Sustainability Programme Officer

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 – [email protected]

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. Find out more on our Sheff news page.