Job summary
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting a Waste & Sustainability Manager to assist in managing waste and sustainability under the scope of the Royal Free London Group (RFL) and Royal Free London Property Services Ltd (RFLPSL).
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the NHS mission to make the UK healthcare system 'net zero', and more environmentally and socially responsible. You will contribute to and play a leading role in the trust's overall green plan delivery in respect of both carbon reduction and linked projects relating to other sustainability goals.
The postholder will work collaboratively across and alongside multiple services to achieve shared outcomes in respect of both sustainability initiatives and broader trust objectives. You will be based at our White Lion Street office with regular travel to our main hospitals and satellite sites.
The duties involved are wide-ranging and diverse, with the main areas of focus including waste, transport, buildings, energy, behaviour change, climate resilience, and biodiversity. The postholder will help to chair and coordinate the Estates & Facilities sustainability working groups.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will manage the waste contract and be the key point of contact for all site related queries and issues, being accessible to service users and waste providers across several sites, and responsible for resolving any issues to ensure service delivery. They will work with the sites to maintain compliance and carry out monitoring visits on both RFL and contractor sites.
The postholder will need to be customer service focussed, communicating in a polite and friendly manner, and demonstrating tact and diplomacy when discussing the needs of the service.
The postholder is expected to be adept at managing projects and delivering initiatives within large organisations and will take a lead role in programme delivery for sustainability-linked transformation work at the trust, with a focus on driving forwards projects that support the delivery of the organisational 'green plan'. They will use sound project management principles to deliver discrete projects, and good general organisational techniques to manage business-as-usual workload priorities.
The postholder will conduct sustainability assessments to identify areas where the organisation can reduce its carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency, and minimise waste. They will ensure compliance all relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, technical guidance, and organisational policies specific to waste, sustainability, and wider environmental issues.
You will also be required to travel to the sites,
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information, please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject, ideally in waste, sustainability, or environmental management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Membership of or working towards relevant Chartered Institute e.g., CIWM, IEMA or ICRS
- Project management qualification, e.g., PRINCE2
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and promoting the environmental agenda in a sustainabilitycentric role or other similar position linked to change and/or programme management.
- Experience of monitoring and managing carbon emissions and managing waste within a large organisation.
- Experience of contract managing outsourced suppliers and providers of services.
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and strategies
- Experience of contributing to operational decision-making.
- Experience of managing delegated budgets and resources.
- Experience of conducting risk assessments, environmental audits, and surveys, and developing action plans.
- Experience of implementing financial, quality assurance, and performance monitoring systems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in positions that involve the built environment - ideally in a large acute hospital setting or within buildings subject to Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs).
- Experience of successfully bidding for external funding and grants.
Skills & aptitudes
Essential
- Thorough and comprehensive understanding of legislation, guidance and best practice relating to all areas of environmental management and sustainability.
- In depth knowledge of energy, environmental management and sustainability systems e.g., ISO 14001, GHG Protocol, ISO 9001, HTM 07- 01, etc.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information clearly in all formats.
- High levels of IT literacy with full familiarisation with Microsoft Office suite, with excellent Excel skills
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills and negotiation abilities.
- Able to collect, collate and analyse data and technical reports and other specialist documents, write clearly and concisely, and produce reports and papers with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to understand and interpret user requirements and manage expectations to ensure that satisfactory outcomes are deliverable.
Desirable
- Use of PowerBI or any other specialist analytical tools.
- Understanding of local and national initiatives that relate to the NHS, and Estates & Facilities in particular.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject, ideally in waste, sustainability, or environmental management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Membership of or working towards relevant Chartered Institute e.g., CIWM, IEMA or ICRS
- Project management qualification, e.g., PRINCE2
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and promoting the environmental agenda in a sustainabilitycentric role or other similar position linked to change and/or programme management.
- Experience of monitoring and managing carbon emissions and managing waste within a large organisation.
- Experience of contract managing outsourced suppliers and providers of services.
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and strategies
- Experience of contributing to operational decision-making.
- Experience of managing delegated budgets and resources.
- Experience of conducting risk assessments, environmental audits, and surveys, and developing action plans.
- Experience of implementing financial, quality assurance, and performance monitoring systems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in positions that involve the built environment - ideally in a large acute hospital setting or within buildings subject to Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs).
- Experience of successfully bidding for external funding and grants.
Skills & aptitudes
Essential
- Thorough and comprehensive understanding of legislation, guidance and best practice relating to all areas of environmental management and sustainability.
- In depth knowledge of energy, environmental management and sustainability systems e.g., ISO 14001, GHG Protocol, ISO 9001, HTM 07- 01, etc.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information clearly in all formats.
- High levels of IT literacy with full familiarisation with Microsoft Office suite, with excellent Excel skills
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills and negotiation abilities.
- Able to collect, collate and analyse data and technical reports and other specialist documents, write clearly and concisely, and produce reports and papers with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to understand and interpret user requirements and manage expectations to ensure that satisfactory outcomes are deliverable.
Desirable
- Use of PowerBI or any other specialist analytical tools.
- Understanding of local and national initiatives that relate to the NHS, and Estates & Facilities in particular.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
