SHE Environment Manager - Sustainability Reporting & Climate Adaptation - FTC

Job title: SHE Environment Manager - Sustainability Reporting & Climate Adaptation
Salary: Circa £60,000
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 5768
Team: Corporate Environment
Contract details: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Palestra/Hybrid

Application closing date: 12th October @23.59

Please Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications; therefore, we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.  At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.   

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.  

Overview

We are seeking an experienced SHE Environment Manager with specialist expertise in UK SRS and TNFD sustainability reporting, and climate change adaptation.

This is a strategically important role responsible for:

• • Coordinating environmental, climate and sustainability reporting across TfL, including disclosures aligned with the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework.
  • Embedding physical climate risk management into business decision-making. You will lead adaptation initiatives, influence senior stakeholders and support the delivery of sustainability objectives across a complex organisation.

The successful candidate will combine technical environmental expertise with strong organisational awareness, enabling effective risk management and reporting, regulatory compliance, and long-term climate change adaptation and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the organisation's subject matter expert on sustainability reporting, which will include, for example:
• Monitoring changes in sustainability reporting regulations, standards and investor expectations, and advise TfL on the implications and any required actions
• Working with finance, risk, operational and technical teams to collate, validate and analyse relevant information
• Supporting the development of integrated sustainability reporting that is compliant with relevant standards and demonstrates progress against TfL’s environmental and sustainability objectives
• Supporting internal and external assurance processes relating to sustainability reportingead the development and delivery of climate change adaptation and resilience workstreams, for example:
• Planning TfL’s fifth submission under the Adaptation Reporting Power
• Ensuring physical climate risks and opportunities are embedded within TfL’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Influencing and engaging stakeholders across the organisation to improve environmental performance and drive change
• Supporting procurement and commercial activities by embedding climate risk and adaptation considerations into contracts and supplier management
• Building adaptive capacity across the organisation

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in physical climate risk assessment.
• Significant experience developing and implementing climate adaptation or resilience programmes.
• Experience integrating climate-related risks into corporate or enterprise risk frameworks.
• Proven sustainability reporting (e.g., TCFD / ISSB / UK SRS, and ideally also TNFD) expertise.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written communication skills, including report writing and briefing paper preparation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance environmental, operational and organisational priorities.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and take ownership of deliverables.

Desirable

• Experience within transport, infrastructure, engineering, utilities, public sector or other regulated environments.
• Professional membership of a recognised environmental or sustainability body.
• Degree qualification in Environmental Management, Sustainability, Climate Science or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting procurement, supplier management or commercial functions.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a sustainability reporting and climate change adaptation specialist with the expertise to identify, report on and manage climate-related risks, influence senior stakeholders, and translate complex technical issues into practical business solutions.

You will be a confident communicator, capable of working across multiple stakeholders, driving environmental improvement and ensuring climate change adaptation and resilience are embedded within organisational strategy and decision-making.

Application Process

Please submit:

• An up-to-date CV & a supporting cover letter outlining your relevant experience.
• We are looking for examples of climate risk assessment, strategic adaptation initiatives, or sustainability reporting initiatives you have delivered.
• This is an excellent opportunity to influence environmental strategy, strengthen organisational resilience and deliver meaningful sustainability outcomes within a complex and high-profile environment.
• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images 

Equality, diversity and inclusion 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them. 

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.    

Benefits  

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below: 
 

• Final salary pension scheme  
• Free travel for you on the TfL network  
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home 
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays 
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow 
• Private healthcare discounted scheme Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme 
  Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
• Discounted Eurostar travel 

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice. 

Vetting Process 

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.