Sustainability Data Officer

Would you like to join our Energy and Sustainability team? 

We are currently recruiting for a Sustainability Data Officer, where you will be responsible for delivering the Corporate Carbon KPI, which has a target to reduce our corporate carbon emissions by 67% by 2025 and support the team with project initiatives in line with achieving Net Zero Corporate Carbon by 2030. 

You will provide data analysis to support initiatives being delivered by the Energy and Sustainability Team, and validating data accuracy across Energy, Water, Waste, Fleet and Business Travel primarily.

You can be flexibly based in one of our UK office’s and we have a flexible hybrid working approach, meaning the role will be a combination of office/home working.

What you’ll be leading on

• Be responsible for data analysis of internal energy data across National Highways network and built estate, ensuring accuracy for submission for the carbon accounting team. 
• Analyse and provide information to the Energy Strategy Manager for production of monthly environmental reports for buildings to be provided to building occupiers to promote behaviour change in how to reduce their environmental impact. 
• Work with the Estates Sustainability Manager to collate and analyse all data requirements for the Greening Government Commitments for submission to the Carbon Accounting Team. 
• Support the delivery of a programme to reduce emissions from Business Travel through data collection and analysis to identify hotspots, monitor results of interventions, and support the overall programme.
• Collate and provide data with Energy and Sustainability team to support with internal and external requests such as from ORR, FOI’s etc. 

To be successful you’ll need

• Experience of handling data sets with the ability to perform statistical analysis and interpret it in easily digestible formats. 
• Computer literate in PC based systems including Microsoft Office Suite and specifically Microsoft Excel. 
• Experience of managing relationships with stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes. 
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant area of work, desirably within environmental management, scientific or mathematical field, or engineering. 
• Knowledge of the UK energy, carbon and water supply industries and their reporting requirements.

A bit about us

There’s never been a better time to join our Finance & Business Services (FBS) team. 

Our directorate is responsible for managing the company's finances, overall governance, assurance and risk management, managing the company's large and dispersed estate, processing damages claims and the operation of the Dart Charge facility. A lot of what we do is like oil in the organisational machinery. We make the business work more smoothly and we help everyone to do their jobs better. Our vision is to work through partnership and collaboration to secure great resource outcomes for the company and amplify what we achieve with it.

Want to know more?

For a copy of the Job Description please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference #4255.

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.  We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. 

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. 

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:       

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

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