Climate Adaptation Strategy Manager

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Job Description

Heathrow's Net Zero Plan puts Heathrow on a pathway to decarbonize our airport and the wider aviation sector too. Whilst we prioritise taking the carbon out of flying, it is important to begin adapting to the effects of climate change that are locked into the climate system to maintain operational resilience and ensure we can continue to provide a good service to passengers and maintain our connectivity to global destinations as the UK's only hub airport. Like other operators of critical national infrastructure, Heathrow has been on a journey to understand the effects of a changing climate and how those effects will impact our airport and our business strategy. We are building on that progress by developing a long-term strategic approach to adaptation, guided by the latest climate modelling projections and our climate risk assessment. The Climate Adaptation Strategy Manager role is a key post for the business that will work cross-functionally to continue to shape and mature our strategy and approach to climate adaptation and accelerate the transition to action. The role will act as a key strategic SME for the business, owning and shaping the strategy, leading and sponsoring the case for investment, planning the activity necessary to deliver adaptation on the ground and providing the technical content to communicate our adaptation agenda, through reporting, internal and external communications and by representing Heathrow at key external meetings.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a technical SME with the latest insights on climate adaptation and future trends, including policy direction, transition pathways, climate modelling and research and innovation.
• Identifying key investments and help to develop business cases to deliver the climate adaptation strategy. This includes supporting the climate adaptation investment planning as part of Heathrow's 5-yearly regulatory settlement planning process.
• Working closely with key business functions - particularly Master planning, Procurement, Engineering, Infrastructure, Operations, Commercial and Finance - to plan, shape, drive and support an overall plan of activity necessary to deliver the adaptation strategy.
• Owning and maintaining the overall Heathrow climate adaptation risk assessment and lead the Adaptation Reporting Power (ARP) process and engagement for Heathrow including compiling Heathrow's submissions to DEFRA.
• Leading the approach to embedding and strengthening climate 'physical risk' across corporate risk assessment processes, working with the risk management team and individual functions and managing inputs into risk reporting. Support Heathrow's annual Climate Financial Risk Disclosure and shape and contribute the climate physical risk content in the disclosure.
• Providing climate adaptation input information for corporate reporting as necessary and support governance meetings as required.
• Representing Heathrow on Climate Adaptation with key external stakeholder including Government, industry and local authorities, to understand their priorities and advocate solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in climate risk and adaptation with a broad understanding of the technical aspects of climate risk, climate scenarios and climate modelling, and the broader policy, market, technology and policy landscape.
• Ability to maintain a strategic focus and translate long-term strategic outcomes into effective delivery plans and activity with defined milestones and outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of effective stakeholder management, leading virtual teams, building coalitions and achieving results through others.
• Proven commercial understanding and experience of developing and leading business cases and building necessary support to secure investment.
• Experience of leading complex, cross-functional projects and delivering business outcomes to time and budget.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex topics in a clear and simple way.
• Experience of dealing with external stakeholders and representing organisations at a senior level.
• Experience of climate risk and adaptation within major infrastructure client organisations or complex sites.
• An interest in/passion for Heathrow's leadership role as a sustainable business and driving the delivery of our net zero plan and adapting the airport to a changing climate

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About Us

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.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. 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.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

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. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

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.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

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 four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

About the Team

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.