Sustainability Project Manager

The Sustainability Project Manager is responsible for the practical delivery of EnviroPlan, Emota's award-winning sustainability methodology for events and exhibitions.

This is a hands-on, client-facing, delivery role, embedded within project teams, ensuring our sustainability principles are applied across every stage of delivery.

You'll be the link between creative, production, and client teams - making sure the right processes and data are in place to achieve measurable, credible sustainability outcomes

You will report into the Director of Operations

What will you do Project Delivery

• Apply EnviroPlan best practice throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate sustainability tools such as TRACE (carbon calculator) and BOSS (best practice dashboard)
• Track sustainability metrics and produce clear, client-ready reporting aligned to industry standards (e.g. ISO 20121, UN SDGs, GHG Protocol)

Internal Support & Coordination

• Help teams embed EnviroPlan methodology into briefs, pitches, and delivery plans
• Support with data gathering, carbon modelling, and benchmarking
• Maintain EnviroPlan templates and resources

Client Engagement

• Be the delivery-facing sustainability contact on assigned projects
• Provide sustainability narratives, data summaries, and updates for client meetings
• Ensure delivery aligns with each client's sustainability requirements and reporting needs

Training & Enablement

• Keep teams informed on changes in sustainability legislation and best practice
• Deliver onboarding and refresher sessions for delivery teams on EnviroPlan tools and processes
• Help improve internal tools, templates, and ways of working

What do you need to have

• Experience managing projects within event delivery or production. (A bonus within events or experiential agency)
• Familiarity with sustainability principles and working knowledge of tools such as TRACE, BOSS, or similar
• Experience interpreting and presenting data in a clear, client-facing format (Excel, PowerPoint, dashboards)
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience with carbon reporting frameworks or sustainability certifications
• Knowledge of material lifecycle assessment, or sustainable production techniques

Just a few of our benefits

• Great compensation package
• 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Group Income Protection

A bit about us

Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.

Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazarѐ.

We empower everyone We rise to the challenge We work as one We ask what if We do the right thing, and we will ask you how your personal values align to ours.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.