Overview
To assist the Sustainability Lead in delivering NSG’s sustainability agenda. To support the development of more sustainable practices across NSG, our environment and the communities in which we operate. This role will be multi-faceted, covering all aspects of Environmental, Social and Economic issues across the business, including enhancing performance and reporting progress across all our 3 pillars (People, Planet, Profit).
Key Objectives
Internal Sustainability Support
Training
- Undertake training to gain the core skills and experience necessary to competently deliver the tasks required and to progress effectively within the company.
Business
- Promote the image and reputation of NSG and the Sustainability team.
- Provide sustainability technical support to Business Development teams involved in generating internal and external work for NSG.
- When supporting technical projects, be accountable to the task or project manager for delivery within agreed scope, timescales and cost requirements.
- Accountable to line manager for utilisation, including notifying when at risk of being over- or under-utilised.
Technical
- Provide technical support in sustainability, including environmental protection, waste minimisation, carbon reduction, social value, community engagement and strategy development.
- Develop competence and maintain up-to-date knowledge of sustainability legislation, standards, reporting requirements and industry best practice.
- Support the production of high-quality sustainability management and reporting documents, including the Gender Pay Gap Report and Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting.
- Support the preparation of internal sustainability procedures, guidance documents and risk assessments.
- Provide sustainability support to projects and contracts, ensuring sustainability considerations are embedded where relevant.
- Promote social responsibility and help embed sustainability across NSG.
- Produce written tender responses relating to social value and sustainability, including supporting tables and graphics, in line with required tender timescales.
- Support the development and maintenance of standardised tender responses relating to social value and sustainability.
- Work collaboratively with wider NSG teams, including ESH&Q, People, Procurement and Commercial, to support sustainability delivery.
- Attend, record notes and contribute to sustainability-related meetings.
- Support delivery of the Sustainability Strategy and associated action plan.
Liaison
- Liaise with delivery teams on assigned activities, tasks and projects.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with NSG Operating Divisions, clients and stakeholders to support NSG’s business ethos.
- Support internal and external meetings and workshops within areas of expertise, including providing technical secretariat support where required.
- Co-author papers and contribute to internal and external committees, meetings and events as required.
External Sustainability Support
External Engagement
- Attend and engage with external sustainability stakeholders, networks and groups.
- Represent NSG and deliver presentations on sustainability initiatives and progress at external events.
- Identify, agree, initiate and manage community engagement programmes and philanthropic activities.
Sustainability Awareness
- Maintain awareness of new developments and best practice in sustainability.
- Raise awareness of sustainability initiatives, gather input and foster collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage and support delivery of contractual sustainability commitments.
- Maintain the database of sustainability activities.
- Support external communications of NSG sustainability activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Knowledge/interest in Sustainability – Essential
- Recognised professional qualifications (e.g. BSc/MSc/PhD) – Essential
- Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent – Relevant training will be provided if required
Experience & Knowledge
- Working as part of a team – Essential
- Developing technical competence in one or more areas of sustainability, such as environmental protection, carbon reduction, social value, community engagement or sustainability strategy – Essential
- Ability to independently represent NSG on aspect of sustainability – Essential
- Familiar with structuring and presentation of own work – Essential
- Knowledge of delivering sustainability initiatives within a business environment – Desirable
- Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information – Desirable
- Familiar with working within an accredited quality management system – Desirable
Skills & Abilities
- Competent user of Microsoft Office applications – Essential
- Able to research, interpret and summarise sustainability information clearly – Essential
- Able to work independently and remain accountable to the task, project or bid manager for own work, including understanding the impact of own work on schedule and cost – Essential
- Able to deliver assigned tasks and activities to agreed quality, time and budget requirements – Essential
- Able to prepare and deliver clear, professional presentations – Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels, as well as external stakeholders and contractors – Essential
- Able to organise events, meetings and engagement activities – Essential
- Good written communication skills to produce high-quality reports, meeting notes and supporting documentation – Essential
- Familiar with working within an accredited quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system standards) – Desirable
Package
Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Overtime – 37.5-60hours per week – Time and half
Overtime – 60+ hours per week or Sundays – Double time
Life Assurance 3x Salary
Private Healthcare package
Pension – Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%
Discretionary bonus
187.5 hours per year holiday allowance
Professional memberships covered
