Sustainability & Net Zero Project Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen within ELFT to help the Trust meet its challenging carbon and waste reduction commitments as part of the drive towards net zero. This is a professional role requiring excellent project management experience and the ability to deliver a varied list of net zero related projects in line with the Trusts Green Plan. Working with restricted budgets and utilising a number of funding streams both internal and external are essential. There are many varied aspects to this role, which include dealing with internal and external stakeholders, knowledge of energy and waste processes and legislation, contractor management, and taking responsibility for collection, analysis and reporting of a variety of information. Also a requirement for more formalised documentation analysis and creation around legislation. An ability to work flexibly, on own and as part of a team is very important while always ensuring that work carried out is in line with the Trust's
commitment to net zero by 2040.
This role is being created to drive value across the whole organisation and complete net zero projects in line with the Trusts Green Plan and financial viability commitments. All projects undertaken will need to show a return on investment and a clear and transparent process required to highlight the savings attributed to each project., · The main objective of this role is to ensure the delivery of specific Net Zero projects aligned to the Trust Green Plan, all with the aim of driving down Trust carbon emissions and in line with the Trusts financial viability targets.
· Projects work will be spread across all work streams in the Green Plan, Estates & Facilities, medicines, digital, travel and transport, workforce and system leadership, sustainable models of care, supply chain and procurement and food and nutrition.
· Working with the Assistant Director of Estates & Facilities to deliver projects and report directly to the various steering groups associated with the work streams, FBIC and Green Plan Group, · The main objective of this role is to ensure the delivery of specific Net Zero projects aligned to the Trust Green Plan, all with the aim of driving down Trust carbon emissions and in line with the Trusts financial viability targets.
· Projects work will be spread across all work streams in the Green Plan, Estates & Facilities, medicines, digital, travel and transport, workforce and system leadership, sustainable models of care, supply chain and procurement and food and nutrition.
· Working with the Assistant Director of Estates & Facilities to deliver projects and report directly to the various steering groups associated with the work streams, FBIC and Green Plan Group
· Working with the Assistant Director of Estates with implementation of energy saving measures across all Trust sites, based in London, Bedford and Luton
· Assisting with implementation of measures highlighted in the Trusts Green Plan
· Leading on the installation project of Trusts Smart Meter installations across all Trust sites
· Working closely with all members of the current Green Team to ensure communications on all carbon reduction matters are communicated effectively in a bid to ensure that staff are aware of the Trust net zero journey and associated projects
· Providing comprehensive project management support and senior administrative assistance.
· Preparation of programme and project documentation, including project plans, project initiation documents and quality impact assessments, progress tracking and update reports.
· Organising meetings, events, training, workshops related to the sustainability programme.
· Producing reports and monitoring progress against key milestones.
· Working to build and sustain effective partnerships and relationships with a range of internal and external groups and organisations.
· Coordinating and maintaining core documentation, information, and reporting for the sustainability programme.
· Engaging with programme workstream leads to collate papers for sustainability board meetings.
· Working with the capital team within estates to align projects and policies and co-produce energy efficiency projects in line with both Green Plan and Estates Strategy
· Full energy audits annually across Trust sites to identify areas of energy efficiency including liaising with staff and service users to share the Trust journey to net zero
· Delivering presentations and talks to both internal and external stakeholders on carbon reduction projects.
· Attending events and seminars to help ensure the Trust is up to date with current practices and legislation and to ensure that peer reviews are carried out to make sure ELFT is on top of best practice across the health sector and private sector
· Raising purchase orders for large projects and consumables alike to further the Trusts energy saving measures and plan.
· Working within the restrictions of Trust procurement guidelines to implement work with contractors
· Assistance with tendering process of contracts from an energy and utility standpoint.
· Work will be required on energy projects to assist and formulate plans and technical specifications with contractors and staff. This will involve devising, scheduling and formulating complex plans. Working to deadlines and timescales in line with specific targets and using certain methodology such as Quality Improvement tools
· Updating of Trust E&F online property portal to reflect Green Plan projects and works
· Involved in ICB meetings across NEL and BLMK to discuss and share best practice as regards sustainability and net zero.
· Working closely with QI and the Trusts QI portal to not only devise new QI projects but also to assist others with ongoing projects
· Developing complex reports involving complex data to highlight trends and areas for improvement across energy efficiencies and carbon reduction.
· Liaise with the building design consultants to plan and prepare drawings and specifications for approval by the user groups.
· Manage the building design consultants in the preparation of drawings specifications and tender documents for obtaining tenders and executing building works as directed
· Commission surveys for the site conditions
· Act as client liaison during the construction works
· Coordinate and support operational commissioning.
· Assist in the development of strategic plans which will impact across the organisation
· Maintain a project account recording expenditure against the project budget.
· Regularly report on the progress of the projects and review costs throughout the design and construction phases.
· Monitoring the building consultants and contractors work to ensure compliance with the programme, budget and quality and take necessary action in any circumstances of non-compliance
RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES
· Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
· Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to management on agreed areas of work.
· Responsible for the development of systems and frameworks to effectively monitor scheme delivery service provisions and to support future service developments.
· Managing intranet pages for improvement hub and aspects of the sustainability programme.
· Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of performance
· Test and review new concepts, model, and practices.
· Contribute to ensuring there are processes in place for spreading and sharing learning and outcomes
STAFF MANAGEMENT
· Provide advice and support on own role/responsibilities where necessary. Support training and induction of new staff.
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FINANCE AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES
· Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
· Support teams on the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementing, evaluating and delivery of plans by providing sophisticated, high quality information and analysis.
· Continually strive for delivering project/function outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency.
· Contribute to the financial delivery of the service ensuring it is cost effective and delivered on time.
· Manage resources and budgets pertinent to projects
· Have budgetary responsibility for specific projects.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.