Environment, Energy and Sustainability Manager

Overview

The Environment, Energy and Sustainability Manager will be the lead environmental and energy specialist for the Trust, to ensure compliance with legislation, codes of practice and mandatory standards in the fields of general environmental management, energy management, and waste management.

Working with utmost autonomy, the post holder will lead on decarbonisation of the service in line with government directive, and to support transformation change to meet challenging carbon reduction targets.

Playing a key role in identifying the emerging environmental, energy and waste issues, the post holder will be responsible for developing environmental strategies and programmes of work and will manage innovative opportunities to introduce new technology where appropriate, to be the lead advisor to the service.

The post holder will be responsible for delivery of the Trust’s strategic and operational approach to energy management services, working in close partnership with Trust colleagues, commercial partners and service providers, the post holder will identify and implement opportunities to reduce emissions, energy consumption and cost

The post holder will use specialist environmental knowledge in order to achieve legal compliance with all applicable environmental legislation.

Person specification

Essential:

• Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent demonstrable level of experience, skills and knowledge
• Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment or an appropriate environmental professional body
• Knowledge of UK and EU legislation and NHS sustainability agendas
• Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development.
• Knowledge of project management processes
• Sound understanding of performance management processes
• Experience of waste management with auditing and waste minimisation experience
• Extensive previous specialist experience in a role directly responsible for developing, implementing and managing the environment.
• Experience of risk management of Legionnaires Disease
• Must be able to demonstrate expertise at managing external contractors/suppliers
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills both verbally and written
• Must be able to implement policies for the Estates Department as directed
• Must be able to manage and monitor computer-based systems and produce reports for others
• Must be able to create and use software to input and analyse data and produce ad hoc reports
• Must demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and codes of practice
• Ability to demonstrate professional management experience within Estates environment, preferably NHS
• Experience within the facilities/estate’s services with a proven managerial track record
• Good knowledge in the interpretation of national policy and guidelines
• Evidence of working with other organisations/ environments to develop partnership working
• High level of integrity
• Self-motivated, innovative and proactive
• Good team player with well developed interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Highly motivated Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadline and deal effectively with conflicting priorities
• Committed to developing self and team members
• Show resilience and reliability under pressure
• Enthusiastic and committed to service development
• Thorough understanding of environmental issues and ability to apply and incorporate general direction into projects
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Ability to develop and sustain personal relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups
• Negotiates and influences effectively within internal and external contacts
• Staff management and leadership skills The ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and make appropriate strategic decisions
• Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and with resource constraints
• Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
• Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems and performance
• Standard Keyboard Skills
• Ability to travel between WAST sites

Desirable:

• Experience of energy management in a complex organisation
• Experience of asbestos management in buildings
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of health service planning processes
• Programme and Project management qualifications e.g., PRINCE2, MSP
• Ability to speak Welsh

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.  If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.