Head of Sustainability

Could you be Incommunities new Head of Sustainability? We are seeking an outstanding leader with a strong passion for Sustainability. You will be responsible for creating and delivering a clear Sustainability Strategy, leading energy, decarbonisation, and climate change programmes, and overseeing the development and day-to-day monitoring of all initiatives and projects within the Sustainability Team’s remit.

About us

We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people.

Last year we launched our five-year Corporate Strategy, which runs to 2029. Our purpose is to provide high quality homes, services, and support to our customers, so we’ve worked with colleagues and customers to find out what’s important to them. Our customers sit at the heart of what we do, and our colleagues are the people who’ll help us achieve our vision, which is to create the best customer experience to improve everyday lives.

Duties include:

• Provide strategic leadership of the Sustainability function across Incommunities.
• Rigorously manage and monitor performance to achieve a delivery service which is consistently high quality, represents value for money and delivers high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Develop, implement and embed a new Incommunities Sustainability Strategy including effective, policy, procedure, reporting, systems and training to enhance community sustainability, protect the environment, and combat climate change.
• Strategic Development of an Incommunities Sustainability Action Plan in line with the SAMP.
• Track the organisation’s progress against key objectives, including achieving EPC band C by 2030 and net zero carbon operations by 2050, ensuring compliance with regulatory and legislative standards.
• Work with various teams to ensure sustainability and energy projects are compliant with regulations and financial requirements, including grant funding.
• Manage a team of experts to offer technical and specialist advice on sustainability, energy, and climate change.
• Keep fully appraised of changes in regulations, best practice, trends and assess the potential impact of these to Incommunities and ensure any resultant changes are made in a timely manner.
• Develop and lead all aspects of contract, project and procurement activity around business wide sustainability (e.g. electric vehicles) including contract management for externally provided services.
• Responsibility for effective budget management, profit and loss, and monitoring and controlling cashflow and expenditure in accordance with the business plan, procedures and financial regulations.

Requirements

• Qualifications: A relevant construction/assets/sustainability related degree or professional qualification such as a First Degree, Award, Certificate or Diploma at level 6 or equivalent. (e.g., First Degree, Award, Certificate, or Diploma)
• Leadership Experience: Proven line management experience, with the ability to motivate and encourage teams.
• Project Management: Substantial experience in managing large projects within the housing sector, including grant-funded projects.
• Sustainability Knowledge: Significant knowledge of sustainability, energy, and climate change measures.
• Strategic Experience: Experience working at a strategic level, implementing a robust asset investment function, and meeting objectives and KPIs.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and negotiation skills, effective at all organisational levels.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and interpretation skills, with the ability to deliver results under pressure.
• Interpersonal Skills: Good team and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with colleagues with courtesy, tact, and sensitivity.
• Customer Focus: Understanding of customer needs and ensuring compliance with statutory

Benefits

• Salary ranges from £65,772 up-to £69,771 per year depending on experience (Pay Award due in April)
• Social Housing Pension Scheme with up-to 10% employer contribution
• 28 days annual leave that increases with service plus bank holidays
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Training, development, and qualification opportunities
• Our Hub: our wellbeing and benefits site, with exclusive access to discount