Head of Sustainability & Environment

Equans is looking for a Head of Sustainability & Environment to join our team in London on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package.

This is a hybrid role. National travel is required.

The Head of Sustainability and Environment is a senior role within the CSR department and is responsible for developing and implementing the organisation’s sustainability strategy. This role involves overseeing environmental initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and promoting sustainable practices across the organisation.

This role is crucial for driving positive change and ensuring the organisation operates in a sustainable and socially responsible manner.

As a Head of Sustainability & Environment, you will:

Team Leadership: 

• Manage and lead a team of social value professionals, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring continuous development and growth within the team.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals

Strategic Thinking and Alignment:

• Have the ability to develop and implement long term sustainability and environment strategies that align with the organisation’s mission and values
• Identify and manage environmental impact areas such as carbon emissions, waste management, and resource consumption.
• Regularly review and update the sustainability strategy to ensure it remains aligned with evolving organisational goals and external trends
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of sustainability initiatives.

Stakeholder engagement, Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster collaboration and buy-in from senior management across diverse operational business units and Clients. Senior-level dialogue and communication skills are essential to fulfil this role effectively.
• Develop and implement communication plans to effectively convey sustainability goals and achievements to all stakeholders.
• Raise awareness of sustainability practices with all employees
• Develop and lead on building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, including investors, clients and regulatory bodies.
• Promote transparency and address sustainability concerns

Environmental Management:

• Generate long-term positive impacts for local communities, the environment, and other external parties.
• Lead initiatives to reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint and enhance resource efficiency
• Oversee the integration of renewable energy solutions and sustainable practices.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and industry standards

Corporate Governance:

• Implement and maintain governance frameworks and policies from Central UKBU team.
• Ensure accountability and transparency in sustainability practices

Reporting and Compliance:

• Oversee the preparation and publication of sustainability reports.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and reporting standards
• Utilise advanced data analytics to enhance the accuracy and impact of sustainability reporting.
• Work alongside the Central UKBU team

Risk Management:

• Assess potential sustainability risks and develop mitigation strategies to address potential sustainability challenges.
• Monitor risk and opportunities and update Corporate risk register accordingly
• Monitor emerging trends and regulations in the sustainability landscape.
• Support the central team with the TCFD requirements

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

• Encourage and drive innovation in sustainability practices.
• Continuously seek opportunities for improvement and stay updated with the latest sustainability trends and technologies

What will you deliver?

• Manage and lead a team of social value professionals, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring continuous development and growth within the team
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals
• Develop and implement long-term sustainability and environment strategies that align with the organisation’s mission and values
• Identify and manage environmental impact areas such as carbon emissions, waste management, and resource consumption
• Regularly review and update the sustainability strategy to ensure it remains aligned with evolving organisational goals and external trends
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of sustainability initiatives
• Foster collaboration and buy-in from senior management across diverse operational business units and clients. Senior-level dialogue and communication skills are essential to fulfil this role effectively. Develop and implement communication plans to effectively convey sustainability goals and achievements to all stakeholders
• Raise awareness of sustainability practices with all employees. Develop and lead on building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, including investors, clients, and regulatory bodies
• Promote transparency and address sustainability concerns
• Generate long-term positive impacts for local communities, the environment, and other external parties. Lead initiatives to reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint and enhance resource efficiency. Oversee the integration of renewable energy solutions and sustainable practices. Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and industry standards
• Implement and maintain governance frameworks and policies from the Central UKBU team. Ensure accountability and transparency in sustainability practices
• Oversee the preparation and publication of sustainability reports. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and reporting standards. Utilise advanced data analytics to enhance the accuracy and impact of sustainability reporting. Work alongside the Central UKBU team
• Assess potential sustainability risks and develop mitigation strategies to address potential sustainability challenges. Monitor risks and opportunities and update the corporate risk register accordingly
• Monitor emerging trends and regulations in the sustainability landscape. Support the central team with the TCFD requirements
• Encourage and drive innovation in sustainability practices. Continuously seek opportunities for improvement and stay updated with the latest sustainability trends and technologies

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience in sustainability, environmental management or a related field (Facilities management and Digital and solar
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business Administration, or a related field
• Proven track record of developing and implementing sustainability strategies and initiatives
• Experience with sustainability reporting framework and tools
• A minimum of IEMA Practitioner or related membership/qualification
• Demonstrated ability to engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams and external parties
• In-depth knowledge of ESG metrics, reporting standards
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and interpretation
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles and frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD)
• Familiarity with relevant sustainability and ESG regulations

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. 

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.