Sustainability Project Officer

Job Title: Sustainability Project Officer
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £39,152.45 Per Annum
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday, Hybrid
Location : Arlington, London

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

The difference you will make as a Sustainability Project Officer

The purpose of the role is to support the development and implementation of Riverside’s “Retrofit Roadmap” and “Healthy Homes Roadmap” to deliver modern, low carbon, and healthy homes. The ideal candidate will have an interest in the link between technology, innovation, building performance, decarbonisation, and healthy homes.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• A relevant academic qualification, or equivalent demonstrable working experience.
• Working knowledge of retrofit and energy efficiency in housing, including the impact and effectiveness of energy efficiency measures.
• Experience of reviewing projects and using lessons learnt to improve processes.
• Experience in handling datasets, identifying anomalies in data and proposing solutions, and using datasets to inform the development of processes and investment strategies.
• Ability to interpret building performance and asset data related to energy efficiency.

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Role Profile

• Support the planning and implementation of Riverside’s Healthy Homes Roadmap to improve air quality, thermal comfort, climate resilience, and noise pollution in alignment with the TCPA Healthy Homes Principles.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of retrofit processes and procedures by assessing past and in progress projects. Includes delivering IOT monitoring projects to assess building performance data.
• Evaluate innovative energy efficiency measures, systems, and retrofit delivery models for suitability for incorporation into the delivery programmes.
• Coordinate with Asset Management/Compliance teams and Riverside Contractors to ensure existing renewables, low carbon heating, ventilation and other sustainable systems in Riverside homes have agreed processes to enable efficient specification, installation, maintenance, and repair.
• Support the Sustainability Implementation Manager in delivering the Group’s wider Climate Responsibility Strategy where required.
• Contribute to the development, review, and effective use of decarbonisation policies and procedures, and their continuous improvement, identifying areas where amendments are required as a result of legislative changes, policy updates or customer and stakeholder needs.
• Ensure internal business processes are followed in line with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
• Ensure that all data protection requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• A relevant academic qualification, or equivalent demonstrable working experience.
• Working knowledge of retrofit and energy efficiency in housing, including the impact and effectiveness of energy efficiency measures.
• Experience of reviewing projects and using lessons learnt to improve processes.
• Experience in handling datasets, identifying anomalies in data and proposing solutions, and using datasets to inform the development of processes and investment strategies.
• Ability to interpret building performance and asset data related to energy efficiency.
• Knowledge of renewable energy technology.
• Experience in providing high quality reports and presentations to key stakeholders.
• Personal and professional interest in improving the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock and improving living conditions for residents.
• Personal commitment to diversity, treating others with dignity and respect, with a real desire to understand and meet diverse customer needs and aspirations.
• Able to communicate information in writing and verbally to colleagues at all levels.
• Able to identify customer needs and design solutions to meet them within the organisational, sector and global context.
• Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements.
• Ability to show initiative and propose solutions to issues identified by developing practical solutions around retrofit, sustainability and asset management.
• Results focused, with the ability to take ownership of tasks.
• Evidence of using sound judgement when making effective decisions.

Desirable

• Understanding of the housing and its relationship with health inequalities.
• Understanding of project management methodologies.
• Understanding of project and risk management, property management and property related compliance requirements.
• Experience of successfully managing budgets in line with agreed financial protocols