Director of Sustainability

Looking for an exceptional new Sustainability role?

Are you passionate about Net Zero? Do you want to play a major role in reducing Gleneagles’ carbon footprint? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Director of Sustainability to develop, implement, monitor, and communicate our sustainability strategies to improve the environmental performance of our business, and promote sustainable development.

This is a newly created position that will have jurisdiction for sustainability across our entire business. You'll work effectively and in collaboration with key stakeholders and colleagues across both The Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder and Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh, optimising our delivery model and leading on relevant and associated projects.

The key areas of focus will include Policy and Management, Energy, Water, Waste, Air, Food Safety and Environmental Health, Purchasing & supply chains, Hazardous Materials, Refurbishment and Landscaping.

Allen & York are proud to be working exclusively in partnership with Gleneagles to manage the selection and hiring process for their Director of Sustainability, if you think you have the skills and experience for this role, get in touch today.

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About Gleneagles

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and country estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for nearly a century. Recently crowned ‘Best Hotel in the World’ in the Virtuoso Best of the Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating exceptional hospitality experiences for our guests.

Working at Gleneagles

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location; Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Role Details

You’ll be spending time in the operation, getting up to speed with the inner workings of our business, exploring where the greatest opportunities lie, becoming conversant in our ways of working to ensure your strategies and recommendations have relevance and credence across all areas of the business
Creating an integrated and ambitious sustainability strategy for Gleneagles before socialising and seeking buy-in from the senior team
Ensuring the provision of quality, focused management information and reporting on various aspects of sustainability performance, you’ll be ensuring robust tracking and reporting of progress against our environmental and sustainability targets is maintained.
Overseeing and managing the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal governance processes, ensuring there is clear ownership of all sustainable contractual commitments, with defined roles and responsibilities and clear communication of action plans and timelines
Ensuring all mandatory and voluntary environmental compliance and environmental sustainability reporting obligations are fulfilled, you’ll be taking a data led approach to measuring and reporting our progress
With responsibility for all contracted Environmental Management & Sustainability services, you’ll ensure they are delivered to exceptional standards
Forming and maintaining direct, effective relationships with sustainability, carbon, and energy stakeholders; you’ll be distinguishing what success looks like and communicating our ambitions to our leadership team so that they’re well understood and committed to
Liaising with our supply chain, you’ll influence how and what they deliver in relation to our sustainability agenda
Leading departmental forums, you’ll be advising, guiding, and helping our teams evolve their local sustainability strategies, targets, and programmes
Promoting and raising awareness of sustainability, at all levels of our business, you’ll make sure our people are conversant in our sustainable practices and are strong custodians of their new working practices
You’ll be working alongside our Brand and Internal Comms teams to communicate, both internally and externally, our commitments and progress while also ensuring our corporate clients are able to satisfy their own environmental obligations whilst also seeking accreditations and awards that reflect the impact of our sustainability strategies
Supporting local outreach projects where there’s room for us to help, support or combine sustainability efforts that have a lasting local impact
Providing sustainability & carbon strategy insight to support the development, approval, and delivery of Plan Zero projects
Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

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Who we're looking for

Ideally you have a degree or diploma in an environmentally related subject and have extensive experience of delivering environmental/sustainability service and/or programmes in a corporate environment
You have experience in sustainability, energy, and carbon reduction strategies with responsibility for supporting net zero decarbonisation and operational sustainability plans
You possess the ability to think critically and creatively, with experience of EU ETS, CRC EES and/or CHPQA; knowledge in relevant legislative compliance requirements and Health and safety awareness is essential
A 'big-picture' strategic thinker, you're also a practical applicator with great attention to detail and a methodical approach to work
You have exceptional customer relationship management skills, and a demonstrable ability to build relationships, inspire and engage effectively at all levels
With strong project management experience and leadership and management skills, you can influence and affect behavioural change across a business and at scale
Conversant and up to date in environmental, energy and carbon compliance, you have a strong understanding of the following mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements:

ESOS, SECR and other carbon reporting
CDP, RE100, EP100 & EV100
EPBD – MEES / EPC / DEC / TM44

Possessing excellent report writing skills, you have a proven ability to analyse, interpret and present environmental data in insightful ways; you're also able to evaluate the performance and cost-effectiveness of environmental sustainability technologies
You have well-honed commercial acumen and business development skills / awareness, you're able to create opportunities that offer both sustainable and commercially viable solutions
Self-motivated and results oriented you possess drive and initiative with the ability to work on your own initiative, as well as collaborate with others
Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

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What's in it for you

Time to let your hair down

30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
Seasonal parties and local social events
50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum

Treats in your pocket

Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a number of months, for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice, so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers
A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme

Be our guest

Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles for 2 nights per year at £65.00 per room B&B per night
Friends & Family rate of £95.00 B&B per night
Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels, located across some spectacular locations, including London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Doha, Rio, NY, Chicago and LA...to name just a few
Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate

Investment in your development and wellbeing

Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
Monthly recognition programme
Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
Complimentary access to our staff gym
Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint

If you think you could be the next Director of Sustainability at Gleneagles, please forward your most recent CV to us today.