Head of Sustainability

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Sustainability

Location: Glascoed ideally but options for other contractual locations available as some business travel necessary.  

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience plus executive benefits

Are you an experienced, inspirational leader with a track record of delivery, advanced influencing skills and have a deep knowledge of sustainability best practice and processes, if so, this is a fantastic opportunity for you?

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing and implementing the Land Sustainability strategy, including the roadmap to achievement across the areas of Net Zero operations and value chain, sustainable products and increased social value
• Monitoring and driving the processes and outputs in the business, ensuring we meet and exceed sustainability goals
• Assuming the role of chair, creating a Land Sustainability Working Group, complete with terms of reference through which to monitor and drive the strategy
• Liaising and coordinating with wider M&L Sector and Group Sustainability & Social Value initiatives and ensure Lands’ plans and activities align with Group objectives/plans
• Be the Land subject matter expert on Sustainability, providing thought leadership, advice and recommendations to inform business strategy and decision-making
• Maintaining a clear understanding of all relevant current and upcoming legislation and regulation
• Supporting the development of Sustainability and Social Value material and deliverables in support of UK bids and campaigns, working with industrial partners and suppliers as necessary
• Developing and maintaining Sustainability and Social Value metrics and reporting for Land and Group/Sector ESG reporting requirements
• Driving engagement, understanding and support for the Land Sustainability agenda

Your skills and experiences:

Essential skills:

• Previous responsibility for Sustainability/ESG strategy and its execution
• Genuine passion for environmental and sustainability matters with a strong desire to improve economic and social wellbeing in the communities we work in, and to maximise the company’s Social Value impact
• Understands current and future issues, how they affect business and how to prepare the business for them
• Strong experience in managing and working with partners to build trusted external relationships and to establish and grow value and gravitas with internal colleagues
• Able to challenge internal stakeholders in a compelling way and work effectively, leading, influencing and driving delivery across dispersed, multi-functional teams in a politically complex environment
• Track record of delivery and PM discipline
• Customer focussed – develops strong, trusted relationships, understands perspectives, invites feedback, looks for win-win solutions; ability to influence across customer community

Desirable skills:

• Degree in relevant business area, or equivalent qualifications and experience
• Membership of an accredited professional body

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

BAE Systems is focused on meeting ambitious targets across all areas of Sustainability – environmental, social and governance to mitigate the significant and lasting impacts of climate change on economic growth and prosperity, to make a positive social and economic contribution to the communities in which we live and work and uphold high standards of governance and business conduct.

As the Head of Sustainability, you will lead on the Sustainability agenda for Land, providing the thought leadership to shape the development and implementation of Land’s strategy and underpinning route map across all the facets of sustainability – Net Zero Operations, Sustainable Products, Embedded Sustainability Culture, New Zero Value chain.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 21^st October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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