Environment & Sustainability Officer

ABOUT THE POST:

“A career in Progress Housing Group is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the service provided for our community.”

Progress Housing Group delivers housing and related services, including the management of nearly 11,000 homes. We are focused on delivering a customer-focused, high quality service. Join us and you will part of a team working together to provide high quality homes, support independence and create opportunities for individuals and communities.

This role is a Full Time, Permanent role, working 36.25 hours per week. As an Environment & Sustainability officer you will work across a wide range of business areas. The key focus is understanding how we can retrofit our homes to achieve a net zero Carbon Performance.

Beyond the retrofit challenge you will also have a chance to get involved in and make a difference in other key areas to improve the Group’s sustainability performance.

WHAT WILL THE RIGHT PERSON LOOK LIKE?

We are seeking a highly motivated person, with an understanding of environmental and sustainability principles who is looking to advance their knowledge and career in sustainability. They must be able to work on their own initiative in an ever changing sector as well as being a team player; they will also have a customer-focused approach. This is a crucial post and the successful candidate must have excellent communication skills and a passion for sustainability. You will be committed to customer service, have the ability to understand and interpret complex data, prioritise tasks and effectively manage conflicting priorities..

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

This role has a number of core objectives including:-

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  To support the development and implementation of the Group’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy and associated action plan.
• You will support the sustainability team through carrying out administrative tasks as needed including ensuring all energy data is input and stored correctly in the asset management system.
• You will also lead on the delivery of fuel poverty and energy advice programmes for tenants as part of our retrofit programmes.
• Support with the delivery of our investment plan to improve the fabric of our housing stock.
• Assist with monitoring and collecting data on the groups sustainability performance, including carbon emissions, and upkeep of our Environmental Management System
• Devise, undertake, and manage environmental projects and campaigns that seek to improve the Groups sustainability performance and be accountable for achieving set targets.
• Using your relationship building skills, you will work with other key teams across the business in promoting the Sustainability Strategy and raising the profile of sustainability issues.
• Assist in the collection and development of information on energy ratings, ensuring that all records are accurate and kept up to date.

You can look forward to:

• Competitive salaries offered and benchmarked regularly
• We support employee development and promote continuous learning
• 26 Days Annual Leave, with an additional 5 days after 5 years and a further 2 days after 10 years
• Birthday Leave – an additional day’s leave for you on or around your birthday
• Volunteering time - one day’s paid leave for volunteering activity
• Training and Development

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their career and work within a fast paced service.

Progress Housing Group values equality and works to provide a fair and inclusive environment for a workforce that is as diverse as the communities it serves. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Association. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly welcome applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

We’d especially like to hear from anyone living in one of our homes or communities. For further support contact our Progress Futures team, this is a free service for Progress Housing Group tenants that helps them access training, apprenticeships and employment support to improve their job prospects and achieve their goals. https://www.progressgroup.org.uk/futures/

Additional Information

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please click here to view the job description and person specification.

Application Closing Date: 19th February 2023

Interview Date: TBC

Please note on the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately.