Environmental Sustainability Analyst

Gas is a crucial part of Great Britain's energy needs.  We supply 23 million homes with gas, keeping families warm and underpinning their quality of life.  For over 500,000 businesses, we fuel growth and innovation, and are driving towards a clean energy future by developing the hydrogen transmission system of tomorrow. 

The Opportunity:

Working as part of a talented and nurturing Environment and Sustainability team of 5, you’ll be instrumental in driving our environmental sustainability strategy and initiatives throughout the business.  This team manages our environmental action plan, such as monitoring our carbon footprint, the circular economy, biodiversity and carbon reduction.

• Sustainability training and providing specialist advice on environmental topics.

• Reviewing, monitoring, analysing and manipulating environmental sustainability data, from MS Excel and other data sources.

• Internal communications raising awareness, collaboration and endorsement of sustainability.

• Providing support to specific projects to demonstrate the business value in sustainability.

• Helping to drive environmental sustainability initiatives into business units, delivering real benefits to National Gas, the environment and local communities.

• Supporting the design, development and implementation of sustainability metrics, plans, goals and tools.

• Developing and maintaining tools and techniques that support the environmental sustainability agenda, such as quantification of economic and environmental risks and opportunities.

• Engaging with both internal and external stakeholders to communicate the environmental and business benefits of adopting a sustainable approach.

Who we're looking for:

You have solid knowledge of environmental legislation, and a broad appreciation of business sustainability objectives.  If you have a professional membership of a relevant body, such as IEMA/ CIEEM/ CIWEM, or a degree in a relevant discipline, this would be highly regarded.   You have strong MS Excel skills (pivot tables, v-look ups) and are confident working with large spreadsheets, as well as working with a lot of other data from multiple internal and external sources to interrogate and calculate trends, peaks and troughs; and calculating conversions e.g. miles to CO2 emissions. You enjoy networking and are passionate about sustainability, raising awareness and driving projects forward.   Your communication skills are excellent, with impeccable writing ability for internal communications to inform the wider business of the team’s work and updates, and in person, to encourage stakeholder's engagement and input.

What we can offer You:

• Salary between £40,000 - £45,000 (dependant on experience)
• Annual Bonus and annual salary benchmarking
• Double-match contributory pension – for every £1 you put in, we add £2 (maximum company contribution of 12%, therefore 18% in total)
• 26 days holiday plus 8 statutory holidays – plus the option to buy 5 extra days a year
• Life insurance at 10x your salary
• A flexible benefit scheme where you can opt into a host of lifestyle options including salary sacrifice car and private medical
• Access to free employee support, care, and assistance helplines
• Support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave

Other ‘nice to knows’:

• This role offers hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office at Warwick and the rest from home
• At National Gas we’re proud to offer flexible working – make your hours work for you – whether this be the school runs or caring responsibilities, let us know your requirements
• Career progression
• Free gym and exercise classes onsite at our Warwick office
• Subsidised canteen and coffee shop
• Free parking

At National Gas, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve, and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Further Information:

• Advert close: Midnight, Tues 30th April 2024
• Interviews: w/c 6th or 13th May 2024

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