A large public-sector organisation is seeking an experienced Environmental Sustainability Contractor to provide short-term specialist support during a period of organisational transition and permanent recruitment.
This role will play a critical part in progressing priority climate and sustainability initiatives, strengthening compliance and reporting, and delivering expert, practical advice to meet immediate organisational needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support delivery of priority sustainability and climate initiatives aligned with strategic objectives and government policy
- Coordinate and contribute to climate-related compliance and reporting, including adaptation and transition planning and relevant disclosures
- Undertake targeted climate risk and opportunity assessments, ensuring outputs are actionable and embedded in business planning
- Provide timely, high-quality advice on sustainability, climate resilience and environmental performance
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to progress initiatives and ensure consistent implementation
- Monitor emerging legislation, policy and best practice, translating requirements into practical recommendations
- Deliver defined project outcomes, including planning, coordination, reporting and evaluation within agreed timeframes
- Analyse data and track performance to support sustainability reporting and informed decision-making
- Contribution to climate risk assessments and updates to risk registers
- Progression of priority sustainability or climate projects (e.g. adaptation planning, emissions tracking, reporting inputs)
- Support for regulatory and internal reporting requirements
- Development of briefings, reports and frameworks to support executive decision-making
- Practical recommendations to improve sustainability performance, compliance and data quality
- Proven experience in environmental sustainability, climate risk or ESG roles, ideally within government, infrastructure or housing environments
- Strong understanding of climate-related frameworks, policy and reporting requirements (e.g. TCFD-aligned approaches, public sector disclosures)
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality outcomes within short timeframes
- Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working with climate data, risk assessments and sustainability reporting
