Sustainability Manager

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

About The Role

Working Pattern: This role is working Monday to Friday, 4 days a week on site,

Role Overview

This role covers the OCS Group in the UK & Ireland, reporting to the ESG Director (UK & Ireland). The Sustainability Manager has primary responsibility for leading environmental reporting, compliance, training and engagement. The role will require significant engagement with stakeholders internally (e.g. Operations, Sales, HR, Communications teams) and externally (e.g. regulators and consultants) to ensure sustainability management is best in class.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Functional

• Manage and maintain OCS UK&I’s environmental management system - certified to ISO 14001
• Manage the compliance of environmental regulations such as EPR, ESOS and SECR
• Support operational teams with management and implementation of the Environmental Management System, accredited to ISO 14001, ensuring that there is continual improvement and management of risk across all activities and sites.
• Lead the annual external verification of sustainability data
• Ensure robust environmental data is captured across our business and can be integrated into OCS UK&I and Group reporting.
• Maintain and track current (and future) legislation to ensure legal compliance
• Support operations to ensure they fulfil ESG related commitments such as carbon impact assessments and related plans/initiatives/reports
• Assist with the delivery of various ESG related reports, presentations and dashboards for OCS UK&I and customers.
• Support bid teams when required – presentations and bid review/solutioning
• Develop sustainability plans such as waste and food waste minimization plans
• Produce and organize sustainability related training and material for OCS colleagues (Including webinars, toolbox talks, e-learning)
• Monitor and analyse issues of non-compliance or environmental incidents reported across the business - Support operational teams when necessary
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

Necessary

• Significant experience in sustainability or environmental management (ISO 14001)
• Extensive knowledge in Carbon/emissions accounting
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of external audit/verification of sustainability and environmental data
• Proven experience in packaging and waste compliance (e.g. EPR)
• Familiarity or experience in waste management
• Qualifications/training in sustainability or related areas
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel for data analysis and reporting
  
  

How To Apply

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.