The Environment Lead plays a pivotal role in shaping, delivering, and embedding the Group’s Environmental future strategy. A central focus of the role is leading the Group’s Net Zero Strategy, with particular emphasis on Scope 3 emissions—supporting customers to decarbonise their homes or businesses and reduce their environmental impact.

As a key member of the Sustainability Leadership Team, the role holder will work closely with the Head of Sustainability to drive forward a credible, ambitious strategy and influence senior stakeholders across the organisation.

The role requires a strong balance of technical expertise and the ability to translate complex environmental challenges into clear, actionable plans for executive audiences.

The role holder will collaborate closely with teams including the Chief Commercial Office and Investor Relations to position the organisation as a credible and attractive player in the market, showcasing its environmental credentials while ensuring robust governance and protection from greenwashing risks.

This role also leads the development of emissions measurement and reporting, ensuring best practice in GHG accounting, and driving forward key initiatives across nature and wider environmental priorities.

Why join the team:

With increasing expectations on the sector, this is an opportunity to accelerate progress and help close the gap. Working for a leading Ethical mutual in a values-led mutual with strong growth ambitions, where purpose and customer impact are central. The role offers the chance to build an ambitious Net Zero strategy and drive the decarbonisation of a large mortgage portfolio and business banking book—creating real, measurable change at scale.

Location: We operate on a team-ledhybrid approach with at least 1 day a week in the Coventry office

Our benefits include:

28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
Annual discretionary bonus scheme
Personal pension with matched contributions
Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
Company car allowance
Private Medical Insurance

Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.

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