Group Senior Sustainability Co-ordinator in Northumberland, Prestwick

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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Group Division, located in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking to recruit a Senior Sustainability Co-ordinator to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

As the Senior Sustainability Coordinator, you will help coordinate key sustainability activity across Bellway’s divisions. A major part of the role will be supporting the annual roll-out, review and audit of Bellway’s Environmental Management System, which includes a significant number of processes and requires strong organisation, document control and stakeholder management.

You will also support monthly waste reporting, carbon footprint activity, supplier meetings and the introduction of a new Life Cycle Assessment system, replacing the current Excel-based process. The role will involve working with internal stakeholders across construction, technical, commercial and divisional leadership teams, as well as external partners including auditors, consultants and verification bodies.

This is a varied, hands-on role that would suit someone who enjoys project coordination, systems, process improvement, data, stakeholder engagement and learning new subject areas. You will be joining at an important time, with upcoming divisional meetings, new waste and site fuel targets, future external audits and the roll-out of new sustainability tools and reporting processes. We are also anticipating the arrival of the Future Homes Standard from 2027/28, which will deliver significant reductions in carbon emissions.

We are looking for someone who is organised, personable and confident working with a range of stakeholders. You will need to be comfortable managing documentation, coordinating projects, following up actions and helping translate processes and targets into practical activity across the business.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Responsible Business Strategy & Data Reporting
  • Support the delivery of Bellway’s Responsible Business Strategy, including the coordination, monitoring and reporting of progress against agreed targets and commitments.
  • Work with the Sustainability Data Reporting Manager to produce monthly waste reports, analysing data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Support the collection, validation and analysis of sustainability data to support internal reporting, external disclosures and performance monitoring.
  • Support the development and delivery of sustainability and responsible business initiatives, helping to coordinate projects, monitor performance and share best practice across the Group.
• Environmental Management System (EMS)
  • Support Bellway’s continued certification to ISO 14001:2015 for our EMS.
  • Organise and take part in annual internal and external audits with selected Bellway Divisions, and our approved certification partner.
  • Coordinate the annual review of the Environmental Management System, working with the Sustainability Graduate and Head of Sustainability to ensure documentation remains current and aligned with ISO 14001 requirements.
  • Support the Head of Sustainability with the delivery of Management System Reviews, including content preparation, participation in meetings and minute taking at each Division and Group.
• Carbon Footprint & Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Responsible for supporting the Head of Technical & Innovation with Bellway’s Life Cycle Assessment, completed in accordance with the RICS Methodology v2.
  • Ownership and delivery of the transition from an Excel based LCA to a new software tool.
  • Support with annual Carbon Footprint verifications, both for our LCA and overall Bellway Carbon Footprint. Acting as key contact for queries between our verification partners and Divisional colleagues.
  • Contribute to Bellway's Supplier Engagement Programme, working with key suppliers to support sustainability objectives, improve supply chain performance and identify products and solutions that support our Net Zero ambitions.

Experience, Qualifications and Skill

• Experience
  • Experience in housebuilding or construction is essential.
  • Experience working with management systems, document control, quality processes, audits, EHS or project coordination would be highly relevant.
  • A degree or relevant qualification is desirable, although we are equally open to candidates who are qualified by experience.
  • You should be proactive, pragmatic, methodical and comfortable working across multiple priorities.
  • You will have strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders at different levels.
  • You should be willing to develop your knowledge of sustainability, carbon reporting, waste, LCA and tools such as Power BI.
  • A full UK driving licence is required due to travel across Bellway divisions.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Position is based at our Group Head Office, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Some travel within the Group to Divisions across the UK is required.
• The role is full-time and will operate in line with Bellway's core working hours and hybrid working arrangements, where applicable.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.