Sustainability and Brilliant Basics Lead

Job Introduction

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Sustainability and Brilliant Basics Lead to join our team.

We are looking for someone to manage the Sustainability and housekeeping and associated services contract within AstraZeneca South with Brilliant Basics which include sustainability, waste management, housekeeping, sanitary, laundry, horticultural and grounds keeping, pest control and window cleaning services by managing internal employees and third parties.

You will assist the continuous improvement of best practices across the account to ensure housekeeping services are sustainable and high-quality output, while working in close conjunction with Sodexo’s corporate policies, current brand proposition, the Operations Director South, other internal key stakeholders and the client FM Service Director, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus site design and Build Team, client policies and key stakeholders.

Role Responsibility

• ·Lead Sustainability activities, working with other SMEs to ensure sustainable practices are embedded into our ways of working
• ·To be a consultative advisor for the Housekeeping team within business as usual (BAU)
• ·Work as SME for future Brilliant Basics Operational Readiness planning
• ·Maintaining an excellent relationship with all supplier partners on the AstraZeneca account
• ·Collaborating with SMEs (internal to contract and within central Sodexo services) in order to identify “Best in Class” service delivery opportunities
• ·Working with team members across our Cambridge Campus in order to ensure high-quality brilliant basics service delivery is met and maintained
• ·Using data analytics to influence continuous improvement projects. Work with Workplace Transformation Manager to conduct pilots and trials for new ways of working
• ·Monitor and report the financial and performance management of all Brilliant Basics operations, driving efficiency across the south portfolio
• ·To manage all aspects of Health & Safety, Environment and Quality Assurance in collaboration with QSHE manager within Brilliant Basics service delivery
• ·Work with Project Manager to propose timelines for brilliant basics service within all new projects
• ·Responsible for the quality of service delivered within all brilliant basic’s activities
• ·Ensuring that all aspects of Brilliant Basics operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements, Codes of Practice and Sodexo’s waste management manual.
• ·Use the Sodexo system to manage and identify gaps in training requirements, working with operations managers to rectify issues
• ·Overseeing strategic resource planning and management of utilisation and efficiency of brilliant basics services across the Campus
• ·Managing supplier relationships and escalating issues to Sodexo Category Managers
• ·Conducting supplier reviews for critical third-party services within GxP areas
• ·To log any issues with facilities or assets to be repaired
• ·Delivery according to contract or project requirements as appropriate

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Background in delivery of Sustainability
• Experience of delivering and managing cleaning services and third party operations in a busy environment
• High level of technical cleaning and associated services knowledge
• Ability to identify and implement innovative solutions to improve productivity including sustainable practices
• Ability to inspire and motivate workforce to deliver world class customer service
• Ability to work collaboratively with Service Operations Soft FM platform to implement Sodexo ways of working
• BICSc CPSS (COPC) qualification
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate
• Good baseline understanding of waste management operations

Desirable

• Hold Gold Award of Waste Management and cleaning Development Programme or industry equivalent

Package Description

£38,000 - £42,000 Depending on Experience 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.