SHE Environment Manager

Job title: SHE Sustainability Manager
Salary: Circa £60,000
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 3655

Team: Corporate Environment
Contract details: Permanent
Location: Head Offices / Hybrid

Application closing date: 6th April 2026

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 of the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, action‑oriented sustainability professional to make a meaningful impact within one of the world’s most recognisable transport organisations.

As a Sustainability Manager, you’ll play a key role in strengthening TfL’s environmental capability by supporting the delivery of our sustainability strategy and embedding best practice across the organisation. You will help TfL become the strong green heartbeat of London, developing programmes, building capability, and supporting colleagues to deliver high‑quality, consistent environmental outcomes.

This permanent role offers the chance to influence cultural change, deliver learning programmes, lead on governance and reporting, and work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. If you're looking to grow your leadership, shape strategic programmes and support TfL’s environment and sustainability ambitions, this role provides an excellent platform for long‑term development.

Key Accountabilities

• Champion a positive sustainability culture and mindset across the business, supporting colleagues to deliver TfL’s Sustainability Strategy and corporate environment plan.
• Collaborate with teams across TfL to identify opportunities, develop plans and drive delivery.
• Lead the programme management and continued development of the Green Knowledge Programme.
• Administer all aspects of the Green Knowledge Programme, including registration, scheduling, maintaining course content, monitoring delivery performance and working with L&D colleagues.
• Manage and develop a network of approximately 100 trainers across the organisation.
• Deliver Green Knowledge Programme training sessions as a fully trained TfL facilitator.
• Provide regular reporting, updates and governance information to senior leaders.
• Evaluate programme performance and recommend improvements.
• Engage internally and externally to share insights, highlight emerging industry practices and support continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities for business improvements that strengthen TfL’s environmental knowledge and capability.
• Role‑model TfL’s commitments to diversity, inclusion, safety, health and sustainability.

Knowledge & Experience

• Understanding of London’s governance and legislative landscape.
• Basic understanding of climate change and nature loss, with a strong desire to continue learning.

Skills

• Strong people‑management and team‑development skills.
• Ability to deliver multiple workstreams and meet tight deadlines in a complex environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Confident presenter with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong coordination, planning and programme management capability.

Experience

• Proven track record of managing and developing people.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and providing constructive challenge.
• Experience resolving and escalating risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience teaching, coaching or facilitating training or workshops.
• Experience running inclusive and collaborative sessions.
• Experience managing detailed records, documentation and reporting to a high standard.

Desirable

• Project management qualification or significant equivalent experience.
• Understanding of delivering challenge programmes in large, complex, transparent organisations.

• Experience with project planning, risk/issue management, resourcing and reporting.

• Experience delivering complex projects in a highly scrutinised environment.

Application Process    

• Please apply using your CV only 

• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV 

• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images 

Equality, diversity and inclusion 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs to make the process fair. 
  
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 
• 29/30 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.