Associate Director: Estates Sustainability

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The opportunity

Are you an expert in Sustainability in Buildings and eager to create real, meaningful change?

We are searching for an Associate Director: Estates Sustainability to join a growing Estates team at the University of the Arts, London. You will join an innovative, creative, ambitious group of thought leaders to deliver on their published sustainability goals.

This is an exciting time to join the University as they develop their strategic approach to achieving net zero status by 2030 (Scope 1,2) and 2040 (Scope 3). Actions to date have started to have a positive impact but there is more to be done and UAL are committed to delivering this ambition.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading the development and delivery of UAL’s approach to Estates Sustainability and work as an ambassador for sustainability.
• Developing a full Estates Sustainability team.
• Establishing a programme of projects to meet decarbonisation targets which have been set by the Net Zero Committee. Delivering against agreed Scope 1 & 2 Net Zero Targets.
• Promoting sustainable thinking across Estates operations and projects.

About you

The successful candidate will:

• Have demonstrable significant experience in leading sustainability projects within buildings/built sector.
• Be a confident practitioner in carbon accounting (Scope 1 & 2)
• Have an ambitious mindset, enthusiasm to make things happen and embed sustainability within the wider responsibilities of the Estates Team.
• Enjoy communicating collaboratively with various stakeholders and multi-discipline teams both internally and externally.
• Have a thorough understanding of energy management, heat networks, climate change, materials circularity, waste & recycling, climate mitigation & assessment and environmental legislation.
• Have good working knowledge of Sustainability Frameworks (eg. BREEAM, LEED, WELL etc).

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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