Risk and Sustainability Advisor

About the Role

• Provide expert environmental and sustainability advice, coaching, and implement improvement initiatives. • Champion the Net Zero Pathway and SFMI journey across the business. • Maintain and monitor compliance obligations, documentation, and processes per ISO 14001:2015. • Manage and improve waste and energy compliance, including ESOS and SECR reporting. • Support environmental audits and investigations across all operations. • Collaborate with stakeholders, suppliers, regulators, and clients to enhance sustainability performance. • Deliver campaigns, toolbox talks, and awareness material to embed sustainability into daily operations. • Track, analyse, and report environmental performance, identifying improvement opportunities. • Contribute to sustainability reporting and business continuity development.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸sustainability advice
• ▸net zero
• ▸iso compliance
• ▸waste management
• ▸audit support
• ▸performance reporting

What You Bring

What We're Looking For – The ideal candidate will hold or be working towards relevant qualifications such as IEMA Practitioner membership, NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental/Sustainability Diploma, and a science or environment‑related degree. They should have hands‑on experience in sustainability reporting, carbon accounting or energy efficiency, a solid understanding of UK environmental regulations, familiarity with ISO 14001:2015 and circular‑economy principles, and knowledge of GRI reporting frameworks. Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, organisational, project coordination and advanced Excel skills are also required. • IEMA Practitioner Member (or higher). • NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental/Sustainability Diploma. • Science or environment‑related degree. • Hands‑on experience in sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, or energy efficiency. • Solid understanding of UK environmental regulations. • Familiarity with ISO 14001:2015, waste/water compliance, and circular economy principles. • Knowledge of sustainability reporting frameworks such as GRI. • Graduate applicants considered based on academic experience. • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing abilities. • Highly organised, self‑motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities. • Strong time management and project coordination skills. • Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Requirements

• ▸iema
• ▸nebosh
• ▸iso 14001
• ▸gri
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸carbon accounting

Benefits

Why Join Us – Salary: Up to £32,000 depending on experience. Are you passionate about environmental compliance, sustainability, and driving real change within an organisation? We’re looking for a proactive Risk & Sustainability Advisor to join our Governance, Sustainability & Risk team and play a vital role in delivering our HSQE Strategy—with a strong focus on risk, sustainability awareness, and our journey toward Net Zero.

Work Environment

Hybrid