Sustainability Programme Officer

Sheffield City Council is hiring a Sustainability Programme Officer for a fixed-term role until March 2027. The position focuses on climate change programs and carbon reduction, requiring experience in governance, project management, and energy infrastructure. Candidates should possess commercial awareness and knowledge of legal frameworks. The role offers a supportive work environment with flexible working options. Salary ranges from £45,718 to £49,764 per year for full-time employees.
Exciting opportunity - Sustainability Programme Officer – fixed-term post until end
March 2027

Do you have considerable experience in the governance and delivery of climate change programmes
and carbon reduction interventions and are you looking for your next career development
opportunity?

Sheffield has a bold vision to become a net zero-carbon city, working with our partners,
residents, businesses and city institutions to help make this a reality. Due a funding award,
an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sustainability and Climate Change Team to
support the development and delivery of heat network opportunities and assist in preparing the
Council for forthcoming Heat Network Zoning regulations.

We’re keen to hear from candidates who have good commercial awareness and a high-level
knowledge of the legal, policy, regulatory and financial frameworks that support energy
infrastructure projects.

With the ability to build effective partnerships to ensure the co-creation of plans and
programme delivery, you’ll be able to manage multiple projects with complex requirements and
have experience of procuring technical and strategic services and managing contracts.

If you join our dedicated friendly team, you will enjoy a supportive and flexible work
environment in Sheffield’s award-winning outdoor city.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Kathryn Warrington, Sustainability
Programme Officer – kathryn.warrington@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented
groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity
of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+
people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting
staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of
this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday
entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities
which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a
job share

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going
through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026.
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