salary - £26,707 – £31,236
remote type - Onsite / Campus-based
location - Leicester, United Kingdom (Gateway House)
time type - Full Time (37 hours/week)
deadline - 26 August 2026
experience level - Entry to Early Career
About De Montfort University
De Montfort University is embedding sustainability into its teaching, research, and campus operations, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
This is not abstract ambition. It is campus-level execution across energy, transport, waste, and culture.
The Opportunity
This role sits inside Estates and Facilities, which means one thing:
You are close to the machinery.
Buildings
Transport systems
Waste streams
Energy use
You are not theorizing sustainability.
You are helping run it.
What You’ll Do
Program Coordination
Support delivery of sustainability initiatives across campus
Help manage timelines, reporting, and implementation
Sustainable Transport Leadership
Coordinate university transport programs
Promote low-carbon travel options
Drive participation from staff and students
Environmental Projects
Contribute to initiatives in:
Environmental management
Education for sustainable development
Campus sustainability operations
Engagement & Behavior Change
Encourage sustainable habits across the university community
Use campaigns, events, and communication to shift behavior
Monitoring & Reporting
Track performance against sustainability targets
Produce reports using Excel and Word
Support data collection and analysis
What They’re Looking For
A practical, organized sustainability starter with people skills.
Core requirements:
Experience in environmental or transport-related work
Understanding of environmental and transport legislation
Strong reporting and data handling skills
Ability to engage stakeholders and meet targets
Soft edge:
Enthusiastic and reliable
Comfortable working across teams
Able to communicate and promote initiatives (including social media)
What Makes This Role Interesting
Universities are miniature cities.
They have:
Transport systems
Energy infrastructure
Waste ecosystems
Behavioral complexity
This role gives exposure to all of it, at a manageable scale.
Work Environment
Based within Estates & Facilities, a 300-person directorate
Mix of operational work and engagement activities
Occasional evening and weekend work for events and initiatives
Why This Role Matters
Policies do not reduce emissions.
People and systems do.
This role sits at that intersection:
Convincing people to change
Helping systems run cleaner
Not glamorous.
But quietly essential.
Apply
Apply via De Montfort University Careers
Contact for enquiries:
Karl Letten, Head of Sustainability
kletten@dmu.ac.uk
+44 (0)116 207 8746