Head of Group Sustainability Development UK – Midlands preferred (national remit)
3 February, 2026
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A highly successful, privately owned UK manufacturing group operating across multiple construction product brands is seeking to appoint a Head of Group Sustainability Development.
This is a senior, customer-facing sustainability leadership role, designed to use sustainability as a commercial growth lever, not a back-office compliance function.
The Opportunity
This role sits at the intersection of sustainability, sales, and strategic customer engagement.
Approximately 80% of the role is externally focused, working with customers, specifiers, and industry stakeholders to position the Group’s sustainability credentials as a competitive advantage. The remaining 20% focuses on group-level sustainability governance, ensuring credibility, consistency, and alignment across a portfolio of brands.
The successful candidate will act as the public-facing sustainability ambassador for the Group, supporting specification wins, strengthening customer relationships, and reinforcing long-term Net Zero commitments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead customer-facing sustainability engagement across a multi‑brand manufacturing group
- Support sales teams with sustainability‑led presentations, meetings, and bid input
- Engage with housing associations, public sector bodies, housebuilders, and contractors
- Translate sustainability strategy into clear commercial value propositions
- Represent the business at industry events, forums, and working groups
- Own the direction and credibility of group sustainability frameworks (Net Zero, SBTi, Scope 1–3)
- Oversee compliance, reporting integrity, and consistency of external messaging
- Coordinate sustainability champions across the Group
This is a hybrid sustainability–commercial leadership role, not a traditional ESG or reporting position.
Candidate Profile
You are likely to have:
- Experience in a customer‑facing sustainability, technical sales, or commercial role within construction products, building materials, or related supply chains
- Strong understanding of how sustainability influences procurement and specification decisions
- Confidence operating with customers, senior leadership, and boards
- A pragmatic, commercially minded approach to sustainability
- The ability to communicate complex sustainability topics in plain, credible business language
- Existing relationships within social housing or public sector procurement would be highly advantageous.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Group‑level remit with genuine commercial influence
- Long‑term investment mindset from a privately owned business
- High external visibility and board‑level engagement
- Opportunity to shape and define a modern, commercially driven sustainability function
Applications
This search is being managed confidentially.
All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.
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