Environment & Carbon Specialist
Job Introduction
Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people’s day.
We are looking for an Environment and Carbon Specialist to join our team, based at our London Bridge Head Office. The ideal candidate is curious, proactive and action oriented. This role is about turning data into action and helping colleagues and stakeholders embed sustainability across their workstreams.
This role will include some hybrid working, with up to 2 days a week working from home, based on business needs.
2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey, so we’re celebrating our proud history and our bright future.
Can you move people? Apply now.
What you’ll do
At Southeastern, our sustainability journey is about people and enabling change. Our purpose is to serve and connect our communities and to support a more inclusive, resilient and thriving future.
You will be part of a small team that is working on making the difference. You don’t need to have all the answers from day one, what matters most is your drive to learn, collaborate and take initiative while also working independently.
If you want to help shape how a major train operating company responds to environmental challenges, we would love to hear from you.
This is a hands-on role supporting the Environment and Sustainability Lead while taking ownership of key projects across our environmental agenda.
Curious about how we are approaching change? Take a look at the video below:
The experience you’ll need
To be considered for this role we recommend you demonstrate the below in your application;
- That you are educated to relevant degree level. (Such as Geography or environment or sustainability based)
- That you ideally have experience in developing and delivering sustainability change focused programmes and have led programmes that drive positive outcomes or transferrable skills from a similar background where you had led projects that drive positive outcomes.
- That you have excellent numeracy skills and are comfortable working with data, spotting trends and turning insights into clear messages.
- That you have great communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to a non-technical audience and influence people at all levels.
- That you are able to plan, execute, monitor progress, and close projects.
- That you have a collaborative approach and enjoy working with others and can build relationships across different teams and organisations.
- That you have a good understanding of, or the ability to quickly get to grips with, key UK environmental legislation and regulations relevant to business operations.
- That you can demonstrate using your own initiative and have a hands-on attitude, with the confidence to work independently and the judgment to know when to collaborate.
- That you have an excellent standard of knowledge and application of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint applications.
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.
Other things to know
- This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
- All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
- If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply.
What you’ll get in return
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
- a final salary pension
- 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
- free rail travel across our networks.
Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.
A bit about Southeastern
We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.
However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.
It’s also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.
Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.
At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.
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