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Principal Sustainability Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Chwefror 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £26.89 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | per hour PAYE |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Woolwich, London, SE18 6QH |
| Cwmni: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Greenwich RQ1463005 |
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What's involved with this role:
Ref number: Greenwich RQ1463005
Principal Sustainability Officer
The team are looking for a Principal Sustainability Officer to help us achieve our Carbon Neutral Plan. Our priorities are wide ranging from exploring the commercial benefit of Renewables and Heat Networks, developing policy for homes and business to become more energy efficient to assessing the environmental standards in planning applications.
You will act as a specialist adviser to services and help embed knowledge and expertise across the Council. You will secure funding, develop solutions and procure and monitor the delivery of sustainability projects as well as lead on engagement with our Climate Network.
You will have experience of monitoring and reviewing the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan and proven experience of preparing scope 1,2 and 3 operational and borough emissions reporting with compliant governance processes with the ability to grow the team's understanding of sustainability issues.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Head of Sustainability in tackling the climate crisis and improving environmental sustainability, in line with our commitment of being carbon neutral by 2030
Lead on the assessment of performance of the Council’s CNP including the monitoring and review of the Council’s strategy and action plan, ensuring the programme is developed and delivered to meet corporate targets and objectives and refreshed where appropriate.
Prepare a robust scope 1,2 and 3 operational and borough emissions reporting with compliant governance processes.
Oversee the development of management and reporting procedures to ensure full compliance with any guidelines or regulations is available to the Council.
Performance manage, supervise, and develop team members and any other staff allocated from time to time.
Support and where necessary oversee the work of staff across the Council and / or external partners when working with the team on sustainability issues.
Manage and monitor budgets allocated to the CNP’s delivery that fall within the responsibility of the Sustainability team and for any other financial resources allocated to the team complying with Council policy, legislation and best practice.
Manage tendering and contract procedures, advise and agree the appointment of consultants and give clear and detailed instructions to consultants.
Write and present specialist sustainability reports to appropriate council bodies, including Cabinet, Leader, scrutiny bodies and GMT. Analyse emerging sustainability policy issues and prepare or direct the preparation of briefing papers.
Provide advice and commentary on sustainability issues and / or considerations throughout the planning and development application processes.
Skills & experience:
Experience of monitoring and reviewing the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan
Proven experience of preparing scope 1,2 and 3 operational and borough emissions reporting with compliant governance processes.
Proven experience in the formulation, development, and delivery of sustainability strategies and programmes.
Excellent communication skills presenting complex technical information clearly and convincingly.
Experience of contract management.
Track record of securing sustainability funding.
Knowledge and understanding of working in a Local Authority setting.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Job Ref: Greenwich RQ1463005
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