Overview
Swindon Borough Council is committed to achieving a Net Zero Borough by 2050, a requirement set by HMG. The Council is looking to recruit a Sustainability and Climate Change Officer in a newly created team, to deliver the Policy Mission “Build a Greener Swindon”. The postholder will aid the Strategic Lead and Director in this area to accomplish this, identify and delivering opportunities to deliver this mission, directly impacting the lives of those who live in Swindon Borough.
Throughout 2025 Swindon Borough Council will create its timeline towards achieving net-zero emissions, which your work will feed into. You will provide quantitative context from Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions work, contribute to business plans for grant funding to decarbonise our public buildings, and support various working groups pushing for innovative solutions to help the council reduce our emissions and contribute to a more sustainable future.
On a day-to-day basis you will work with the Strategic Lead on the analysis of carbon emissions from multiple perspectives; such as understanding our carbon emissions impact, target setting (SBTI where appropriate), using/applying various digital platforms, preparing Net Zero strategies, and helping to implement these across the council.
For further information about the role, please contact Edward Jones, Strategic Lead for Sustainability and Climate Change, email ejones1@swindon.gov.uk
