Compliance and Risk Manager

ESG Reporting and Sustainability Manager

Location: London (Euston)

Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5

Reporting to: Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

At Emeria UK , we’re on a mission to become the leading residential real estate services provider across the UK & Ireland.

With a strong European backing from the wider Emeria Group , and a portfolio of well-known brands including FirstPort , Campions , Innovus , and Knight Square , we’re growing fast in a highly dynamic and fragmented market.

What you’ll be doing

The role serves as Emeria UK's lead subject matter expert for environmental sustainability, climate reporting, carbon management, social value measurement, sustainability reporting and non-financial assurance. The role will lead the development of robust ESG data, reporting and disclosure processes, ensuring that environmental and social performance is measured, managed and reported effectively.

The role will also support compliance with emerging sustainability-related requirements, including climaterelated financial disclosures, UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), carbon reporting obligations and Group reporting frameworks such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This is an exciting opportunity to help shape Emeria UK's sustainability journey, strengthen environmental and social performance across the business and contribute to the delivery of a more sustainable, responsible and resilient organisation.

Climate, Carbon & Energy

• Lead the calculation of Emeria UK's carbon footprint including all relevant emissions.
• Maintain carbon accounting methodologies and calculation boundaries in line with GHG protocol and best practice.
• Develop and maintain Emeria UK’s overall carbon reduction and net zero plans.
• Monitor progress against carbon reduction targets and energy performance objectives.
• Lead climate and energy-related reporting.
• Support climate transition planning and the identification of energy efficiency and carbon reduction opportunities.

Environmental Management

• Oversee the effective implementation and continual improvement of Emeria UK's Environmental Management System.
• Coordinate environmental audits, management reviews and compliance activities.
• Maintain environmental aspects, impacts and compliance registers.
• Support environmental compliance programmes across all operating brands.
• Monitor environmental legislation and emerging regulatory developments.

Social Value and Responsible Business

• Support development and continuous improvement of Emeria UK's Social Value Framework.
• Develop processes to measure social outcomes, qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Monitor and report on social performance indicators and outcomes.
• Support social value reporting, community investment, colleague engagement and responsible business initiatives.
• Support Modern Slavery assessments, reporting and supplier due diligence activities.

ESG Reporting, Disclosures and Assurance

• Lead the collection, management and reporting of ESG data across the Group.
• Maintain ESG performance indicators, dashboards and reporting processes.
• Support preparation of ESG reports, disclosures and sustainability communications.
• Support emerging requirements including climate-related financial disclosures and UK sustainability reporting requirements.
• Lead preparation for sustainability-related audits, assurance reviews and external verification exercises.
• Support divisional ESG managers with sustainability guidance, tools and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant professional qualification desirable (IRM, ICA, CISI, CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, ICSA/CGI, CCEP, GDPR Practitioner or equivalent).
• Risk, compliance, governance or audit certification desirable.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Significant experience implementing environmental, sustainability or ESG programmes within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience in carbon accounting, climate reporting and emissions management.
• Experience managing ESG reporting, disclosures and non-financial data.
• Experience supporting or managing environmental management systems, preferably ISO 14001 compliant.
• Experience coordinating audits, assurance activities or external verification programmes.
• Experience working with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver business improvement and regulatory requirements.
• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience in sustainability, environmental management, science, engineering, business or a related discipline.

Desirable:

• Experience within property, real estate, facilities management or another multi-site operational environment.
• Experience of climate scenario analysis or climate modelling.
• Carbon accounting, greenhouse gas reporting or sustainability reporting qualifications.
• Relevant professional qualification (AIEP, PISEP, CEnv, NEBOSH Environmental Management, IRCA Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor or equivalent).