Assistant SHE Environment Manager

Job title - Assistant SHE Environment Manager (Energy Team)
Salary – £37,000 - £42,000
Location – Hybrid / London
Contract Type – Permanent

Overview of project/role

Join a dynamic team that sits at the apex of providing both strategic guidance and practical, technical support to help accelerate London’s transition towards a more sustainable city.

This role sits within the Energy and Carbon team within the Sustainability and Corporate Environment team. The team’s activities include:

• Supporting and developing TfL’s Corporate Environment Plan; developing plans to deliver our target for net zero operations by 2030
• Tracking progress towards the 2030 goal and working across the business to improve environmental data management and reporting
• Providing subject matter expertise in the field of energy and carbon and provide advice and input to other Safety, Health and Environment teams and the business
• Working with external partners and suppliers to drive environmental improvements
• Providing leadership and acting as the client for carbon reduction initiatives, such as the procurement of renewable electricity via power purchase agreements

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting development of the environmental strategy and direction across key themes and within business areas
• Supporting the implementation of plans and strategies across the business.
• Coordinating and tracking activities and progress against plans to ensure continued progress.
• Being a champion and advocate for safety, health and environment in everything you do, role modelling what it means to make safety, health, and environment personal.
• Hunger and curiosity to continually expand your knowledge, collaborate with others to solve the most challenging questions and translate ideas into practical application

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of climate change, UK energy policy and the challenges cities face as they decarbonise (Desirable)
• Knowledge of designing and evaluating initiatives to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions (Desirable)
• Knowledge of environmental management regulations and the issues in the transport and urban planning industries in the UK and in London (Desirable)
• Good knowledge of project management principles (Desirable)
• Understanding of the political framework in which TfL operates (Desirable)

Skills

• Ability to work at pace and make things happen, both independently and collaboratively within a team and with colleagues across a large, complex organisation (Essential)
• Ability to communicate environmental concepts and solutions and to influence your key stakeholders (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise workload (Essential)
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills, alongside strong examples of collaboration and diplomacy to ensure all risks and opportunities are captured and adequately communicated to inform decision-making throughout the lifecycle of all projects, schemes and initiatives (Essential)
• Ability to analyse and interpret data to make recommendations (Desirable)

Experience

• Experience of managing a project with multiple interacting elements and complex stakeholders (Essential)
• Experience of developing interventions to reduce energy usage or carbon emissions (Desirable)
• Assisting with environmental improvement programmes, contract design, managing external consultants for specialist and technical environmental services (Desirable)

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. Word format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th March 2023 @ 23.59

Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel