Sustainability Manager - Thermal

An experienced and ambitious property professional to lead the planning and delivery of our property investment programme; including decarbonising and improving the energy performance of our property assets.

Developing property investment strategies based on customer insight and robust stock data will be at the forefront of your thinking. With responsibility for an annual budget of £7m you will shape the delivery of customer focussed planned maintenance services, working collaboratively with staff and contractor partners.

The role requires evidence based investment decisions, with a need for you to understand the performance of North Stars property stock and work collaboratively to deliver a range of projects to further North Stars ambitions for excellent strategic asset management.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to shape and influence our Asset Management Strategy and deliver excellent maintenance services for our customers.

In return we will invest in your and support you to grow and learn and develop your career in an award winning organisation.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion-Different Together

At North Star, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates difference. It fuels our innovation and connects us even closer to customers and communities.

We are keen to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experience. We are committed to tackling issues of under representation in our staff team. As such we will guarantee an interview to any candidate who, has a disability, or considers themselves to be from an ethnic minority background and meets the essential criteria of the role., North Star operates across the North East and North Yorkshire. We build and manage 4,000 units of high-quality, affordable housing including specialist supported housing. We are committed to creating homes and building futures as well as investing in people at every level.

Polaris also called the "North Star" is a constant in the sky. It's more than just a single star; it's a natural beacon that's been used to navigate for centuries. It provides direction to those who are lost and without any other form of conventional navigation. Stars shine, and we look to them for guidance and inspiration. Our Organisation is full of North Star's'. Bright people who sparkle, achieving great things, and rising stars who shatter expectations, raise the bar, and are great to be around.

What is good about working at North Star?

We are award winning, growing, and thriving as a business. We were the first Housing Association in England to be awarded The Investors in People Platinum standard, which we hold until 2023.

In 2021 we were named UK Employer of the year in The Housing Heroes and Investors in People Platinum awards

We are proud of what we have achieved, as its hard work. We do it because it makes North Star strong and ensures that we can do the very best for and with our customers.

Dependent on your role, you can work from any office, your home, or another location. However, for two days a week you will locate yourself at your place of work. This helps us to maintain our relational culture.

We only employ exceptional people and invest significantly in the development of everyone. People are at the centre of the business, supported by a culture of relational leadership where everyone has a strong voice and influence.