Senior Advisor – Environment and Sustainability Governance

 
The Port of London Authority is the statutory harbor authority for the tidal Thames. An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Adviser – Environment & Sustainability Governance to join the Environment Team within the Planning and Environment department, to lead on the approaches to reducing the PLA’s energy, carbon, waste, and water usage and approach to increasing use of renewables in order to reduce overall resource usage of the estate and investment portfolio and reach net zero by 2040 or before.

The postholder will lead on maintaining the PLA’s ISO 14001 environmental accreditation and create improvements in line with existing PLA policy commitments. They will be responsible for collating and publishing measures and reporting sustainability and environmental governance and compliance to PLA staff, the Executive Committee, and the board.
 

The ideal candidate will:
 
Be educated to degree level with a postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline such as Environment Management or Sustainability.
Hold Chartered Membership of an institution recognized by the Society of Environment, ideally Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (CIEMA) or Institute of Water & Environmental Management (CIWEM) or Institute of Water (water).
Have at least 4 years of experience in leading businesses through ISO 14001(EMS) accreditation and management of environment management systems, including some auditing experience and training.
Have thorough experience of collating, manipulating, and using the environmental data and sustainability reporting, including knowledge of lifecycle approach in business.
Have knowledge of the Natural Capital Accounting approach and use of relevant data within reporting and annual accounts.
Have excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate complex information to both technical and non-specialized audiences.
For further information or an informal discussion contact Tanya Ferry, Head of Environment on 01474 562223.
 
Benefits package:
 
28 days annual leave
Private medical insurance
Generous pension
Onsite parking with electric charging
Discounted membership with Gravesham Active Leisure
Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy
Workplace Nursery Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
A full job description is available here.
 
To apply, please complete an application form (Word, PDF) and send it to recruitment@pla.co.uk before the closing date of 16 September 2021.
 

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