Global Environment Manager
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Open to considering candidates in Vienna, Germany, and Brussels
Join Freshfields as Global Environment Manager: Shape a Sustainable Future
Are you an accomplished ESG or environmental professional with a passion for driving meaningful change on a global scale? Freshfields, a premier international law firm, invites you to seize a pivotal opportunity to forge our ambitious environmental agenda. As our Global Environment Manager, you will be instrumental in delivering our environmental goals, embedding sustainability across our worldwide operations, and enhancing our reputation as a leader in responsible business. This is more than a role; it's a chance to make a significant strategic impact, influence colleagues globally, and help define the future of environmental stewardship within the legal sector.
What You Will Do:
- Shape our Global Environmental Ambition: Collaborate closely with the Head of Client Sustainability and Environment to develop, implement, and maintain Freshfields' global environmental policy and delivery plan, including our science-based carbon reduction targets.
- Lead Data & Reporting Excellence: Oversee our comprehensive environmental data collection, processing, and quality assurance. You will be responsible for driving critical environmental reporting, including regulated disclosures (e.g., SECR, ESOS, TCFD), CDP, EcoVadis, and internal reports, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
Who You Are:
To succeed in this impactful role, you will bring a blend of strategic vision, technical expertise, and exceptional organisational qualities:
Essential Qualifications:
- Experience: Proven expertise in an ESG / environmental management / corporate sustainability role within a complex, multi-site, or global organisation. Demonstrated success in supporting ESG strategies, net-zero pathways (including SBTi), and sustainability-related certifications. Hands-on mastery of environmental data, reporting platforms, and assurance processes (e.g., TCFD, CDP, EcoVadis). A track record of fostering environmental leadership and collaborating with diverse teams.
- Competencies: A strong understanding of regulatory requirements and best practices in operational sustainability. Exceptional analytical skills, capable of interpreting complex environmental data, identifying trends, and providing insights to drive decision-making. Superior project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders in a dynamic professional environment. Adept at producing well-structured reports, dashboards, and executive-ready materials. Proficient with data systems, spreadsheets, and environmental reporting tools.
Highly Desirable Attributes:
- Experience: Experience within a leading professional services culture (e.g., law firms, consulting, financial services), with an understanding of operational constraints and client expectations. Familiarity with global regulatory trends, market frameworks, and geo-political influences on sustainability strategy.
- Competencies: Knowledge of environmental technology solutions, such as smart building systems or advanced analytical tools. An understanding of responsible procurement and supply-chain sustainability. The ability to support and drive behavioural-based sustainability initiatives.
Inclusion
Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.
Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (e.g. the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.