Sustainability Manager: Standing Portfolio (FTC)

Career Opportunities:
Sustainability Manager:
Standing Portfolio (FTC) (11021)

Requisition
11021
-Posted
13/08/2026

- Sustainability

- London

Job Title:

Sustainability Manager:
Standing Portfolio

Department:
Operations

LOCATION
:
Central London (Regent's Place, NW1) Hybrid – 4 days in office

REPORTING TO
:
Head of Environmental Sustainability

TYPE OF CONTRACT
: FTC (12 months)

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Our purpose is to create and manage outstanding places which deliver positive outcomes for all our stakeholders on a long term, sustainable basis.

We are a FTSE listed business with a strong balance sheet and £15.2bn of assets under management. But with just 600 employees you’re given the ability to make a big impact and elevate your career quickly.

Our diverse, passionate team of experts works on some of the most ambitious, innovative and sustainable projects in the country – from our high-quality campuses across central London, to some of the top retail schemes in the UK – providing a rewarding career journey where you can shape how you grow.

We believe in shared success and enabling people to be themselves. If you want to feel listened to and understood in an environment where your opinions count and bright ideas are encouraged, you’ve come to the right place!

In our latest engagement survey, 81% of colleagues said they are proud to work at British Land!

The Sustainability Manager:
Standing portfolio will be responsible for leading and implementing our sustainability strategy across our standing portfolio. The role will be focussed on operational performance at the asset level, supporting asset and property management teams in all aspects of sustainability management including the delivery of asset level decarbonisation pathways and wider sustainability KPIs.

• Lead the coordination and delivery of corporate and asset specific targets in line with 2030 Strategy and our longer term Science Based Targets, with a focus on asset level decarbonisation, climate resilience planning, and nature outcomes.
• Operationalise British Land’s new Science Based Targets, embedding them into asset management and operational decision-making.
• Work closely with development colleagues to provide sustainability feedback from an operational perspective and to ensure development projects smoothly transition into the standing portfolio. Work as part of our Soft Landings approach to ensure standing assets perform as per design standards, with particular focus on operational performance and NABERS ratings.
• Work closely with leasing colleagues to ensure that green lease clauses and on floor decarbonisation measures are included in leasing agreements and subsequent fit outs.
• Project manage specific sustainability projects such as further solar PV installations.
• Work with supply chain to improve sustainability performance.
• Lead and coordinate compliance with current and forthcoming environmental legislation, including updates to MEES and the Heat and Network Regulations.
• Support customer and JV engagement across the standing portfolio, attending customer forums and presenting asset pathways/action plans as required.
• Support and maintain operational certifications and indices, including BREEAM In-Use and GRESB requirements.
• Responsible for supporting operational sustainability reporting and feeding into the Annual Report and Sustainability Accounts (including TCFD and TNFD disclosures).
• Identify AI use cases to lower costs and improve the efficiency of processes.

Management and collaboration

• Act as a sustainability expert to guide and support asset and property management teams through successful delivery of our 2030 Strategy and longer term SBTi targets.
• Engage and collaborate across business departments particularly with Property and Asset Management as well as Development colleagues to embedded sustainability across the business
• Assist Leasing and Marketing with customer engagement to ensure positive communication of sustainability across our portfolio

• Review government, local policy, industry guidance and commitments and where appropriate integrate into BL’s documentation.
• Represent BL in industry working…