Sustainability Manager

Sustainability Manager (Waste & Resource Efficiency)

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About The Organisation

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post

NHS Scotland Assure, a part of PSDS, was launched in 2021. It underpins a transformation in the approach to promoting excellence, reducing risks in the healthcare-built environment and ensuring healthcare facilities are safe, fit for purpose, cost effective and capable of delivering sustainable services over the long term.

NHS Scotland Assure is looking for a suitably experienced and qualified Sustainability Manager for the Waste and Resource Efficiency Workstream. The individual must be passionate about environmental sustainability and will establish and ensure the name of NHS Scotland Assure as the centre for advice, training and support on the waste and resource efficiency aspect of sustainability and environmental performance for the healthcare sector in Scotland. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic and evolving Climate Change, Sustainability and Environment team to support all 21 NHS Scotland Boards in meeting the Scottish Government’s climate emergency and environmental sustainability expectations of public sector bodies generally, and NHS Scotland requirements and policy commitments specifically.

The Candidate

You will be educated to master’s degree level or have extensive relevant equivalent training and vocational experience in waste management and resource efficiency. You will also have proven experience of providing operational guidance and support on this workstream as well as across climate change and environmental sustainability topics. Membership or Fellowship of one or more relevant Professional Institutes is desirable, such as Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM).

Candidates will be expected to have specialist expertise in waste management and resource efficiency specifically and across some or all the following areas more generally: climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental management (ISO14001), sustainable transport, active travel, greenspace and biodiversity. Experience of strategic and operational project delivery is essential for this role, along with the negotiating and influencing skills necessary to advance the waste management and sustainability performance of NHS Scotland.

A confident communicator, you will represent NSS and NHS Scotland in dealings with a range of government, health sector and other public bodies both in Scotland and the UK, and across a range of national and international events. This will include delivery of specialist training, organising and chairing national meetings and events, and producing professional NHS Scotland guidance material and reports, often to tight deadlines. In addition, you will have proven experience of utilising complex information for management purposes and in setting and monitoring targets and performance indicators.

Location and Working Pattern

This post can be based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow or Canderside or any other PSD Scotland base.

The post holder will work from PSD Scotland offices / home. The post holder will be required to travel to NHS Scotland Board sites and other locations as part of the role.

Currently hybrid working.

The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on ***email_hidden***

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Jacqueline Kilcoyne on [email protected]

Closing date for completed applications is 17 July 2026.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance