Head of Sustainability

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Mitie Full time

Mitie was founded in 1987, Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, looking after a large, diverse, blue-chip customer base, from banks and retailers, to hospitals, schools and government offices. Mitie has over 77,000 people, 100+ office locations, and thousands of customers across the country, there’s no limit to what you can achieve if you work for us.

Core role and responsibilities:

- The Head of Sustainability (HOS) is a key role to support the delivery of the enhanced Sustainability and EMS requirements under the current DWP/Central Government Contract Model. The HOS with be responsible for the development of a strategic and cost effective approach to the Sustainability Plans and associated documents which is aligned wherever possible with both the MITIE and Client Strategic Objectives.
- The HOS will engage with the Operations and Commercial team to ensure that the contractual delivery requirements are fully defined with milestones are established. Engage with the Client Team (and/or Integrator where present) to establish the whether all the necessary client supplied information is available and up-to-date and support in compiling any requests for information and identifying and managing associated risks.
- The HOS will engage with the client/integrator to agree the format and content of each of the plans required under the Sustainability and Environmental Management contract requirements and that these plans are delivered in line with the contract programme
- The HOS will oversee the Role of the energy manager within the account whilst giving clear direction and leadership.

Main Duties:

- Provide the principal support for the identification and delivery of the sustainability plans required under the contract during mobilisation, transition and steady state
- Develop and embed the EMS with associated support, training and internal audits.
- Develop the ‘wider' sustainability strategy to incorporate social aspects as well as the current environmental aspects
- Establish benefits tracking on applicable sustainability projects / tasks
- Development of case studies to use both internally and externally
- Develop and articulate a strategic approach to identifying opportunities to deliver added value to the client including additional works.
- Engagement with Contract Director, Operations Manager, QSHE Manager and Commercial Manager agreeing sustainability related contractual requirements and ensuring they are met
- Undertake the strategic lead on projects and liaison with key client stakeholders, including the identification of opportunities & budgets available for sustainability
- Input into annual improvement plans as required
- Ensure the contract operations are fully compliant with relevant environmental legislation, policies and guidance
- Developing and maintaining 12 month Sustainability plan
- Work with senior management team to develop sustainability offerings applicable to the estate and client
- Attendance at senior management team meetings to ensure sustainability is embedded operationally
- Produce monthly, quarterly and annual client reports
- Review and input into Client Sustainability Strategy reports and plans.
- Establish and manage the progress towards key client sustainability targets
- Attendance at regular client meetings
- Identify areas where the client can improve their environmental impact
- Ensure the organisation and the client are compliant with ISO 14000 family of standards.
- Develop a sustainability forward plan budget forecasts for identified and aspirational projects
- Develop training programmes and workshops on sustainability practices for employees and client

Key Competencies:

- Planning & Organising - Organises and schedules events, activities and resources. Monitors timescales and plans.
- Leadership - Motivates and empowers others in order to reach organisational goals.
- Commercial Awareness - Understands and applies commercial and financial principles. Views issues in terms of costs, profits, markets, and added value.
- Quality Orientation - Shows awareness of goals and standards. Follows through to ensure that quality standards are met.
- Problem Solving and Analysis - Analyses issues and breaks them down into their component parts. Makes systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information.
- Action Orientation - Demonstrates a readiness to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action.
- Flexibility - Successfully adapts to changing demands and conditions.
- Resilience - Maintains effective work behaviour in the face of setbacks or pressure. Remains calm, stable, and in control of themselves.

Communications and Working Relationships:

- Business partnering with key stakeholders (internal & external) with particular emphasis on building relationships.

Framework, Boundaries, Decision Making Authority and Responsibility:

- Work within the Mitie transition, steady state and project proc

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