Sustainability & Climate Lead

Serco: HMP Dovegate, ST14 8XR

Permanent, Full Time (Mon – Fri, 40 hrs)

£58,000 per annum + Corporate Benefits Package

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Sustainability and Climate Resilience Lead in our Justice and Immigration Team, based at HMP Dovegate, you’ll guide the delivery of our sustainability ambitions and climate‑ready operations. Your work will help protect people, places and essential services by embedding environmental responsibility and future‑focused planning into the way we operate.

You’ll play a critical part in shaping a more sustainable estate, reducing environmental impact, improving resilience and driving meaningful social value. Through expert leadership, innovation and purposeful collaboration, you’ll help ensure our operations support a cleaner, greener future for colleagues, communities and the environment.

What you’ll do as a Sustainability and Climate Resilience Lead

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Develop, maintain and implement the site’s Sustainability Plan, including targeted action plans for energy, water and environmental performance.
• Lead the delivery of sustainability activity across services, promoting innovation, behaviour change and responsible resource management.
• Monitor and report performance against sustainability requirements, Government commitments and contract obligations.
• Maintain and support environmental management systems aligned to ISO 14001.
• Identify opportunities for new technologies, processes and approaches that support sustainability goals and climate resilience.
• Collect, analyse and report data on energy, water, waste, carbon and transport to drive performance improvement.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to meet targets for reducing consumption, emissions and waste.
• Support the delivery and reporting of social value initiatives, chairing on‑site groups and collaborating with Serco’s Social Value teams.

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• Experience in environmental or sustainability management.
• Knowledge of current environmental compliance requirements and ISO 14001 systems.
• Experience delivering sustainability or environmental improvement projects.
• Understanding of social value models in Government procurement.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence preparing sustainability reports.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams.
• PC literacy across Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A full UK driving licence.

Vetting and checks
HMPPS Enhanced Level 2. This thorough process includes an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, identity verification, 3-year residency proof, employment history, and criminal conviction checks. 

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• 23 days standard plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

Apply
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.