Sustainability Analyst

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Starting Salary: £42,501 with the opportunity to earn £44,574
Bonus: Up to 10% base salary per annum, based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance.
Working Pattern: Days (37 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 – 15:40 or 08:10 – 16:20)
Location: Sellafield, West Cumbria or Risley, Warrington

What will the successful candidate be doing:

Our working environment is fast and dynamic, and the successful candidate will need to operate within a complex business with multiple stakeholders, having the ability to build collaborative internal and external stakeholders’ relationships to coordinate and facilitate integration of Sellafield Ltd’s sustainability principles across its business ecosystem, supporting interaction with the right tools and systems.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Sustainability & Supply Chain Development, the Sustainability Analyst will have a broad understanding of measuring and managing environmental and social impacts in a commercial context, supported by deeper knowledge of one or more areas such as net zero, supply chain sustainability, social impact or environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting.

The Sustainability Analyst will be responsible for researching, analysing, and reporting on sustainability markers and indicators for Sellafield Ltd. In light of this, the Sustainability Analyst should be a well-rounded individual – Agility, Integrity, Respect and being Team Orientated are paramount and the ability to be a self-starter and to take personal ownership of multiple agendas, whilst delivery to the highest levels of quality is essential.

The role requires some travelling within the UK, to support engagement and integration of sustainability across Sellafield Ltd’s business ecosystem (indicatively and non-exhaustive list include: supply chain events, sustainability events, conferences, etc).

The Sustainability Analyst’s role is to develop, measure, and monitor, all the metrics associated with the engagement and integration levels of sustainability across Sellafield’s business ecosystem, including internal and external stakeholders.

This can include central sustainability metrics, as well collation of departmental metrics (ie environment, social, supply chain, People, Projects) to ensure alignment, and consolidated view of Sellafield’s corporate sustainability progress, dismantling the complexities around governance, compliance and targets, and also defining and building the processes, systems and frameworks that will help Sellafield’s teams to report their sustainability targets and have transparency and visibility on individual and corporate sustainability progress.

The Sustainability Analyst will engage with the supply chain and corporate governance to align and support the internal and external reporting requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Experience working on sustainability teams
• A working knowledge of Green House Gas (GHG accounting and net zero principles, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Social Value metrics, and most credited environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting frameworks
• Experience of working with large datasets and the ability to synthesise & interpret data into meaningful and material conclusions.
• Intermediate to advanced spreadsheet skills, SAP, TOMS (or relevant), Power BI, & the ability to learn new technology applications.
• The Sustainability Analyst needs the capacity to work on multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines, and to interpret insights from data to identify risks and opportunities and engage internally with the right stakeholders where the dependency and association is identified.
• Excellent oral and written skills as applied to presentations and written reports.
• Monitor sustainability platform usage and update usage dashboards on a periodic basis.
• Provide data from the platforms to support specific business requests.
• Export data from the IT platforms and carry-on in-depth analysis.
• Production of high-quality analysis reports.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities may qualify
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in an evolving high-pressure environment.
• Advanced knowledge and experience of working with IT platforms – in-particular MS Excel.
• Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated and directed with a proactive approach.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Experience of presenting to audiences.
• Team-oriented and skilled in working within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal and human relationship skills.
• Project management skills.
• Adaptability .
• Time management.
• Attention to detail .
• Effective communication.
• Problem reframing and resolution.

Why choose Sellafield?

Seventy-five years ago, we helped to create the nation’s nuclear deterrent. Today, we’re using our unrivalled knowledge of nuclear to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.

In cleaning up the birthplace of the UK’s nuclear industry, we are once again generating growth and employment in West Cumbria, the North West of England and beyond.

Our 11,000 strong workforce is joined by more than 40,000 people from the best of the best in the nuclear supply chain, from small Cumbrian businesses to global market leaders. We need this diversity of thinking, of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.

What’s in it for you?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you’ll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career.

Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Be a part of Sellafield’s 100 year mission.
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• You will be eligible to take part in an Annual Incentive Scheme, which provides a bonus payment up to 10% base salary per annum based on achievement of Company targets and personal performance rating as discussed with line management.
• 25.5 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays. Rising to 30 days annual leave from 1st April 2024. There is also the ability to purchase 3 additional days.
• The ability to carry over 5 days (rising to 10 from 1st April 2024) annual leave each financial year.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies.
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check.
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts.
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme.
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/

Please Remember:

• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.
• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.