Sustainability Director/Manager - FTC

We identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life, and bring joy to the people connected to them.

This is how we’ve created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places and one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.

Our £10 billion portfolio is built around premium workplaces, the country’s pre-eminent retail platform, and a residential pipeline that will redefine urban life.

We’ve honed this ability over 80 years. Spotting the opportunities, building the partnerships, and continually adapting to shape the places that meet the needs of a changing world.

Places where life happens. Where businesses grow. And where cities are defined.

The role

The primary duties of this role include:  

• Internal and external ESG and sustainability reporting, including responsibility for data quality, transparency, assurance and alignment with best practice frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. TCFD, EPRA best practices, SECR, GRI and ISSB). 

• Determine relevant ESG benchmarks, prepare submissions and manage relationships with benchmark providers. 

• Climate-related risk and opportunity assessment and reporting in line with TCFD and evolving regulatory standards, ensuring appropriate plans are in place to mitigate risks. 

• Act as a ESG reporting representative with investors, rating agencies and key stakeholders. 

• Be a technical subject matter expert on sustainability, climate risk and ESG reporting. 

• When appropriate update or contribute to the  Sustainability Working Group1 on:  

- ESG and sustainability reporting; 

- The development and periodic refresh of Landsec’s sustainability strategy and associated commitments and targets, ensuring alignment with best practice frameworks and evolving requirements; and  

- The development and implementation of Landsec’s climate transition plan, including updating Landsec’s science-based target (SBTi) commitments to ensure alignment with SBTi guidance. 

Principal accountabilities 

• Corporate sustainability reporting (internal and external) monitoring progress against our commitments and targets within the Build well, Live well, Act well framework and aligning with best practice frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. TCFD, EPRA best practices, SECR) – working on the sustainability assurance data process annually. 

• Assess and plan which benchmarks Landsec should participate in on ESG matters – evaluating which assessments are of most interest to our stakeholders, especially investor audiences.  

• Submissions for all chosen ESG benchmarks obtaining all information required and submitting data in line with deadlines. 

• Build relationships with key ESG benchmarks and research providers to understand their research methodologies, identifying potential gaps and ensuring that our publicly disclosed information meet their requirements. 

• Engage internal and external stakeholders (including the Sustainability Working Group1) on our ESG strategy and performance, clearly demonstrating the strong value ESG brings to Landsec and how our performance on ESG drives commercial value.  

Key competencies 

• Excellent environmental knowledge and expertise in real estate. 

• Ability to influence and motivate others, taking complex technical ideas and explaining them in an accessible and engaging manner to people at all levels of seniority. 

• Business and commercial acumen to be able to communicate sustainability in conventional cost and value terms to both internal and external audiences. 

• Excellent numerical and data analysis skills. 

• Excellent Excel skills. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication.  

• Project management skills. 

Knowledge, experience and qualifications 

Essential 

• Experience in presenting complex ideas to all audiences. 

• Significant experience of reporting/ESG benchmarks including GRI, ISSB, EPRA best practices, CDP and GRESB.  

• Assessing and reporting climate change risks in line with TCFD recommendations. 

• Background in energy and carbon analysis, management and reporting, including legislative requirements and standards. 

This is a 12‑month FTC role.

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