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We’re looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Climate Change and Sustainability Manager to lead our work on climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainability and natural capital. This is a key role that will shape how we respond to the challenges of climate change, and promote long-term resilience and innovation.
You will act as Thames Water’s subject matter expert – the trusted adviser and ‘go-to’ person for climate change, natural capital and sustainability
What you’ll be doing as a Climate Change and Sustainability Manager
Lead our Climate Change Strategy - Define and manage the execution of Thames Water’s climate change strategy, approach and risk management, and make sure that this is embedded.
Build strong internal and external partnerships - Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop, integrate and deliver our commitments.
Scan the horizon - Monitor emerging policy and best practice to take a long-term view of the external landscape and apply this to our key focus areas.
Own and update core policies - Including the Sustainability Policy, to make sure they remain relevant and well understood across the business.
Support key disclosures and reporting - Including the development of material for sustainability reporting, climate-related disclosures, and our enterprise materiality and double-materiality assessments.
Champion our sustainability themes - Maintain our nine sustainability themes and develop case studies that bring our work to life for internal and external audiences.
Base location:
Reading - Hybrid
Working hours:
36 Hours
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
Strong experience delivering in the areas of climate change, sustainability, and natural capital with thorough understanding of techniques, approaches and good practice.
A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent strategic and analytical skills, with the ability see multiple options, join the dots and turn complex information in to clear, compelling insight.
Confidence working across a matrix organisation and delivering through others.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
A drive and enthusiasm for continuous improvement.
A relevant technical or professional qualification such as Degree or equivalent experience.
Strong IT skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint capability with an ability/ willingness to explore and apply AI.
Highly numerate with an attention to detail.
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
Strong questioning and probing skills to identify opportunities or discover risks relating to sustainability.
Understanding of the evolving Sustainability, Climate Change, and Natural Capital landscape.
Development and delivery of engaging communication approaches both formal and informal.
Relevant related higher professional qualification or working towards one.
What’s in it for you?
Competitive salary up to £90,000 per annum, depending on experience
Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
Car Allowance
Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
Generous Pension Scheme through AON
Private Medical Health Care
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)
Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
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