Overview

We’re looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Climate Change and Sustainability Manager to lead our work on climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainability and natural capital.  This is a key role that will shape how we respond to the challenges of climate change, and promote long-term resilience and innovation.

You will act as Thames Water’s subject matter expert – the trusted adviser and ‘go-to’ person for climate change, natural capital and sustainability.

What you’ll be doing as a Climate Change and Sustainability Manager

  • Define and manage the execution of Thames Water’s climate change strategy, approach and risk management, and make sure that this is embedded into business decision making.
  • Identify opportunities, shape plans and support teams across the business to deliver.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop, integrate and deliver our commitments.
  • monitor emerging policy and best practice to take a long-term view of the external landscape and apply this to our key focus areas.
  • Own and update core policies including the Sustainability Policy, to make sure they remain relevant and well  understood across the business.
  • Maintain our nine sustainability themes and develop case studies that bring our work to life for internal and external audiences.
  • Proactively shape the future by taking a long-term view of the external landscape and applying them to our key focus areas e.g. Sustainability, Climate Change, Natural Capital, resource management.
  • Lead on the development of material for sustainability reporting and external disclosures. Lead the enterprise materiality and double‑materiality assessment, maintain the register, and align priorities across plans.
  • Own, update, and socialise the Sustainability Policy and Environmental Policy; map and report our contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

  • A relevant technical or professional qualification such as Degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong IT skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint capability with an ability/ willingness to explore and apply AI
  • Highly numerate with an attention to detail.
  • Extensive experience working and delivering success in the areas of Sustainability, Climate Change, Natural Capital.
  • A relevant technical or professional qualification such as Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Capability to engage and inform internal and external stakeholders in positive, engaging and constructive ways.
  • Excellent strategic and analytical skills with the ability to interpretate data and information and develop a clear and compelling narrative.
  • Ability to liaise and positively influence people at all levels of the business often without direct authority and externally.
  • A drive and enthusiasm for continuous improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills, written and spoken.
  • A collaborative leader with the ability to build strong relationships across multiple teams and disciplines within a matrix, and to deliver through others.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of techniques, approaches and good practice in relation to Climate Change, Sustainability, & Natural Capital.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

  • Strong questioning and probing skills to identify opportunities or discover risks relating to sustainability.
  • Understanding of the evolving Sustainability, Climate Change, and Natural Capital landscape.
  • Development and delivery of engaging communication approaches both formal and informal.
  • Relevant related higher professional qualification or working towards one.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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