Job Title: Environmental and Sustainability Advisor
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday
Business Overview
Atalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.
Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for Environmental and Sustainability Advisor to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site in Ipswich
This role covers the OCS Group in the UK & Ireland, reporting to the Environmental and Sustainability Manger (UK&I)
The Environmental and Sustainability Advisor has responsibility for environmental compliance and engagement process across the business and with customers. The role will require significant engagement with internal stakeholders (e.g QHSE, Bid, Sales, Social Mobility, Communications teams) and external stakeholders (e.g Regulators and Customers) to ensure all aspects of environmental and sustainability management is best in class.
Key Responsibilities:
Functional
- Manage and co-ordinate the environmental input for the bid and tendering process, working alongside multiple teams and divisions across the business to ensure environmental support is consistent.
- Support and engage with customers on environmental requirements and initiatives
- Support operational team with management and implementation of the Environmental Management System, accredited to ISO14001:2015, ensuring that there is continual improvement and management of risk across all activities and sites.
- Develop and deliver environmental training and workshops to relevant staff
- Ensure environmental data is captured across our customer base and can be integrated to Group reporting.
- Conduct regular horizon scanning of upcoming regulations and initiatives related to ESG and the facilities management industry.
- Maintain awareness of current (and future) legislation to ensure legal compliance, update OCS legal compliance portal and provide updates to on changes affecting business activities
- Assist with the delivery of various ESG related reports, presentations and dashboards for customers.
- Collate and coordinate of environmental best practices across all divisions
- Create and update procedures for environment and sustainability, and to report on progress towards environmental targets and objectives on a regular basis
- Support operational teams on issues of non-compliance or environmental incidents reported and monitor environmental incidents across the business
- Support operational teams with completion of carbon impact assessments and the subsequent contract specific carbon reduction plans and ESG strategies.
General
- Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
- Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill and diligence when carrying out their duties.
- Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
- Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group’s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties and the management of the departmental function reporting into them.
- Support and promote the UK & Ireland group’s sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management Plan, and carry out duties in a resource effective way, recognizing the shared responsibility of minimizing negative environmental impacts wherever possible.
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Necessary
- Experience and knowledge in environmental areas such as carbon, waste and energy
- Good understanding of environmental legislation
- Excellent communicator, with proven stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all levels.
Desirable
- Experience within facilities management and/or construction industry
- Good understanding and experience of bids/tenders
- Applicants with qualifications in Environment/Sustainability/ESG
Core Expectations
- Show flexibility in working arrangements to ensure that a high level of service is delivered
- Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Have a positive and focused attitude when dealing with all colleagues
- Be able to take personal responsibility
- Have a flexible and positive attitude towards work
- Be keen to continuously improve own learning and development
- Support and embed the UK & Ireland group’s corporate values.
Benefits
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Win monthly Superstar Awards
