Environment and Sustainability Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £42,848 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Southampton |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 429308/1 |
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Do you have experience influencing and engaging stakeholders across different levels to drive sustainability initiatives?
Have you delivered carbon reduction projects that included feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, and post-completion audits
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability (HSES) Team sits within the Corporate Services Directorate of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), based at Southampton. This specialist team provides strategic advice, guidance, and oversight across all aspects of environmental, and sustainability management, health and safety. They play a key role in ensuring the Agency’s systems are compliant, effective, and continuously improving. The team engages with stakeholders across the organisation and represents HSES matters at senior management levels. Although the Environmental and Sustainability Lead role has no direct reports, it operates with significant influence driving initiatives, shaping policy, and leading cross-functional working groups to deliver on government commitments such as Net Zero and the Greening Government agenda. It's a dynamic and high-impact environment focused on meaningful change.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers
The Environmental and Sustainability Lead develops and manages the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Environmental Management System, driving compliance with legislation and delivering carbon reduction initiatives. Acting as the Agency’s subject matter expert, the role leads strategy, reporting, and stakeholder engagement to meet Net Zero and Greening Government targets. It combines technical leadership with strategic influence, shaping sustainable practices across the organisation and representing the MCA in government-wide environmental matters
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Develop and lead the MCA’s Sustainability Strategy to meet Net Zero and Greening Government targets.
- Act as the Agency’s subject matter expert on environmental management and sustainability.
- Design, implement, and maintain the Environmental Management System (EMS) for continuous improvement.
- When ready, drive ISO 14001 accreditation for the Agency’s EMS.
- Identify, assess, and oversee carbon reduction projects, including feasibility and cost-benefit analysis.
- Report on sustainability performance for Annual Accounts and government commitments.
- Liaise with the Department for Transport and other bodies on sustainability matters.
- Manage utility contracts and energy audits to support sustainable procurement and monitoring.
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