporate sustainable development.
* Advise on sustainable procurement for all goods and services.
* Coordinate all aspects of pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation and renewable energy.
* Recommend the implementation of environmental policies and practices.
* Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and keep up to date with UK, European Union and international regulation and legislation.
* Audit, analyse and report environmental performance to internal and external clients.
* Carry out impact assessments to identify, assess and reduce environmental risks and financial costs.
* Promote and raise awareness, at all levels of organisation, of the impact of emerging environmental issues.
* Implement best practice in areas of corporate, ethical and social responsibility and address any issues arising.
* Work with the IMS team to ensure environmental management systems continue to improve the impact of the organisation on the environment.
* Manage relations with all stakeholders including the board of directors, senior management, internal staff, external suppliers, and customers.
* Train staff at all levels on environmental issues and responsibilities, including new starter inductions.
* Undertake training as required for specific clients.
* Write sustainability reports.
* Set company sustainability targets, developing plans to meet those targets and oversee their delivery.
* Work on monitoring, measuring, and setting goals for the Company’s Net Zero Strategy.
* Work with the HR Department and Finance Department to ensure all three pillars of sustainability are maintained.
The Sustainability Officer will need to:
* Understand and utilise systems to carry out problem solving.
* Analyse and interpret data and provide accessible reports.
* Show initiative, recognise emerging problems, and proactively develop solutions using suitable methods.
* Work with internal stakeholders (departments, branches, management) to achieve solutions and goals.
* Work with external stakeholders (customers, suppliers) to achieve mutually acceptable solutions to sustainability issues.
* Be organised and adaptable.
* Good verbal and written communication abilities