Energy and Sustainability Coordinator in Northampton

Job: Energy and Sustainability Coordinator Type: Remote / Full Time / Monday to Friday / 9-530pm Salary: From £30k Travel Expectations: This role is a remote opportunity with expectations to travel to our HO in Northampton occasionally Closing Date: 12th November 2026 or sooner if the right candidate is hired.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage shared sustainability mailboxes, coordinate activities, and support stakeholder communications.
• Organise meetings, agendas, minutes, action logs, and governance reporting for ESG and sustainability committees.
• Create and coordinate sustainability communications, awareness campaigns, and intranet content.
• Maintain and validate energy, water, waste, and carbon data across all sites.
• Analyse energy performance, identify trends and anomalies, and support carbon reduction initiatives.
• Produce regular energy, sustainability, and ESG reports, dashboards, and management information.
• Support regulatory compliance and reporting, including ESOS, SECR, EPCs, and GHG Protocol requirements.
• Manage Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data, ensuring data quality and accurate carbon reporting.
• Liaise with utility providers, brokers, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve billing, metering, and supply issues.
• Coordinate sustainability projects, track KPIs and action plans, and measure project outcomes and savings.
• Support supplier ESG data collection, EcoVadis activities, and sustainability assurance requirements.
• Research and evaluate energy management solutions and efficiency opportunities to support business objectives.

What We Can Offer You

• Flexible working and holiday entitlements
• Discounted childcare
• Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks
• Annual gala award evening
• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
• Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong organisational, coordination and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Confident engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills, with advanced Excel proficiency (e.g., pivot tables, lookups and data modelling) and the ability to interpret and present complex datasets clearly.
• Passion for sustainability and environmental initiatives.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of carbon accounting (GHG Protocol, Scopes 1, 2 and 3) and UK energy and carbon reporting frameworks (e.g., SECR, ESOS). Training will be provided.

Education

A degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field, or equivalent experience in energy, carbon or data analysis.

Why Bright Horizons?

We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2023. Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world‑class care and education, delivered by a world‑class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.

We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World‑Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in! Celebrating the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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