Sustainability Manager

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18^th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Mae’r sefyllfa gyda’r coronafeirws yn datblygu’n gyflym, ac mae’r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau’r risg, dim ond y bobl sy’n hanfodol i’n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau’r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18^fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Job Introduction

BBC Workplace exists to provide great spaces that work for creative people and to help get programmes made while keeping the BBC on air. We set the strategic direction for the BBC estate and provide buildings and facilities management across the UK and manage construction and other property change projects. We ensure BBC buildings, sites and productions are safe, secure, sustainable and on air. The Safety, Security and Resilience team work with production and the wider business to enable safe, secure and continuous production and broadcast

BBC Workplace is responsible for the management of BBC premises and the development of the BBC’s Environmental Management Policies, Technical Standards and Guidelines along with ensuring environmental compliance across the BBC. The Sustainability Advisor will join a small team dedicated to furthering the BBC’s sustainability achievements.  The Manager will help and support FM and catering teams in their efforts to reduce their environmental impact within BBC buildings.

Main Responsibilities

• Work closely with facilities management and catering service providers, giving help and advice on any aspect of how they can reduce the environmental impact of their operations, facilities and processes.
• Act as Primary Contact for various sub contractors for data collection and analysis
• Guide FM and catering service providers through the process of monitoring and reporting their environmental performance, including analysis of energy, waste, water and carbon data and providing advice for practical actions based upon them.
• Track the progress of all BBC buildings, departments and projects to identify trends in environmental performance and investigate deviations from normal consumption.
• Support BBC workplace team to improve the environmental performance in new and existing buildings by assessing current performance, generating and distributing reports identifying and implementing projects to support the BBC sustainability strategy and targets.
• Speak to internal groups and meetings about sustainability at the BBC.
• Collaborate and share learning where appropriate with other BBC divisions, existing industry partners and other facility management and catering service providers with the aim of sharing best practice on sustainable buildings and workplaces.
• Communicate with BBC staff to raise awareness of environmental issues, initiatives and building environmental performance.

For full remit please see Appendix 1 on the attached Job Description.