Location
Letchworth, Hertfordshire - Head Office with hybrid agile working arrangements supported.

Hours
Full Time - 12 month fixed term contract

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Are you a leader motivated to leave the right social, environmental and economic legacy? Sustainability has been at the heart of our business for the last 170 years and as we near the mid-point of our sector-leading 2030 sustainability strategy, ‘Now or Never’, focusing on delivering Brilliant Buildings, a Better Planet and Building Lives, there really is no better time to join us! To help deliver against our ambitious plans, Willmott Dixon is looking to recruit a Head of Sustainability Strategy & Insight for 12 months. This exciting role leads the delivery of environmental sustainability ambitions including becoming a zero-carbon company without offsetting and generating zero avoidable waste by 2030. You will also lead the company’s sustainability performance and compliance reporting such as TCFD and CDP. Reporting to the National Head of Sustainability and joining the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of sustainability professionals and work closely with the Head of Sustainability Operations. You will partner with both our Construction and Interiors businesses to deliver against ‘Now or Never’, engage customers and enthuse our people. This role requires a self-starter and experienced team leader who loves a challenge, is excited by data, and can work agilely in an empowered environment that values innovative thinking. You will be tenacious, able to think strategically while also comfortable with the detail of defining and delivering tactical solutions. Strong communication and relationship management skills are essential, coupled with an ability to influence and deliver through others.

Experience
- Proven experience building and leading high performance teams
- Successfully developing and delivering sustainability related initiatives and projects
- Building, improving and managing data collection and reporting systems
- Using data to drive performance improvement
- Educating others on environmental sustainability issues such as carbon and waste
- Working with and influencing senior stakeholders including customers and supply chain
- Developing and executing a customer focused approach that understands and meets their needs
- Influencing, networking, speaking and profile raising with a range of stakeholders
- Ability to implement and execute strategy to form a coherent approach and bring others with you

About you
- Excellent understanding and practical experience across a range of sustainability topics such as carbon and waste reduction
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex information simply
- High degree of energy and self-motivation with a track record of identifying, developing and implementing solutions
- Strong leadership and management skills across multi-disciplinary teams
- Strategic thinker with attention to detail
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word and Outlook

Qualifications
- Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 or equivalent)
- Valid driving licence
- Professional membership of a relevant body preferred

Benefits
Willmott Dixon embraces diversity and supports flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer. We reward our people generously with a competitive package including an enhanced pension scheme, full or heavily discounted private medical insurance, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme designed to lead in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and access to a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the company car leasing scheme.