Are you passionate about driving positive change and making a lasting impact with our customers? Do you possess the vision and strategic mindset to lead an organisation towards a more sustainable future? If this sounds like you, then our brand new Head of Environment & Sustainability role will be the perfect fit.

As the Head of Environment & Sustainability, you will play a crucial part in shaping and executing our environmental and sustainability strategies. You will lead on producing a strategy and plan to deliver our decarbonisation requirements and lead a team to deliver our grounds maintenance and communal cleaning operations, ensuring we align with our commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Reporting directly to the Director of Asset Investment, you will have the opportunity to drive change at the highest level.

What you’ll be doing

1. • Playing a leading role in overseeing the c.£20m delivery of our Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund works, ensuring our agreements with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are completed on time and to the required standard.
   • Establishing a data-led culture which places focus on how data is collected, stored and analysed whilst continually improving our data and ensure it’s used to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction.
   • Overseeing the procurement of new grounds maintenance and cleaning contracts, working collaboratively with our internal teams to ensure our plans are deliverable.
   • Designing, creating and subsequently launching a Facilities Management offer for our corporate real estate, which consists of four offices across our operational area.
   • Leading the teams procurement of new software / systems. Be responsible for their ongoing upkeep by working with ICT to configure, plan, test, develop and upgrade.

This is a full time, permanent role that is contracted to 36.25 hours per week. Working across our geography (Midlands and East of England) or attending meetings or training as required at one of our offices (Boston, Rushden, Walsall and Peterborough) you will support the team, our colleagues, and our customers. As a hybrid role you will also be able to perform some of the duties of this role from home.

Please note that 1st round interviews will be completed no later than the 12th September so please apply as soon as possible for consideration.

What you receive from us

1. • This role currently attracts a non-contractual car allowance according to our Driving at Work Policy. Eligibility for the allowance and the rate of the allowance is reviewed annually and any changes will be notified to you.
   • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
   • Pension Scheme
   • Life Cover (as part of pension scheme membership)
   • Health Care Cash Plan
   • Free Eye Tests
   • Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
   • Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
   • Employee Assistance programme
   • Wellbeing Support
   • Free flu vaccinations
   • Carers Networking Group a platform to support Unpaid Carers

How to apply

Please click apply now to submit your CV today. In the event of high applicant volumes we reserve the right to close this advert and CV submission window early.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

Vetting Requirements

The important things – We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. If you are the successful candidate, original proof must then be provided before your first day.

Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.

We aspire to have a greater diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group.

Our company

Longhurst Group is one of the leading housing groups in the Midlands and East of England, providing more than 24,000 homes and a wide range of care and support services.

With a team of 1,300 colleagues guided by our shared values, our vision is to improve the lives of our customers and our colleagues and to enhance the communities we serve. We do this by focusing on two clear themes of work: Health and wellbeing and economic resilience