Head of Sustainability Strategy and Insight

Are you a leader motivated toleave the right social environmental and economiclegacy

Sustainabilityhas been at the heart of our business for the last 170 years and aswe near the midpoint of our sectorleading 2030 sustainabilitystrategy Now or Never focussing us on delivering BrilliantBuildings a Better Planet and Building Lives there really is nobetter time to joinus!

Tohelp deliver against our ambitious plans Willmott Dixon is lookingto recruit a Head of Sustainability Strategy & Insight for12 months. The role is based in our Head Office in Letchworth withhybrid agile working arrangementssupported.

Thisexciting role leads the delivery of environmental sustainabilityambitions including to be a zerocarbon company without offsettingand to generate zero avoidable waste by 2030. The role will alsolead on the company s sustainability performance and compliancereporting (such as TCFD and CDP).

Youwill report to the National Head of Sustainability and join ourSenior Leadership Team. Leading a multidisciplinary team ofsustainability professionals and working closely with our Head ofSustainability Operations you will partner with both ourConstruction and Interiors businesses to deliver against Now orNever engage customers and enthuse ourpeople.

Youwill be a selfstarter and experienced team leader who loves achallenge is excited by data and is able to work agilely in anempowered environment that values innovative thinking. You will betenacious and be able to think strategically but be equallycomfortable with the detail of defining and delivering tacticalsolutions. Strong communication and relationship management skillsare essential coupled with an ability to influence and deliverthroughothers.

YourResponsibilities

• Leadand manage a highly motivated team of sustainabilityprofessionals.
  


• Collaboratewith others in the sustainability team as well as senior leadersand project teams across functions and operational businesses toaccelerate delivery of company targets policies and customerrequirements.
  


• Leadon sustainability performance reporting improvement andverification.
  


• Identifydevelop and implement carbon emissions as well as waste and waterreduction initiatives inline with companytargets.
  


• Identifydevelop and implement initiatives to support company and customertargets on Biodiversity and Environmental NetGain.
  


• Providetechnical expertise and leadership across a range of sustainabilitytopics with customers framework partners supply chain partners andinternal teams (including carbon waste resource efficiencybiodiversity).
  


• Carryout research and development identify opportunities encourageinnovation and improve transferability to increase efficiency andworkwinning.
  

Requirements

Essentialand DesirableCriteria

ProvenExperienceof

• Buildingand leading high performanceteams
  


• Successfullydeveloping and delivering sustainability relatedinitiatives/projects
  


• Buildingimproving and managing data collection and reportingsystems
  


• Usingdata to drive performanceimprovement
  


• Educatingothers on issues surrounding environmental sustainability such ascarbon andwaste
  


• Workingwith and influencing senior stakeholders including customers andsupply chain
  


• Developingand executing a customer focused approach which understands andmeets their needs.
  


• Influencingand networking speaking and profile raising with a range ofstakeholders
  


• Abilityto implement and execute strategy to form a coherent approachbringing others with you.
  

Essential:

• Anexcellent understanding and practical experience across a range ofsustainability topics such as carbon and waste reduction
  


• Excellentcommunication skills with the ability to convey complex informationin a simple manner.
  


• Ahigh degree of energy and selfmotivation with a track record ofidentifying developing & implementing solutions.
  


• Ableto demonstrate strong leadership and management skills acrossmultidisciplinary teams.
  


• Ableto think strategically and understanddetail
  


• Abilityto inspire and motivate others.
  


• Ableto use Microsoft suite of office programmes including Excel WordOutlook
  


• Minimumrelevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc)
  


• Validdriving licence
  


• Professionalmembership of a relevant body
  

Benefits