Environment Manager - Carbon Strategy

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Job Description

Sustainability is key to Heathrow's success and mission of Making Every Journey Better. Our business strategy includes the People and Planet beacon, outlining our goal to become a future-ready airport. Our sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0, details our sustainable growth priorities and addresses critical issues.

The Carbon Strategy team and the Communities and Sustainability team collaborate with all business functions to meet environmental objectives. The Environment Manager supports these teams in managing environmental strategy on carbon, air quality, nature, waste, water, and noise, focusing mainly on technical aspects of these impacts.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Working with the Head of Energy Strategy and key business units on delivery of Heathrow's energy strategy.

Qualifications

• 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.

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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.