Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead

Craven Arms, Shropshire (Hybrid)

£48,252.00 per annum

Connexus is looking for a Sustainability Lead to drive our environmental and decarbonisation goals. You’ll lead initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and achieve key targets like EPC C by 2030 and net zero by 2050. With experience in a similar role, you will lead research and innovation in sustainability, renewable energy, and fuel poverty mitigation, translating insights into actionable strategies and projects.  

What you’ll do: 

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  Develop and deliver sustainability strategies and projects 

  
  


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  Deliver measurable reductions in carbon emissions across the housing stock. 

  
  


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  Secure funding and partnerships for energy efficiency improvements 

  
  


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  Monitor KPIs and report progress on sustainability goals 

  
  


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  Support the development and implementation of our Sustainability Strategy and embed green principles into asset management and procurement 

  
  

What we’re looking for: 

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  Strong knowledge of sustainability, renewable energy, and decarbonisation 

  
  


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  Experience in project delivery and stakeholder engagement 

  
  


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  Understanding of housing sector regulations, EPC standards, and fuel poverty issues. 

  
  


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  Ability to analyse environmental performance data and produce actionable insights. 

  
  

The role will require regular attendance to the office in Craven Arms (at least once a week) and flexibility to travel to other sites when required 

About Connexus 

Connexus is a rural housing association with its heritage in Shropshire and Herefordshire, providing good quality, affordable and safe homes that customers are proud to live in. We create inclusive neighbourhoods, sustainable rural communities, and provide services that support our customers to build a life in their home. The work our teams do is varied, and no two days are the same.   

We provide an excellent offer for colleagues which includes flexible working options combined with some fantastic benefits. We’re here to support colleagues at every step of the way with training and development opportunities, helping you make the most of your career. If you want to work with like-minded people and would like to make a difference to the lives of our customers, Connexus could be the right fit for you.    

Connexus is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.