Senior Sustainability Manager (Brighton, UK)

Job Description

Senior Sustainability Manager

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Brighton & Hove | Hybrid – minimum 3 days in the office

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Are you an experienced sustainability professional looking for the opportunity to own and shape sustainability strategy at organisational level?

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We’re looking for a Senior Sustainability Manager to take end-to-end ownership of sustainability strategy for our dynamic, international client.

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Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a highly visible role combining strategy, carbon and sustainability reporting, commercial thinking, stakeholder influence and external industry engagement.

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The Opportunity

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You’ll be the organisation’s sustainability subject matter expert, responsible for evolving the sustainability strategy, targets and decarbonisation pathway and ensuring they translate into measurable business outcomes.

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This isn’t simply a reporting or compliance position. You’ll work across the organisation to embed sustainability into commercial decision-making, governance and long-term strategy, while influencing and empowering colleagues to take ownership of sustainability goals.

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What You’ll Do

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• Own and evolve the organisation’s sustainability strategy, targets and decarbonisation pathway.

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• Lead strategic priorities including carbon reduction, circularity and sustainability leadership.

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• Measure, analyse and report environmental impact and sustainability performance.

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• Lead annual Group sustainability reporting and event-specific sustainability reporting.

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• Maintain robust carbon accounting and GHG reporting.

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• Ensure compliance with relevant sustainability legislation, frameworks and best practice.

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• Manage sustainability consultants, suppliers and external partners.

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• Translate complex sustainability data into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

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• Coach and influence sustainability goal owners across the organisation.

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• Embed sustainability into commercial and operational decision-making.

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• Develop partnerships across areas such as travel, accommodation and logistics.

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• Identify opportunities where sustainability can contribute to revenue, efficiency and commercial performance.

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• Represent the organisation externally through industry groups, boards and strategic partnerships.

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• Work closely with Finance, Marketing & Communications, L&D and operational teams.

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A particularly important aspect of the role is connecting sustainability with commercial performance, including budget ownership and identifying opportunities for sustainability initiatives to generate business value.

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What We’re Looking For

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You’ll bring strong practical experience of developing and implementing sustainability strategies, together with the ability to operate comfortably with both detailed environmental data and senior business stakeholders.

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Ideally, you’ll have:

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• Proven experience developing and delivering corporate sustainability strategies.

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• Strong understanding of carbon accounting, emissions reduction and GHG reporting.

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• Experience measuring and reporting environmental and sustainability performance.

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• Knowledge of sustainability standards, frameworks, legislation and compliance.

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• Experience with sustainability measurement platforms — ideally TRACE by Isla or similar.

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• Strong analytical and Excel skills.

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• Experience translating sustainability data into actionable business recommendations.

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• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional initiatives.

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• Experience building sustainability capability and engagement across an organisation.

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• Strong supplier, consultant and partnership management experience.

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A sustainability, environmental management or ESG qualification would be advantageous.

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Why Join?

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This is an opportunity to move beyond simply supporting sustainability initiatives and take genuine ownership of the agenda.

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You’ll report directly to the CFO, have significant visibility across the organisation and play a central role in determining how sustainability supports both environmental impact and long-term commercial success.

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