Overview
We are looking for a passionate Sustainability Manager to join our high performing team. In this role you will be responsible for leading the corporate and customer-oriented sustainability initiatives for Hilti Great Britain with the strategic goal to become our customers’ best partner for sustainability.
As the Sustainability Manager, you create tangible impact in the British construction industry by closely working together with our customers. Thanks to your profound understanding of sustainability in conjunction with the regulatory environment and customer needs, you will have overall responsibility for localising and developing strategies and clear goals for our sustainability work.
The role involves:
- Implementing the global and regional strategy, while ensuring the initiatives and goals are linked to the goals and requirements of the British market
- Developing a go-to market approach for our sales teams by working closely with our marketing teams
- Acting as the internal topic expert and in external dialogue on various platforms and directly with customers
- Market-monitoring on research and legislation, as well as market development and customers’ requirements
- Working closely with the brand and communication team to ensure effective internal and external communication to engage all stakeholders in the implementation of our local sustainability strategy
- Collaborating with the other functions such as Logistics, After Market Services, Procurement- and internal Sustainability roles/functions to further develop how we improve our processes and operational excellence
- Be a strong voice within the regional and global sustainability community and exchange best practices
Requirements:
- Degree in business, marketing, environmental science, environmental engineering, or other engineering related field required
- Knowledge of sustainability within the construction industry; current and future regulations, whole building life-cycle assessment, ratings systems, and green building certifications
- Proven ability to develop, align and implement strategies and initiatives within a complex organization set up
- Track record of bringing and developing customized solutions for/together with customers
- An established network of key decision makers and people responsible for sustainability in the construction industry in Great Britain is a strong plus
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence across all levels and functions (from account manager to leadership team)
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Strong command of the English language, both written and spoken
What do we offer?
We really value our people and we’ve worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:
- Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
- 6% employer pension contributions
- Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- Company vehicle and fuel card for sales roles
- 33 days’ holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
- Paid leave to work on charitable projects
- Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
- Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
- Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
- Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams
Our Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter’s Square tram stop. We offer a hybrid working pattern between the office and home and different ways to work flexibly so please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
Hilti is where your best belongs. We are an equal opportunity employer and value the contributions of all our team members regardless of sex, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or family status.