Climate and Decarbonisation Manager

Come and work for an award-winning organisation!

We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council. We are committed to making Cheltenham a better place to live and work, enabling communities and businesses to thrive whilst protecting what is good about our town.

We aim to be an employer of choice where everyone is treated fairly and feels valued and respected. We aim to provide a stimulating and rewarding working environment that encourages our people to work together, provides opportunities for them to reach their full potential and achieve a healthy work/life balance.

Working at Cheltenham Borough Council means working as part of a committed, professional, and friendly team.

About the role

Cheltenham Borough Council own and manage some of the most significant buildings and structures in the town; with over 4,500 council homes, commercial, leisure, and municipal buildings, including listed buildings with histories spanning hundreds of years, swimming pools, war memorials and even a football stadium!

The Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and has made a commitment to be a net carbon zero council and borough. Our carbon reporting has identified our main area of improvement as our Scope One emissions and we are looking to focus on areas where we can decarbonisation our expansive and diverse property portfolio.

You will work across the Council and more widely with key stakeholders to influence and secure progress. You will provide oversight of the delivery of our Climate Action Plan across the Council, whilst helping to create and deliver new initiatives to support delivery of our overarching goals.

This role requires a proactive individual to be the strategic driving force behind achieving our mission, making lasting positive change by reducing emissions and influencing the actions of others across our town to do the same.

We’re investing in our team as much as we are in our properties, and we’ll make sure you’ll never stop learning and progressing here. Working with like-minded, equally passionate professionals, no two days are the same and each will bring its own challenges and its own opportunities.

What can we do for you...

• An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

• A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days rising to 31 days (pro-rata  excluding Bank Holidays) after 5 years.

• A flexible and agile working environment. We aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours.

• A comprehensive programme of learning and development.

• Two days (pro-rata) paid time off for volunteering.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.

• Access to a free employee counselling service.

• Upon successful completion of your probation period, you will then have access to our Healthcare Cashback Plan.

• A cycle to work scheme.

• Low-cost town centre parking

• A commitment to employee wellbeing

For further information, please visit: https://cheltenhamjobs.com

For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact Brian Gallagher via brian.gallagher@penna.com or call 07716 098175