Sustainability Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about sustainability and want to make a positive impact?

We are looking for a Sustainability Coordinator to join our Sustainability and Regeneration team. In this exciting and varied new role, you will play a pivotal part in improving sustainability, helping people reduce their carbon emissions, promote energy efficiency, and tackle the climate emergency.

What you’ll be doing

As a Sustainability Coordinator, you will collaborate with the wider Sustainability team to support the day to day delivery of both customer and business-related elements of sustainability, decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects, in support of the organisation’s Sustainability Plan.

You will be responsible for the administration of a wide range of Projects ensuring that documentation is received from contractors and accurately recorded for which good IT skills are a pre-requisite.

Working within our Sustainability Team you will have a wide and varied range of projects to co-ordinate and will also be liaising with many other teams within WDH.  In addition, you will collate and supply statistics to help the Sustainability Team with contractor performance and project management.

You will be the first point of call for Tenant enquires regarding all aspects of the Sustainability Teams’ Portfolio and will have full responsibility for co-ordinating all enquiries from our dedicated e-mail account.

What we’re looking for

You will be an experienced sustainability professional, with an excellent understanding of issues related to sustainability, environmental issues decarbonisation and energy in a housing context. 

You will be self-motivated, a good communicator and have the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including customers, employees and other key stakeholders as part of the delivery of sustainability, decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects. 

To join our Sustainability and Regeneration team, we’re looking for someone with:

• a qualification at Level 3 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework in a relevant subject area;
• significant experience of providing sustainability advice and support services to stakeholders;
• previous experience in a similar sustainability role, ideally within the housing or construction sector;
• ability to work on their own initiative to meet deadlines;
• good IT skills in the use of reporting tools and Microsoft Office such as Word and Excel; and
• significant experience of communicating and working effectively in co-operation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The post holder must hold a valid, UK driving licence with the ability to travel throughout the Wakefield district and to other locations as required by the business.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below.  You can also check out our sustainability plan here.  

For more information or an informal chat about this role, please contact Mark Sutton, Senior Project Officer - Sustainability at [email protected].

Please note: Interviews are scheduled for 12 August 2024. 

WDH is accredited by Investors in People, which means we recognise that our employees are our most valuable asset. As an employer WDH can offer you a great set of benefits which includes:

• 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years' service) and statutory bank holidays;
• an extra day off on your birthday;
• generous employer pension contribution;
• happy to talk flexible working, including options for reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns;
• a wide range of personal development opportunities;
• a fantastic health and wellbeing package;
• one day to take part in our Volunteering Scheme; and
• "cycle to work" scheme and discounted shopping platform.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

How to apply

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below.
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification.
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one but please remove any information that identifies you (e.g. your name and address). 
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to [email protected] before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the date specified at the top of this page.

What happens next? 

• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application.
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on the email address above.