Head of Group Sustainability Development UK - Midlands preferred (national remit)

Head of Group Sustainability Development UK - Midlands preferred (national remit)

3 February, 2026

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A highly successful, privately owned UK manufacturing group operating across multiple construction product brands is seeking to appoint a Head of Group Sustainability Development.

This is a senior, customer-facing sustainability leadership role, designed to use sustainability as a commercial growth lever, not a back-office compliance function.

The Opportunity

This role sits at the intersection of sustainability, sales, and strategic customer engagement.

Approximately 80% of the role is externally focused, working with customers, specifiers, and industry stakeholders to position the Group's sustainability credentials as a competitive advantage. The remaining 20% focuses on group-level sustainability governance, ensuring credibility, consistency, and alignment across a portfolio of brands.

The successful candidate will act as the public-facing sustainability ambassador for the Group, supporting specification wins, strengthening customer relationships, and reinforcing long-term Net Zero commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer-facing sustainability engagement across a multi brand manufacturing group
• Support sales teams with sustainability led presentations, meetings, and bid input
• Engage with housing associations, public sector bodies, housebuilders, and contractors
• Translate sustainability strategy into clear commercial value propositions
• Represent the business at industry events, forums, and working groups
• Own the direction and credibility of group sustainability frameworks (Net Zero, SBTi, Scope 1-3)
• Oversee compliance, reporting integrity, and consistency of external messaging
• Coordinate sustainability champions across the Group

This is a hybrid sustainability-commercial leadership role, not a traditional ESG or reporting position.

Candidate Profile

You are likely to have:

• Experience in a customer facing sustainability, technical sales, or commercial role within construction products, building materials, or related supply chains
• Strong understanding of how sustainability influences procurement and specification decisions
• Confidence operating with customers, senior leadership, and boards
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach to sustainability
• The ability to communicate complex sustainability topics in plain, credible business language
• Existing relationships within social housing or public sector procurement would be highly advantageous.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Group level remit with genuine commercial influence
• Long term investment mindset from a privately owned business
• High external visibility and board level engagement
• Opportunity to shape and define a modern, commercially driven sustainability function

Applications

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All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.