Sustainability Manager

Functional area:  Engineering
Location:  UK - United Kingdom
City:  Burgess Hill
Company name:  Edwards Ltd
Date of posting:  Nov 18, 2025

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Your role

As a Sustainability Manager, your mission is to be responsible for the development and implementation of the Sustainability roadmap across SUN division ensuring alignment to the business area intent.  Build, execute, and establish a sustainably compliant operational footprint. This role shall work with all functions to strategically prioritise and transform our division in line with our strategy to enable sustainable product/operational/sourcing solutions. Identifying the risks and opportunities identified to establish resilient infrastructure which demonstrates best practice in our market. This senior position reporting into the VP of Engineering establishing a sustainability plan aligned with SUN roadmaps that successfully engages cross functionally. 

You will

  • Collaborate with divisional leadership teams to build, develop, and implement a sustainability roadmap for the SUN footprint which aligns with the divisional strategy and the SBTi commitments. Working with the requirements of the environmental, social and governance (ESG).
  • Lead development, definition and, support execution of the sustainability roadmap initiatives collaborating cross functionally to establish best practice solutions within our market using external standards to include Carbon, Energy, Water, Waste and Biodiversity.
  • Engage with supply chain leaders and divisional management to identify partners who can support us in creating solutions that will support divisional compliance with the sustainability roadmap. 
  • Support divisional leadership and product companies to identify and develop a pipeline of operational sustainability improvement projects which contribute to clear net zero proposals/business cases to meet our operational commitment and align with the Sustainability Board.
  • Work with Engineering, Marketing & Product management, Procurement and operations teams to identify leading requirements to help ensure we develop products that can support marketing leading sustainable solutions.
  • To work with the Sustainability business area team to input to the overall transition plan demonstrating our readiness in semiconductors to transition. As an outcome identify competency gaps which generate risk and use this to inform training requirements for our team.
  • Work with the business area team to partake in network presence within external industry bodies or thought leaders successfully progress opportunities for Semiconductor Division.
  • To create, validate and maintain the divisions sustainability reporting and compliance with agreed business area Atlas Copco climate targets including the SBTi and in time align with financial measures.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement.  We value diverse experience and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

You have a Degree or equivalent in an engineering, science  or relevant environmental discipline or extensive management experience.

  • Proven capability in delivering projects of a cross functional nature.
  • Experience or strong personal interest in sustainability within industry
  • Evidence of implementing new / latest industry standards or compliance in an industrial setting
  • Able to implement with good change management, winning hearts and minds
  • Experience of working within an international organisation with a global remit
  • Experience of working within manufacturing and / or an engineering business
  • Excellent collaboration skills with experience of working within a matrix environment

 

In return, we offer

  • Culture of trust and accountability
  • Lifelong learning and career growth
  • Innovation powered by people
  • Comprehensive compensation and benefits
  • Health and well-being

Job location

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site.

Contact information

 Talent Acquisition Team.  Edwards Vacuum

 

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