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Environment Assistant Manager - 12 month FTC, Birmingham
Client:
KPMG
Location:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
14.03.2025
Expiry Date:
28.04.2025
Job Description:
Environmental Assistant Manager (12 Month FTC)
Base Location: Watford, Reading, Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester
Within Central Services we are part of a community of experts across a wide range of critical activities who help grow, run, and protect KPMG in the UK.
KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses. We proudly stand beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.
Why Join KPMG as an Environmental Assistant Manager?
Reporting to the Environment Manager in the CR team, you will lead the delivery of the environment strategy, working on a range of sustainability and environmental issues. This role involves supporting the Environment Manager in the delivery of projects with various teams across the UK KPMG sites.
The role requires strong team working and collaboration skills, comfort with complex data and information, strong employee engagement skills, and a commitment to excellent delivery.
What will you be doing?
* Drive KPMG environmental strategy across the firm to minimise our environmental impacts and reach our ambitious environment and SBTi goals.
* Identify and evaluate new opportunities to follow environmental best practices and continually reduce the impact of the firm, managing these through to realization.
* Ensure ongoing compliance with environmental legislation.
* Support the Manager with the coordination of the Environment Management Group (EMG).
Reporting
* Manage, monitor, and review environmental performance bi-annually/annually against KPIs, reporting results to senior stakeholders.
* Manage external assurance of environment and community data for inclusion in the annual review.
* Ensure the timely and accurate completion and submission of all necessary environmental data and performance disclosures, both internally and externally.
* Identify improvements and ensure corporate reporting is accurate, in line with legislative requirements and conforms to best practices.
* Oversee the ongoing ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 Environment and Energy Management System (EMS), leading external audits, organizing and leading the Management Review, managing the day-to-day running of the system, organizing training, and working with local Workplace teams to ensure implementation across all sites.
Client and Supplier Collaboration
* Working with a range of stakeholders, proactively seek opportunities to work cross-functionally and collaboratively within the firm to share information and implement environmental improvement projects.
* Act as environmental stakeholder for the Responsible Supply Chain program, driving environmental improvements through the supply chain in line with our targets.
* Liaise with client-facing teams to manage detailed requests from clients on KPMG’s performance, and promote and develop opportunities to demonstrate KPMG’s environmental knowledge and leadership with clients.
* Support on responding to external environmental disclosure requests, supporting client teams with complex PQQs/RFIs.
Other
* Lead on all internal environmental communications including the intranet, newsletters, and communications to interested parties. Support on external communications including social media, external media, award submissions, etc.
* Lead the implementation of our environmental engagement program including specific engagement projects, employee events, management/development and support of Environment Champions, and developing environmental volunteering opportunities.
* Support the Manager in the delivery of the environmental strategy and related ad-hoc projects.
* Work with the wider Corporate Responsibility team to support events, projects, and initiatives as required.
What will you need to do it?
* Experience of handling complex data sheets and good analytical and numeracy skills.
* Experience of overseeing an external assurance process would be desirable.
* Excellent project management and organizational skills, delivering high-quality work on time and to budget.
* Experience of providing statistical analysis and performance reporting on environmental KPIs.
* Experience in managing ISO 14001 / ISO 50001 certification process.
* Experience of preparing environmental information for annual report and internal reporting systems.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate assertively with internal stakeholders in writing and in person and a wide range of external contacts.
* Experience in an Environment or Sustainability role.
Key Skills:
* Degree qualified in a relevant discipline, ideally to include an environmental element.
* Environmental qualifications and ongoing commitment to CPD.
* A team player, who can work in collaboration and is enthusiastic and supportive.
* Acts with integrity and upholds all of KPMG’s values.
Our Locations:
We are open to talk to Environmental Assistant Managers in the London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds area as this is where the team is based.
With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.
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