Environment Analyst (12 Month Secondment)

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re recruiting for an Environment Analyst to join us. Working within the environment team, in our Group Property and Workplace department, you will shape and help drive our environmental initiatives and strategy across the Group. Focusing primarily on energy management and our net zero targets. As well as collating and validating environmental data across the Group, this role will have a day to day focus on the implementation and management of our environmental management system for our occupied offices. The role will require liaison across the L&G Group and with our key supply chain partners (e.g. our facilities management provider).

What you'll be doing:

• Collation and processing of environmental data from within Group Property & Workplaces, as well as from across the L&G Group and support the preparation and delivery of key environmental reporting requirements
• Continued development and implementation of our ISO14001 accredited environmental management system, to ensure compliance with the standard, regulations and best practice
• Provision of advice to the facilities management teams across our portfolio on a wide range of environmental topics focusing on energy management
• Undertake ongoing monitoring of the achievement of our commitments and targets and collate data and develop reports to provide regular updates on level of achievement
• Assist through various communication tools (e.g. hub, local news letters and forums) with the successful engagement and communication of our key environmental initiatives with our colleagues.
• Provide direction and support to guide our location environmental committees and CARE teams in focusing their activities, and documenting a clear linkage between activities and our Group  environment commitments
• Monitor regulatory developments as they apply to the built environment with an assessment of implications for the department and Group
• Researching and learning about new technologies related to energy management, water management, waste management and nature & biodiversity and their implementation to deliver on operational environmental targets

Who we're looking for:

• Holistic knowledge of environmental management with a focus on energy efficiency, energy management, energy/carbon compliance requirements and current trends for the decarbonisation of the built environment
• A relevant Environmental Degree and/or equivalent experience
• Ability to conduct data-driven environmental analysis, research and management
• Knowledge and awareness of general environmental topics relating specifically to the built environment, sustainability reporting and certification, landlord engagement, ISO14001 & ISO50001
• Knowledge of environmental  legislation, regulation, certifications, and the wider sustainability agenda

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.