Main Purpose of the Job

To support the delivery of environment and sustainability activities within the institutes and NBI Partnership to provide a streamlined approach to sustainability, environment and energy management.

To assist the Energy and Environmental Manager with data collection and analysis for statutory and voluntary reporting. To assist with the improvement or maintenance of environmental management systems to ensure ongoing legislative compliance and certification under accreditations such as ISO14001 and LEAF.

To support NBI in all areas of environment and sustainability engagement including, waste, water, energy, procurement, travel and greenhouse gas emissions.

Key Relationships

Accountable to: Energy and Environmental Manager.
Close working relationship with Facilities, laboratory managers, HSEQ and all NBI building users.
 

Main Activities & Responsibilities

Percentage

Environmental performance management and auditing
• Assist with implementation and development of environmental management system and processes that meet ISO14001 standards
• Conduct monitoring, analysis and reporting of NBI environmental performance through the collection, collation and interpretation of environment and sustainability data
• Participate in internal environment and sustainability audits including statutory compliance

35

Opportunity identification and delivery of energy savings projects
• Support the delivery and implementation of environmental strategies across NBI
• Identify opportunities/initiatives that provide benefits across diverse environmental objectives. These will aim to provide savings or improvements to energy use, waste, water & biodiversity, etc.
• Assist with delivery and implementation of an NBI environmental engagement plan, working with key stakeholders to raise awareness of NBI environmental impacts and sustainable solutions that can help to drive change and continual improvement

35

Stakeholder engagement
• Lead training, communication and engagement initiatives, work with key stakeholders to drive culture change throughout the organisation.
• Engage with external stakeholders including local council, charities and government agencies

30

As agreed with line manager, any other duties commensurate with the nature of the role

Education & Qualifications

Requirement

Importance

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Essential

Sustainability and/or environmental management qualification such as NEBOSH Environmental / NEBOSH general OR Educated to degree level in relevant subject: Engineering, Environmental Science, Maths, etc

Essential

Specialist Knowledge & Skills

Requirement

Importance

Good presentation skills, report writing

Essential

Excellent analytical skills and ability to interpret complex datasets

Essential

Examples of communication skills such as graphic design, creative writing or marketing to generate engaging collateral for different stakeholder groups

Essential

Highly organised, able to handle the management of multiple ongoing projects and tasks simultaneously

Essential

Relevant Experience

Requirement

Importance

Experience in the collection and collation of complex data and information gathering

Essential

Experience of creating, utilising and understanding Excel and/or PowerBi to analyse data or generate insights or evidence of adopting equivalent software solutions

Essential

Experience of working both alone and within a team

Essential

Experience of working in sustainability, energy management or compliance

Essential

Previous experience within sustainability related projects and/or tasks, or a clear commitment to the field of sustainability

Desirable

Previous experience working with Environmental Management Systems (ISO14001)

Desirable

Previous experience working with building Energy Management Systems or low-carbon technologies

Desirable

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Requirement

Importance

Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a team

Essential

Able to work proactively highlighting opportunities for improvement where necessary

Essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including the ability to present complex information with clarity

Essential

Additional Requirements

Requirement

Importance

Attention to detail

Essential

Willingness to work outside standard working hours when required

Essential

Promotes equality and values diversity

Essential

Willingness to embrace the expected values and behaviours of all staff at the Partnership, ensuring it is a great place to work

Essential

Able to present a positive image of self and the Partnership

Essential

An ability and enthusiasm to learn new skills and approaches

Essential

Comfortable working in changing environments and adapting to new responsibilities

Essential

NBI Partnership

The NBI Partnership provides non-scientific services to the John Innes Centre (JIC), Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), Earlham Institute (EI) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL). All of these organisations carry out scientific research funded by the UK Government, European Union, Charitable and Industrial Sponsors. The Partnership employs around 140 staff to cater for the needs of approximately 1100 Research Staff, Students and Visiting Scientists who are all located in close proximity on the Norwich Research Park.

The John Innes Centre, Quadram Institute Bioscience, the Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory are registered charities (No’s 223852, 1058499, 1136213 and 106550) and are Equal Opportunity Employers.

For more information about working at NBI Partnership, please click here.

Department

Facilities

Living in Norfolk

• Visit Norfolk
• Schools in Norfolk
• Childcare in Norfolk

Energy and Environment Officer

The Norwich Bioscience Institutes Partnership (NBIP) has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and analytical Energy and Environment Officer to support the delivery of environmental and sustainability initiatives across the NBI Partnership.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in improving environmental performance, supporting groundbreaking research, and contributing directly to tackling climate change.

Background:

The Norwich Bioscience Institutes are a cluster of internationally renowned research organisations, working to tackle major challenges of the 21st Century – the sustainability of our environment, our food supplies and healthy ageing. 

The NBI Partnership provides high quality, non-scientific support services for the diverse community of staff, students and visiting workers at the Institutes (the Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and Quadram Institute Bioscience) and for the NBI Partnership.

Based on the Norwich Research Park amongst 230 hectares of parkland, you will be joining a committed, professional and welcoming team.  In addition, you will enjoy a competitive salary and annual leave, our defined contribution pension scheme, excellent recreational facilities and a range of other employee benefits.

The role:

Reporting to the Energy and Environmental Manager, you will support sustainability, energy, and environmental management activities across multiple institutes. You’ll contribute to compliance actions or statutory/voluntary reporting, help maintain ISO14001 accreditation, and drive initiatives across waste, water, energy, procurement, travel, and greenhouse gas emissions.

The role will be dynamic and adaptable across the broad range of environmental impacts and challenges encountered across the site, and would suit someone with a desire to build deep skills and broad experience in the environmental or energy sector.

You will be detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about sustainability, with strong analytical and communication skills.

This role is broad, we would not expect candidates to be fully qualified across the whole spectrum of the role and responsibilities, and so would provide deep and ongoing professional development to any candidate with the enthusiasm and willingness to learn new skills required by the role.

The ideal candidate:

The post holder will be educated to a GCSE level or equivalent as a minimum and also hold either a relevant sustainability or environmental qualification or degree-level education in a related field.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of environmental management systems, sustainability reporting and data analysis, with experience of using Excel and/or Power BI to interpret complex data. They will also have experience supporting sustainability, energy management or compliance activities, ideally within an ISO 14001 environment but this is not essential.

If you are committed to delivering positive environmental outcomes and supporting sustainability initiatives, we look forward to receiving your application.

Additional information:

Salary on appointment will be within the range £30,600 to £37,400 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post on a permanent contract.

Interviews will be held in early August.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

The NBI Partnership is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. We are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the best talent, and welcome all applications.

The closing date for applications will be 27 July 2026.

We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Previous applicants need not apply.