Location: Brandesburton, East Yorkshire
Reports To: ESG and HR Director

 

Purpose:

The ESG Co-ordinator will play a key role in developing and implementing environmental, philanthropic, and ethical best practices, policies and cultural behaviours.  This role will also be responsible for accounting carbon across the business, analysing it, and using it to support decisions in the team across net-zero targets, scope three impacts and the carbon reduction strategy.

 

Experience, Qualifications & Training:

Essential: 

• ESG frameworks and modular industry knowledge and experience
• Analytical – the ability to analyse, interpret, derive insights and communicate carbon and other business data to a range of stakeholders with varying levels of knowledge.
• Organisational skills – personal efficiency, time management skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands are key.
• Communication skills – managing diverse stakeholders and viewpoints.
• Commercial acumen – to get involved in strategic decision-making within the business as an influencer.
• Role modelling – demonstrate and lead on the values, initiatives and culture of the organisation.
• Excellent computer literacy including strong MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills;

Desirable:

• Passionate about changing the world for the better;
• An exceptional candidate with strong interest / experience in ESG;
• Comfortable being involved in a broad range of tasks, from contributing to the Group’s strategic approach to ESG, to tackling administrative tasks;
• A knowledge of some of the core sustainability areas that the modular and, or the wider construction sector are involved in;
• A basic knowledge of ESG reporting standards (e.g. UN PRI, CDP, GRI, SASB).

 

Principle accountabilities:

The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of the Premier Group ESG Working Group towards the alignment of our shareholder values with our current carbon reduction strategies, and improving broader ESG performance across the group;
• Assisting the Group with the ESG aspects of materiality, including mapping of identified materiality issues to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, analysing potential opportunities for improvement, and ensuring ESG alignment in accordance with our ESG Policy statement;
• Developing KPIs and associated processes to ensure continuous improvement across our operations in line with our ESG objectives;
• Provide dedicated data analysis for the ESG team to support internal and external data reporting;
• Carbon footprinting, long term forecasting and creation of high-level impact assessments to enable movement towards a Zero Carbon position in future
• Working with the ESG Committee to further develop the ‘Group’ ESG strategy;
• Supporting our Diversity & Inclusion Champion on the design and implementation of D&I strategies and policies
• Assisting in the design and delivery of ESG training to staff;
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the officer ensures that ESG factors are effectively integrated into financial reporting processes and systems. This involves analyzing ESG risks and opportunities, developing appropriate metrics, and aligning reporting with recognised frameworks such as GRI, SASB, and TCFD;
• Assisting with the preparation of the Company’s Sustainability section within its Annual Report;
• Staying abreast of developments in ESG trends, including climate science, ESG-focussed tools and practices used.
• Collaborating closely with the internal stakeholders on ESG to accelerate improvements, gain insights into the supply chain, and drive overall performance. You need to be comfortable partnering with a range of internal teams, such as finance, operations, supply chain, and commercial, but also with the extra layer of external commitments to suppliers and customers.
• Horizon scanning for emerging carbon-related policies or frameworks which could impact the organisation and advising on how best to implement or react to these.
• Participate in supply chain sustainability audits as well as external ESG audits.
• Advise and support internal stakeholders on achievement of the business ESG objectives and actions
• Support line managers to incorporate value add ESG targets into team members performance contracts and embedding ESG processes in BAU.
• Promote awareness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments internally and externally.