Low Carbon Contracts Company
Sustainability & Emissions Standards Manager
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Application Deadline: 13 August 2026
Department: Strategy & Corporate Affairs
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: London, England, United Kingdom; Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Reporting To: Head of Policy, Regulation & Development
Description
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 / week
Salary: circa £70,000 depending on experience
Location: Birmingham, Leeds or London
WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week
Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.
Reports to: Head of Policy, Regulation & Development
Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.
Role Summary
The Sustainability & Emissions Standards Manager will lead the development and alignment and governance of sustainability and emissions reporting policy, standards and assurance frameworks across LCCC schemes.
Working closely with DESNZ, industry stakeholders and internal delivery teams, the role is responsible for shaping policy positions, developing aligned sustainability standards and reporting methodologies, and ensuring sustainability requirements are practical, proportionate and capable of being effectively implemented, governed and assured.
The role acts as LCCC's lead subject matter expert on sustainability standards and emissions reporting, providing strategic leadership across policy development, technical standard-setting and implementation activities, whilst supporting the development of organisational capability and influencing sustainability policy and best practice across government and industry.
Key Responsibilities
Policy and Standards
- Lead the development and evolution of sustainability and emissions reporting policy, standards, methodologies and governance arrangements across current and future schemes.
- Advise DESNZ and other stakeholders on policy development, ensuring requirements are deliverable, proportionate and aligned with government objectives.
- Drive consistency and alignment across sustainability frameworks and reporting requirements wherever possible, reducing duplication and improving effectiveness.
- Monitor emerging regulation, policy and industry developments, ensuring LCCC remains at the forefront of sustainability standards and reporting.
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Technical
- Act as LCCC's lead authority on sustainability standards, emissions reporting, carbon accounting and associated compliance for generators, producers and emitters across current and future schemes.
- Own and continuously develop the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard whilst identifying opportunities to own and influence other sustainability and compliance frameworks.
- Mentor and develop colleagues, building organisational capability in sustainability and emissions reporting, with a view to future line management responsibilities as work areas develop.
Assurance Design and Implementation
- Lead the design and development of Standard reporting methodologies and governance frameworks for new and evolving sustainability requirements.
- Work with delivery teams to ensure sustainability requirements are designed to support effective compliance, assurance and operational delivery.
- Support the implementation and operationalisation of first-of-a-kind and complex sustainability reporting requirements, including the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard and future schemes.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a trusted advisor to DESNZ and LCCC's lead adviser on sustainability and emissions reporting matters with industry participants and delivery partners.
- Represent LCCC in consultations, technical working groups, industry forums and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Contribute to external guidance, publications and thought leadership activities that strengthen LCCC's reputation as a trusted authority on sustainability standards and emissions reporting.
- Provide expert guidance to internal and external stakeholders ensuring clarity on policy intent, compliance requirements and best practices.
Continuous Improvement
- Promote innovation, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across sustainability and emissions reporting activities.
- Support the development of scalable, efficient and proportionate reporting, governance and assurance arrangements, including opportunities for standardisation and automation.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Experience working with and influencing government departments, regulators or public sector stakeholders.
- Experience developing, implementing or operating complex regulatory, standards-based, reporting or assurance frameworks.
- Experience translating policy objectives into practical governance, compliance or reporting arrangements.
- Knowledge of sustainability reporting, carbon accounting and emissions management principles.
- Experience leading technical workstreams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
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Desirable
- Experience developing industry standards, technical guidance or regulatory frameworks.
- Experience implementing novel or first-of-a-kind sustainability, reporting or assurance requirements.
- Experience mentoring, coaching or developing colleagues within a specialist technical environment.
- Knowledge of energy market support schemes, sustainability standards or low-carbon energy policy.
- Experience supporting assurance, audit or verification activities.
- Experience working on hydrogen, carbon capture or other emerging decarbonisation schemes.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role, so applicants must possess an independent, pre-existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Employee Benefits
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:
- Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
- 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
- Up to 8% pension contribution
- Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
- Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
- Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
- Three paid volunteering days a year
- Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
- Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
- Employee resource groups
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