ESG Manager

Salary: Competitive Salary, car allowance plus benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week)

First Port, are on an ambitious journey to redefine excellence in UK residential property management. We are committed to elevating and resetting industry standards to be the most trusted and professional residential property management company.

By joining us as a ESG Manager, you will play a pivotal role in achieving our vision:

• Impactful Work: You will directly support First Port’s mission to elevate industry standards and provide an exceptional service to our customers.
• Professional Growth: With access to accredited training and development programmes, you will be empowered to reach your potential.
• Supportive Environment: We foster a culture where collaboration and innovation thrive, ensuring you feel valued and supported every step of the way.
• A Future of Opportunity: Be part of a forward-thinking organisation that is shaping the future of residential property management in the UK.

At the core of everything we do are our leadership principles:

• Collaborative: We work together, combining expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes for our customers
• Consistent: We deliver dependable results, building trust with customers and colleagues.
• Simple: We simplify the complex, ensuring our financial processes are straightforward and understood.
• Clear: We communicate with clarity, making information accessible and transparent to all stakeholders.

At First Port we are committed to making a positive difference and contributing to more sustainable ways of living for the benefit of our customers, communities, employees and the natural environment. In 2025, we strengthened our commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). We have recently launched a structured multi‑year programme of work to define our ambition and embed ESG further into governance, strategy and operations.

As a ESG Manager, you will help translate our ambitions into actionable divisional plans, embedding sustainability into operational processes, decision-making and culture. This role has therefore the potential to achieve real impact for the business, communities, employees and the natural environment and create long-term value. The ESG Manager acts as a trusted advisor to the First Port leadership team, ensuring alignment with Group priorities across climate, environmental sustainability and social value.

This role reports operationally to the Divisional Leadership Team with a functional dotted line reporting relationship to the Head of ESG. The role is part of the ESG Steering Group.

• Lead the implementation of ESG priorities and goals within the division
• Identify environmental and social impacts, risks and opportunities, and support mitigation or value creation
• Drive integration of ESG considerations into operational processes, governance and decision‑making
• Monitor, manage and report on ESG performance
• Deliver ESG initiatives that improve environmental performance and social impact
• Provide ESG expertise to support commercial activities, including bids and client engagement as needed
• Promote awareness, engagement and capability‑building across the division

• Proven experience in ESG, sustainability or related roles within a corporate environment with a focus on carbon accounting, environmental performance management, and/or social value
• Experience translating strategy into operational delivery
• Experience working with data, KPIs and reporting frameworks
• Experience supporting bids, commercial processes or client engagement is desirable
• Experience working in Professional services is advantageous

• Acts as a role model for values and behaviours
• Builds strong, credible relationships across all levels of the organisation to deliver ESG outcomes
• Influences senior leaders and operational teams to embed ESG into decision‑making
• Communicates complex topics to varied audiences
• Demonstrates a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset and ownership
• Manages competing priorities and ensures deadlines are met

• Knowledge of ESG frameworks, standards and reporting requirements (e.g., TCFD, CSRD, SECR, GHG Protocol, SBTi)
• Carbon accounting, environmental data management and/or social value frameworks
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Understands how ESG drives business value, risk management and competitive advantage