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Title | Estates Net Zero Project Lead - National Highways Careers |
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National Highways connects the country, but it is important that it does that in an environmentally sustainable way. There is clear direction from Government to move faster and be more ambitious regarding the environment, seeking not just to minimise environmental impact but actively enhance the environment. This is supported by stakeholder and public opinion. Delivering on the Company’s Net Zero carbon commitments, enhancing biodiversity and minimising the impact on communities and environmental receptors close to our network are key to successful delivery of our current investment plan (RIS2), and the development of future investment plans. The Energy and Sustainability Team sits within the Estates and Facilities Management Team and is responsible for the delivery of our Corporate Carbon KPI and other key deliverables within the National Highways Net Zero Carbon Plan. The Energy and Sustainability Team was formed in 2019 but it’s role within National Highways has evolved, leading and developing projects across the estate which have delivered sizeable carbon savings. Some examples of the things achieved include progression of an estate greening programme, roll out of EV charging infrastructure and support towards an LED renewals project; all supporting delivery of the Net Zero Plan. The team collaborates closely with the Central Carbon Team who are part of the recently formed Environmental Sustainability Division. The creation of the division demonstrating the importance within National Highways of environmental sustainability and achieving our Net Zero Plan. Your new role Would you like to join our Energy and Sustainability team? As Estates Net Zero Project Lead you will be working as part of the team responsible for delivering the Corporate Carbon KPI, which has a target to reduce our corporate carbon emissions by 75% by 2025. Part of this role will be further developing and implementing a carbon management strategy involving projects across the organisation to ensure National Highways achieves Net Zero Carbon for Corporate emissions by 2030. Delivering the carbon management strategy will involve collaborative work with colleagues across the organisation, to identify carbon reduction initiatives, develop the projects and then manage and action them. To do this, the ability to ensure strategies are aligned across the organisation is critical along with developing and maintaining important stakeholder relationships. What you’ll be leading on
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A bit about us There’s never been a better time to join our Finance & Business Services (FBS) team. Our directorate is responsible for managing the company's finances, overall governance, assurance and risk management, managing the company's large and dispersed estate, processing damages claims and the operation of the Dart Charge facility. A lot of what we do is like oil in the organisational machinery. We make the business work more smoothly and we help everyone to do their jobs better. Our vision is to work through partnership and collaboration to secure great resource outcomes for the company and amplify what we achieve with it. Want to know more? For a copy of the Job Description please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference #4259 ABOUT USWhy you should join us At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation. An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible. Our benefits package
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If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
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