Senior Sustainability Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has been set up to provide health security and health protection for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards.

We will act like no other organisation previously to mitigate threats to health before they materialise.

UKHSA will build the nation's health resilience and security, strengthening our ability to detect and monitor infectious diseases and external threats to health.

Using robust evidence and world-leading expertise, we will go deeper to analyse threats to health, and how best to prevent and control them.

UKHSA will ensure a system-wide response in partnership with local authorities, NHS, academia, global professional institutes, and industry.

You will be joining the Finance, Commercial and Corporate Directorate which operates across the whole of UKHSA at various locations.

The role sits within the corporate business area.

The Sustainability Team sits in the Property and Security Division, which exists to enable our customers to perform to their very best.

We provide specialist services including facilities management, security, technical design expertise, as well as sustainability.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across the estates cluster - leading on the scale and pace of activity for central government - proposing ways to achieve, and then providing, more dynamic and flexible workspace, while driving down the cost of the estate.

As the Senior Sustainability Officer your main responsibilities will include:

This role can be home based with the option to work from an UKHSA office/site a couple of days a week, where space is available.

You will be responsible for:

Assisting with the implementation of our sustainable development strategy
Energy and resource management in line with our Net Zero Carbon plan
Coordinating and compiling the reporting of the Greening Government Commitment (GGC) targets
Supporting the Head of Sustainability in the planning and organisation of remedial activities
Lead, plan and undertake a program of environment audits of the estate
Compilation of and interpretation of audit and analytical data.
Ensuring sustainability objectives and advice are embedded into property projects
Member of the corporate sustainability development group, working with Head of Sustainability to coordinate group activities, meetings, and action plans and decision logs

As part of the team, you will also advise on:

Waste management
Water efficiency
Sustainable construction
Sustainable procurement
Sustainable travel
Biodiversity protection and enhancement
Energy management

Working for the UKHSA

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders.

To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities.

We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Range of health and wellbeing support

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.

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Location

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) offers hybrid working - this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home.

UKHSA have office locations across the UK.

This role can be based at one of our UKHSA offices/locations (Bristol, Birmingham Nottingham, Liverpool, Leeds & Newcastle) with opportunities for an element of working from home.

This role will require travel to all UKHSA sites potentially 2-3 times a month.

The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business needs and in line with departmental policy.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.

We operate in a fast paced and complex environment, so you must be flexible and resilient.

A big part of what we do is delivered through others, so you will need to be enabling and inspiring to bring others on board with our vision.

The role may involve occasional travel to UKHSA establishments throughout the UK, however our larger science sites are located in the south of England.

Working to the Head of Sustainable Development, you will be part of the Corporate Sustainability team sitting within the Cli