Sustainability Advisor
- Posted 19 September 2024
- Salary Depending on experience
- LocationNorwich
- Job Type Full Time
- Business Area Norse Group Support Services
- Reference014805
Job description
Sustainability Advisor - Norwich
£36,000 depending on experience
Norse Group have a fantastic opportunity for an Sustainability Advisor to join our SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality) team on a permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.
The role:
This role will support the Group's sustainability journey to ensure the business can return an ethical profit. Supporting the Group Sustainability Manager and working with all areas of the group to develop and deliver the ESG and Net Zero strategies by providing technical and strategic advice. Your duties will include:
- Leading on the development of the ESG reporting platform, with support from IT and external providers.
- Ensuring the timely collection of data to allow groups monthly, quarterly and annual carbon footprints to be analysed and reported.
- Assisting with the development of new ESG and Net Zero strategies and roll them out across the business.
- Keeping up to date with relevant changes in legislation and sustainability reporting requirements and initiatives.
- Assisting with stakeholder management, liaising with internal senior managers and directors advising and influencing on all sustainability initiatives.
- Assisting in the preparation of relevant ESG data or documentation to assist bids and tenders.
- Assisting in the preparation and delivery of presentations and tool-box talks, or information resources for internal staff on all carbon related matter.
- Carrying out and assist with energy audits, reporting outcomes and improvement actions as directed.
- Engaging with all levels of employees, building excellent working relationships through regular site visits, the identification of ESG risks and potential areas of improvement.
- Supporting the Group Sustainability Manager with the identification of strategies to achieve Norse Group sustainability objectives and targets, identifying best practices in carbon reduction and sustainability strategies.
Our Successful Candidate:
You will need to demonstrate proven experience within a similar role in the industry alongside;
Relevant degree in an environmental or sustainability related discipline (or equivalent).
Associate Membership of IEMA (AIEMA), working towards (or willing to work towards) Practitioner Membership.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice governing sustainability legislation
Familiar with large data sets, data transfer and excel formula's.
Knowledge of ESG, including social value.
Carbon reporting and energy auditing (Such as SECR, ESOS, ISO 50001 or sector specific carbon/energy reporting schemes)
Our offer
Alongside the opportunity to join a professional working team, we offer;
- Salary of circa £36,000 depending on experience
- 25 Days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- 8-week sickness pay scheme + Stat NEST Pension
- Company benefits + discounts
- On-site free parking
- Excellent career progression routes with personal development and the opportunity to attain further professional qualifications
We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.***
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.