Overview

The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is seeking an experienced Director of Sustainability to lead the integration of sustainability and social value into every layer of the programme from concept & design to construction and long term operations. You will be responsible for shaping the NHS with purpose and long term sustainable initiatives.

As part of the senior leadership team, you’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping and embedding sustainability across the NHP and wider, working together with the Health Delivery Partners (HDP) our delivery partner. You’ll ensure that Hospital 2.0 products, spaces and scheme delivery meet environmental standards and contribute to NHP’s ambitious sustainability and social goals. You’ll work across planning, procurement, design and delivery to bring a systems thinking approach to embed Net Zero, social value and resilience into everything we build.

You’ll bring:

  • A strong track record of leading the integration of sustainability and social value into large scale infrastructure or public sector programmes.
  • Expertise in environmental compliance, carbon reduction and sustainable design and delivery.
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills with experience working across complex supply chains and government frameworks with the ability to influence at the highest level.
  • A passion for delivering real, measurable change not just at project level but nationally and systemically.

Requirements

Essential:

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in large and complex organisations
  • Demonstrates extensive knowledge of sustainability principles and their application within construction processes, with significant experience in developing environmental and sustainability strategies and setting relevant standards
  • Proven ability to translate sustainability strategies into actionable plans, underpinned by a strong understanding of relevant regulations, industry requirements, and social sustainability frameworks, with a focus on outcome-based impact delivery
  • A track record of delivering against sustainability targets in the public or private sector, and experience leading social value or inclusive economic growth initiatives within major public programmes
  • Experience designing or delivering strategies that generate inclusive economic growth, workforce development, or community investment at scale
  • Strong understanding of the relationship between infrastructure investment and social or economic outcomes, including approaches to place-based development and equality objectives
  • Demonstrated experience in measuring and reporting on social impact or public value, ideally within a government, NHS, or infrastructure delivery context
  • Technical expertise environment and sustainability standards; Net Zero Carbon, whole life building standards; statutory requirements; reference design; industrialisation processes; utilities; logistics; technical and operational standards
  • Skilled influencer with strong leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with highly developed political skills
  • Determination, perseverance, and emotional resilience, including when under pressure from senior stakeholders
  • Highly collaborative with great interpersonal skills

Desriable:

  • Certified environmental professional
  • Relevant professional qualification commensurate with experience
  • Understanding of the healthcare sector
  • Experience working with social value measurement and reporting mechanisms

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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