Sustainability Coordinator

Southwayhousing; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing association in Manchester seeks a passionate Sustainability Coordinator to advance its sustainability agenda. You will deliver projects aimed at lowering carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency while coordinating compliance and documentation. Ideal candidates will have experience in environmental projects and possess strong communication skills. The role offers a 35-hour week, competitive salary of up to £32,966, excellent pension scheme, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday increasing to 30 days

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering environmental or energy efficiency projects.
• Knowledge of retrofit principles or energy efficiency funding schemes is desirable.
• Accountability for personal targets and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of sustainability projects that lower carbon emissions.
• Maximise grant funding opportunities for projects.
• Ensure compliance and documentation requirements are achieved.

Skills

Proactive sustainability professional

Written and verbal communication skills

Organisational and time management skills

Job description

Location: Hybrid and Didsbury, Manchester

Salary: up to £32,966

Full time 35 hours per week / Permanent

Agile working with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office (Fully office-based throughout the training period)

About Us

Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward‑thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate Sustainability Coordinator to help champion our sustainability agenda. You will work within the Asset and Sustainability team to support the delivery of projects that lower carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and help our customers reduce their energy costs. This will also include ensuring Southway maximises grant funding opportunities. You will support the delivery of our environmental targets and help embed sustainability in everything we do. This is a crucial coordination role focused on ensuring all documentation, reporting, and compliance requirements and funding are achieved throughout the lifecycle of retrofit projects.

Candidates

• Proactive and knowledgeable sustainability professional with experience in delivering environmental or energy efficiency projects.
• Passion for making a difference in people's lives and the environment.
• Experience in information coordination, ideally within sectors such as construction, energy efficiency, housing, or compliance in a customer‑focused organisation.
• Knowledge of retrofit principles and the PAS 2035 framework, or experience with energy efficiency funding schemes (like SHDF, Warm Homes, ECO, or LAD) is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, reliability, accountability for personal targets, and good organisational and time management skill to meet deadlines and deliver results.

This is an exciting opportunity and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, flexible working and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days.

Closing Date: 04 January 2026

Interview Date: w/c 19 January 2026

Strictly no agencies.

Equality of Opportunity

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex‑armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex‑armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.