Sustainability Officer

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others.

This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

To assist the Sustainability Lead in delivering NSG’s sustainability agenda. To support the development of more sustainable practices across NSG, our environment and the communities in which we operate. This role will be multi-faceted, covering all aspects of Environmental, Social and Economic issues across the business, including enhancing performance and reporting progress across all our 3 pillars (People, Planet, Profit).

• Undertake training to gain the core skills and experience necessary to competently deliver the tasks required and to progress effectively within the company.

• Promote the image and reputation of NSG and the Sustainability team.
• Provide sustainability technical support to Business Development teams involved in generating internal and external work for NSG.
• When supporting technical projects, be accountable to the task or project manager for delivery within agreed scope, timescales and cost requirements.
• Accountable to line manager for utilisation, including notifying when at risk of being over- or under-utilised.

• Provide technical support in sustainability, including environmental protection, waste minimisation, carbon reduction, social value, community engagement and strategy development.
• Develop competence and maintain up-to-date knowledge of sustainability legislation, standards, reporting requirements and industry best practice.
• Support the production of high-quality sustainability management and reporting documents, including the Gender Pay Gap Report and Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting.
• Support the preparation of internal sustainability procedures, guidance documents and risk assessments.
• Provide sustainability support to projects and contracts, ensuring sustainability considerations are embedded where relevant.
• Promote social responsibility and help embed sustainability across NSG.
• Produce written tender responses relating to social value and sustainability, including supporting tables and graphics, in line with required tender timescales.
• Support the development and maintenance of standardised tender responses relating to social value and sustainability.
• Work collaboratively with wider NSG teams, including ESH&Q, People, Procurement and Commercial, to support sustainability delivery.
• Attend, record notes and contribute to sustainability-related meetings.
• Support delivery of the Sustainability Strategy and associated action plan.
• Liaise with delivery teams on assigned activities, tasks and projects.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with NSG Operating Divisions, clients and stakeholders to support NSG’s business ethos.
• Support internal and external meetings and workshops within areas of expertise, including providing technical secretariat support where required.
• Co-author papers and contribute to internal and external committees, meetings and events as required.

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