Environment and Sustainability Manager

SP Electricity North West manages and invests in the power network that supplies electricity to the 2.4m homes and businesses across the North West. Our 2,400 colleagues manage the 13,000km of overhead lines, 44,000km of underground cables and thousands of electricity substations to keep power flowing and supporting green growth. We’re one of six distribution network operators in the UK and are regulated by Ofgem.

We’re proud that in December 2024 we were named Utility of the Year by Utility Week magazine who said we punched above our weight and used innovation to solve some of the industry’s most difficult challenges. Come and be part of our team and make a difference.

Now part of the Iberdrola and ScottishPower group, we’re collectively building smarter, greener electricity networks that will get Britain growing by investing in a better future, quicker.

A Fantastic Opportunity: Environmental & Sustainability Manager

This role will lead the strategic environmental direction of the organisation, ensuring alignment with national sustainability goals, regulatory requirements, and the company’s operational priorities. This role is pivotal in delivering the organisation’s environmental commitments for ED2 (2023-2028) and preparing the equivalent for the next regulatory price control period (ED3: 2028–2033), embedding environmental excellence, and driving innovation across all assets and projects.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the delivery of the environmental strategy across the business, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and company objectives
• Support future planning by shaping environmental strategy and readiness for upcoming regulatory periods
• Maintain and improve environmental management systems, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and standards (e.g. ISO 14001)
• Provide environmental input into major infrastructure projects, helping to minimise impact and maximise sustainability outcomes
• Embed environmental and sustainability considerations into asset planning and long‑term investment decisions
• Work with internal teams and external stakeholders to support compliance, performance reporting, and continuous improvement

What you'll need:

• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, policy, and regulatory frameworks within the UK
• Knowledge of sustainability principles such as climate resilience, carbon management, and circular economy approaches
• Awareness of current environmental and regulatory challenges and opportunities
• Understanding of biodiversity, nature recovery, and environmental impact in infrastructure projects
• Experience working in environmental or sustainability roles, ideally within utilities, energy, or infrastructure
• Ability to contribute to strategy development and delivery in a regulated environment
• Experience supporting environmental aspects of major projects, including permitting and compliance
• Confidence working with data and translating insights into practical actions
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, or a related field
• Professional membership or working towards chartered status (e.g. CEnv, IEMA) is welcomed

What we're offering:

We value your expertise. In return, you’ll receive:

• An annual bonus scheme
• Car allowance
• Twenty-five days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

At Electricity North West, our people important to us and we’re passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We’re striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve.

Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team on (phone number removed) (option 2)

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to nature of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.