Job Description
ESG Manager - Property Management
Looking for a new challenge in the property management industry? We are looking for an ESG Manager to join a leading real estate firm in London. As the client Lead for ESG you will be responsible for implementing the client's ESG strategy for their mixed-use assets. You will be predominantly site-based working, across multiple locations in London and you will have line management responsibilities for two Assistant ESG Managers in this role you work closely with site-based teams to improve asset-level ESG and stainability performance, promoting best practices and leading on the strategic deliverables. You will also need to develop strong relationships with clients, surveyors, site teams, and occupiers.
To be successful in this role you must have operational building knowledge and experience. You should be able to demonstrate your ability to lead a team and develop strong working relationships.
If you're looking for a new challenge and want to make a real impact in the ESG and sustainability space this could be the perfect role for you
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate should have a holistic knowledge of sustainability and wider environmental, social and governance issues for the built environment. An ESG Manager will be required to deliver services including but not limited to;
• Be the main point of contact for the client on ESG implementation and data reporting across the managed portfolio of properties
• Understand the clients ESG strategy. Deliver services and data reporting in line with this as agreed with the client
• Ability to extract, analyse and interpret data from a variety of sources (e.g. energy, water, waste, air quality), working with site and engineering teams
• Attend and at times, lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders, share data and promote innovation
• Communicate through formal presentations and reports, produced to high quality standard
• Drive improvement in sustainability performance for the clients' assets.
• Assess and monitor sustainability performance at asset level, advising on priorities and on the implementation of interventions.
• Promote and enable a culture of improvement, encouraging and motivating property management teams to go above and beyond the minimum sustainability standards.
• Promoting and implementing external sustainability standards and applying for sustainability awards for specific properties.
• Be the main sustainability point of contact, supporting occupiers and the property management teams, including site based managers, surveying teams working centrally, and service providers.
• Produce case studies and marketing materials demonstrating team and asset level success. Share and encourage best practice within the sector and the company as a whole.
• Support, manage, drive, coordinate and champion new innovations in sustainability which may include template development, process improvements, quality and accuracy improvements, technology opportunities and case study promotion.
• Provide general sustainability support covering areas including environmental legislation and compliance audits, sustainability reporting & disclosure, tenant engagement, health & wellbeing, waste management, travel planning, social value and biodiversity (referring where necessary to the wider team).
• Work with consultants to deliver assessments as necessary including but not exclusively, ISO 14001 & ISO 50001, NABERS, WELL, Accessibility, and Biodiversity
The successful candidate should have a holistic knowledge of the practical application of Sustainability/ESG and some knowledge of building certifications. In addition the candidate will have a broad understanding of environment and sustainability including current trends.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
• Strong attention to detail and produces work to a high, consistent and accurate standard.
• Ability to independently prepare findings reports and presentations, and to identify new ways of working.
• Ability to develop lasting and effective relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Customer orientated - ability to be client facing; excellent communicator and presenter.
• Highly motivated individual - with drive for self-development.
• Excellent time management. Can deliver work under pressure and to fixed deadlines.
• Resourceful team worker, with ability to be autonomous in certain specialist fields.
• An evident passion for Sustainability.
• Ability to proof-read professional documents with strong English, grammar and spelling skills.
Required
• Experience delivering practical sustainability/ESG solutions at operational properties
• BSc/BA Degree or qualification in Sustainability or equivalent
• Working towards a professional qualification IEMA or similar
• At least 3 years' experience working on the practical implementation of sustainability/ESG for operational properties
• Experience of working with sustainability data, including knowledge of energy, water, waste and carbon
• Completely IT literate with high level of competence in Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint
Desired
• Line management experience
• MSc or MEng in Sustainability or equivalent
• Member of IEMA or equivalent
• A high level of competence in Microsoft Excel, experienced with data analysis with excellent attention to detail the ability to create complex formulas
