Overview

It’s an exciting time to join Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) as we expand and grow our business, whilst developing and improving existing services for our residents.

We deliver housing services on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), supporting them to deliver their housing strategy and ambitious development programme. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, high-quality home that meets their needs. We understand that demand for affordable housing, locally and nationally, significantly outstrips supply and the impact this has on individuals and families. We are therefore committed to building as many new homes as possible, developing innovative solutions and maximising partnerships to positively impact the communities we work in.

This purpose of this role is to provide strategic sustainability expertise within NPH by leading on the development and delivery of our approach to achieving Net Zero through a Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon Strategy.

The post holder will ensure compliance with existing and upcoming housing regulations in relation to the energy efficiency and sustainability of our homes and neighbourhoods. In addition to this, they will develop a detailed understanding of the energy performance and retrofit prospects for our homes, building up the level and quality of information and data so we can develop a better understanding of the type of works needed across our portfolio.

Requirements

Essential:

  • Educated to a degree level in the field of sustainability. This is a degree either with sustainability as the main focus (such as sustainable development) or significant focus such as a major element of a geography or sociology degree.
  • Member of relevant professional body.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
  • Good knowledge of sustainability issues within the house building sector and in particular sustainable construction.
  • Working knowledge of a wide range of environmental legislation and best practice.
  • Knowledge of a wide range of sustainability issues and how they relate to NPH. Including but not limited to energy management, waste, transport, biodiversity and sustainable procurement.
  • Working knowledge of conducting environmental and system audits.
  • Experience in applying for grants or other forms of inward investment.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Fuel Poverty.
  • Experience of strategy development and implementation.
  • Proven ability to produce high quality reports and experience of presenting reports to Boards or Committees.
  • Proven ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.
  • Ability to use relevant MS packages including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to achieve realistic targets and deadlines.
  • Driving licence and use of a car for business use.

Desirable:

  • Experience in a lead sustainability role within an organisation.
  • Working knowledge of certified Environmental Management Systems, for example ISO 14001.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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