Environment Manager - Carbon Strategy

There’s no place like Heathrow when it comes to the scale of our ambitions. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Our Communications, Communities and Carbon function brings together engagement, communications and sustainability leadership. This is about more than protecting and enhancing our reputation. Focusing on the experiences of our passengers, colleagues and partners, we ensure that as Heathrow thrives, so too will our people, our communities, our country and our world.

Our sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0, is central to everything we do. We are committed to sustainable aviation, as Heathrow works to deliver net zero and build a better place to live and work. We work with industry leading experts to deliver on our ambitions, meeting the growing international demand for flight in a way that creates a positive impact far beyond our airport.

Sustainability is integral to Heathrow's strategic success and our mission of Making Every Journey Better. This principle is clearly outlined in the People and Planet beacon of Heathrow’s business strategy, which details how we aim to become an extraordinary airport, prepared for the future. Our comprehensive sustainability plan, Heathrow 2.0, delineates our priorities on this critical agenda, ensuring sustainable growth that addresses the most significant issues facing our business.

The Carbon Strategy team and the Communities and Sustainability team collaborate across all business functions to achieve key environmental objectives and targets as part of this strategy. The Environment Manager will assist the Carbon Strategy Team in developing, monitoring, and managing effective approaches to carbon reduction and air quality improvement. This role emphasizes technical work and internal stakeholder engagement to support successful implementation.

Your role will involve:

• Providing technical support (primarily on carbon and nature/waste/water) to colleagues in the carbon strategy team and the communities and sustainability team as well as the wider business.
• Undertaking analysis and research to contribute to the development and implementation of Heathrow’s strategies to manage environmental impacts.
• Inputting to Heathrow development plans and capital investment projects on environmental issues as required, working to reduce impacts and maximise opportunities.
• Monitoring and measure environmental issues for internal or external reporting as required, supporting the Emissions and Sustainability Data Lead where relevant.
• Establishing collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders throughout the business, including engineering, retail, finance, procurement.
• Working with the Head of Carbon Strategy and key business units on delivery of Heathrow’s Net Zero Plan.

These Skills Are Essential:

• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders across the business to drive positive change.
• Possess experience in environmental management and sustainability within a business setting, particularly involving approaches to natural resources (water, nature, waste) and carbon.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the environmental impacts associated with operating and developing an international airport.
• Exhibit high attention to detail and quality, paired with a passion for driving business transformation.
• Have project management experience.
• Be experienced in data analysis, reporting, and presentation for informed decision-making.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities. Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too.

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.