Job IntroductionWhat you’ll doAs a Sustainability Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving our sustainability and carbon reduction ambitions across our housing portfolio. Working within the Homes directorate, you’ll lead the development and delivery of strategies that support net zero, improve energy efficiency, and enhance the long-term performance of our homes.The Sustainability Lead role focuses on embedding sustainability into investment decisions, operational delivery, and resident engagement. You’ll shape programmes that support retrofit, carbon reduction, and improved environmental outcomes for residents. As a Sustainability Lead, you’ll work across teams and with external partners to ensure sustainability is at the heart of everything we do.
How you’ll do it
- Lead the development and delivery of sustainability and carbon strategies aligned with EPC C targets and net zero commitments
- Analyse housing asset data to establish carbon baselines and inform investment planning and retrofit priorities
- Oversee sustainability and ESG reporting, ensuring accurate data, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organisation
- Support the delivery of low-carbon retrofit programmes, managing risks and ensuring effective, value-for-money outcomes
- Develop specifications and support procurement for specialist contractors, ensuring technical standards are met
- Build partnerships with internal teams, external stakeholders, and sector bodies to influence policy, secure funding, and deliver programme objectives
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in sustainability, energy, environmental science, construction or related field
- Experience in sustainability, carbon reduction, asset management or construction, preferably within housing
- Experience developing and delivering sustainability plans and carbon reduction programmes
- Strong understanding of sustainability, low-carbon technologies, and relevant regulatory frameworks
- Understanding of funding mechanisms, investment decision-making and retrofit business models
- Relevant professional qualification / membership or ability to demonstrate equivalent professional standard and commitment to continuing professional development
- Excellent communication skills, including reporting and presentations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and build effective relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.
Benefits include
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance – free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts – we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more
- Interest free loans – season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 65,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,800 employees.For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit:
Selection Process
- Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 15 June
Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessmentStep 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interviewPlease apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via .NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Attached documents
- Values and Behaviours.pdf
- Sustainability Lead.pdf
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