Commercial & Sustainability Apprentice

Location - Droitwich, Worcestershire

Hours Per Week - 40

Salary - £24,000 - £30,000

We are looking for a Sustainability Apprentice to join our team. Working in a small team you will be responsible for managing and improving the existing data dashboards and data templates for all sustainability reporting and monitoring requirements- including but not limited to electricity, gas, water, waste and transport.

This role will support the Energy and Sustainability Manager, Head of Commercial and wider operational teams in delivering the Company’s wider sustainability aspirations by collating, analysing and reporting data and closely working with other sustainability champions/coordinators.

You will also be placed onto an apprenticeship with one of our providers. The apprenticeship will be the Junior Energy Manager (Level 3), and this will include understanding of energy assessment and measurement of energy consumption,  an organisation’s  technical  and  operational  energy  management  issues, energy management strategy, regulatory and legal compliance, reporting and communicating on the status of an organisation’s energy performance and progress of improvements.

Primary objectives and responsibilities for the role are:

• Develop, implement and manage data services related to the Sustainability team

• Provide project support to the Sustainability Team and the Commercial & Finance Director.

• Liaise with operational staff and ensure they are being used by centre managers and Regional Directors to resolve queries related to utilities.

• Collate data, analyse trends, and identify areas of opportunities for efficiency solutions.

• Assist in the production of investment appraisals, prepare data and analysis for the submission of business cases in support of improved efficiencies and carbon reduction.

• Provide any required sustainability data for new projects.

• Assist in the setting of and analysis of performance against the utility budget across the portfolio.

• Be the main point of contact for all data and billing services managed by the Sustainability Team.

• Assist with the strategic business objectives for utility consumption and recycling.

• Develop working relationships to resolve issues with our utilities brokers and main waste contractor.

• Assist with the Energy and Sustainability Manager with the business’ development of strategic plan for waste management, considering Reduce, Reuse, Remove strategy for all waste to sites.

• Assist the Energy and Sustainability Manager with compliance and reporting requirements.

Other responsibilities

• Assist with compliant record keeping

• Manage meter readings from site operational staff and submit monthly to energy consultants for billing and compliance.

• Assist finance and leisure operation staff in any utility billing queries and support and track through to resolution.

• Work with the finance team to ensure that utility accruals and billing is correct.

• Responsible for data platform management and management of the Sustainability Team file structure.

• Order processing - PO management.

• Support and lead on projects and initiatives as required.

• Produce and develop regular business reports and statistics as required by the business.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in data analysis and reporting.

• Spreadsheet capabilities and ability to learn new technology platforms.

• Ability to analyse and present complex data sets with good knowledge of spreadsheets.

• Have a passion for sustainability and the environment.

• Self-motivated with an ability to work independently as well as within a team.

• Google applications

• Show strong analytical skills and high attention to detail

What can Parkwood Leisure offer you?

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person / Employee discount portal / Company sick pay / Career Progression and More.

We are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers that are committed to inclusion and diversity.
If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.