Corporate Environmental Specialist - Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom - Civil Aviation Authority

Civil Aviation Authority
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Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom

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Description

Date:8 May 2024


Location:
Gatwick, GB


Company:
Civil Aviation Authority


Salary:
£42,000 up to 46,000 dependent upon experience**
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Security Level:
SC
We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field.

Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.


The Role


Reporting to the Head of Workplace Services, this role is for an experienced analytical greenhouse gas (GHG) and environmental champion who can deliver a transformed, sustainable organisation by achieving its Net Zero Carbon and waste targets.


We are looking for someone with experience in developing and implementing GHG and environmental policies, managing environmental activities and best practice, good communication skills, with the ability to act as an agent of change.


You will be responsible for developing and delivering CAA's sustainability roadmap by coordinating and delivering GHG and environment reduction programmes across the CAA's property assets, corporate operations, and supply chain partners.


As a leading GHG and environmental champion, you will play a critical role in driving cultural and behavioural change, providing GHG and environmental sustainability advice, and engaging with stakeholders at all levels to promote awareness and achieve the CAA's stated GHG and environmental sustainability targets.

The role does require some business travel, mainly to other CAA offices and occasionally to supply chain partners' premises.


Core Accountabilities

  • Manage and reduce GHG and environmental impact from CAA operations,
  • Obtain and maintain ISO 50001 and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems requirements.
  • Responsible for GHG and environmental monitoring, measuring, analysis and reporting internally and externally CAA's corporate GHG and environmental performance (including Scope 3).
  • Lead and undertake assessments and develop and implement a strategy and road map for the CAA's GHG and environmental impacts including corporate buildings, fleet and supply chain partners, creating programmes and actions to reduce GHG and environmental impacts.
  • Influential across the CAA's corporate service teams, its key strategic stakeholders and supply chain partners in developing programmes and actions which actively reduce the CAA's GHG emissions and other environmental impacts.
  • Provide leadership, advice, and support operational delivery of GHG and environmental reduction projects across the CAA's entire property portfolio that achieves the longterm vision of CAA's Board and Directors.
  • Focus on driving continuous improvement to enhance and optimize colleague and external stakeholder experience of the office environment to provide sustainable productive places to work.
  • Ensure strong internal client relationships are developed and maintained with key stakeholders, landlords and their agents.

About You


In order to thrive in this role, you'll need to be able to work independently, take ownership of your work and be committed to delivering an excellent service to your stakeholders to secure their buy in.

This is a brand new role that focuses specifically on facilities, building / property and supply chain environmental efficiency. This role will be contributing towards the achievement of CAA's overall ambition of achieving net zero operation.

On this basis, you will need to be a self-starter that is able to build, establish and manage environmental policies and operational practices that contribute to a net zero operation, using your experience and knowledge.

You must be able to communicate at all levels of the organisation and be a champion to drive and deliver workplace services environmental improvements.

To be considered for this role you should be able to demonstrate the following experience, knowledge, and skills:

Experience

  • Obtaining accreditation and undertaking GHG emissions and environmental assessments in line with ISO50001, ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) and ISO14001 requirements.
  • Compliance with environmental regulations including ESOS and SECR
  • GHG and environmental external reporting disclosure frameworks
  • Working across organizations to develop crosscutting solutions to complex challenges based on analysis.
  • Selfmotivation and organized to manage a demanding and varied workload.
  • Leading, influencing, and negotiating with teams, departments, and stakeholders

Knowledge

  • Hold an environmental or related degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Demonstrate an excellent understanding of GHG and environmental sustainability issues relevant to core and noncore service areas.
  • GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems requirements and ISO 5000
  • Knowledge of sustainable
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