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Sustainability Manager

  • HBO

We are searching for a

Sustainability Manager

  • HBO
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Based in the Netherlands at our Alblasserdam and/or Zwijndrecht facilities.

 

Welcome to Oceanco!

Oceanco specialises in building large custom yachts up to 140 meters in length. Offering a highly personalised service to clients, Oceanco applies innovative design and technology to create one-of-a-kind bespoke yachts that respect the vision of both the Owner and the designer.

We are a project-oriented management company outsourcing the main yacht building packages to our strategic co-makers. It is with pride and passion that we guide our clients through the journey to build his/her perfect yacht. Our desire to offer our Owners the perfect yacht goes hand-in-hand with a significant responsibility to reduce its impact. We are innovative—unique in what we do and how we do it because we challenge ourselves to do better each time.

We believe in teamwork. Together we create an environment in which employees work together every day from conception to completion of our yachts. We learn from each other and maximise our collective and personal potential.

It does not matter which position you hold or which team you are part of, we will encourage you to spread your wings and grow in your ambitions. To enhance our growth, we are looking for proud, passionate, committed people to create and complete our inspiring teams!

 

Your meaningful purpose:

Develop, lead and manage the company sustainability strategy in close co-operation with internal and external stakeholders. To realize approved sustainability projects in compliance with applicable procedures, guidelines, law, rules and regulations.

 

What will your challenges be?

-        Planning and Budgeting

Develop and implement a Sustainability Strategy, including a 5-year roadmap, based on customer needs, market information and applicable law, rules and regulations. After approval, translate long term strategy into clear annual plans, required projects, personnel capacity and systems and agree budgeting with superior accordingly.

-        Sustainability

Engage with the company, our co-makers, suppliers, industry and non-industry stakeholders to actively build up knowledge about sustainability trends, innovations and best practices in the market, to be a valued conversation partner both internally and externally. Gather whenever and wherever possible information, filter and share this information with internal stakeholders to support the integration of sustainability into the company’s overall strategy and operations. Leading initiatives and be the motivator and ambassador for Sustainability to raise awareness of sustainability efforts both internally and externally. Monitor, report and participate in (inter)national industry events and conferences. Managing the internal governance process, monitoring progress, learnings, and KPIs of all sustainability programs. Developing and implementing systems to track and report on sustainability metrics. Creating comprehensive reports and compelling presentations to enhance our sustainability leadership and enabling decision making related to implementation of sustainability into our company and projects. Initiate sustainability projects, submit to manager for approval and after that realize projects and communicating sustainability progress and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.

-        Project Management

Lead, initiate and develop sustainability projects to continuously develop and professionalize systems and/or procedures. Write business cases for new project including budget forecast. Manage internal and external stakeholders with respect to assigned projects. Continuous alignment and utilisation of all expertise involved (internally and externally). Maximise project results through overseeing the impact on the overall project, anticipating and/or influencing wishes, actively picking up opportunities that might occur and/or pro-actively mitigate any possible risk that might endanger the project end result. Write sustainability policies, systems and work instructions. Organise implementation of new or updated systems/procedures, develop training and draft related communication.

-        Reporting

Leading the establishment of a controlled data flow for ESG disclosures and the implementation of the annual ESG report. Ensure timely and correct reporting to superior based on set key performance indicators in accordance with applicable procedures and guidelines.

 

What do we ask for?

  • University or Higher Vocational Education degree with relevant work experience
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in maritime industry and/or yacht building industry
  • You recognise yourself in the following competencies: Helicopter view, Organisation engagement, Result orientation, Kindling enthusiasm
  • Knowledge of MS Office applications
  • A good command of written and spoken English

 

What do we offer?

  • A challenging full-time function within a unique, international and leading-edge yacht building company
  • An inspiring environment with great possibilities for personal development and education
  • Competitive primary and excellent secondary employment conditions
  • CAO Metalektro
  • Active staff association that organises fun trips, social get- togethers with colleagues, sports events, and other festivities

 

Acquisition as a result of this vacancy and/or responses from recruitment agencies are not appreciated.

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