Location Paris
Job-type Permanent
Salary €Competitive
Reference 15332

Are you an ambitious sustainability professional looking for your next step with an international, fast-growing company that's rapidly upscaling its ESG capabilities? We're supporting Modulaire Group, an innovative modular building provider that is active on the French market as Algeco, in its search for a regional sustainability manager for its French Business Unit.

About Modulaire

Modulaire Group is the world's leading business services company specialising in modular space. Modulaire Group has operations in 25 countries with approximately 250,000 modular space and portable storage units and 3,400 remote accommodation rooms. Modulaire Group is organised into 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs): France, ENSE (East, North & South Europe), Germany, Nordics, APAC and the UK, and serves more than 37,000 customers. Combining unrivalled skill and adaptability, the Group enables people to work more productively, improve their quality of life and enhance their learning. It designs and delivers whatever its customers need, whenever and wherever they need it.

What you'll be doing:

ESG is a mission-critical theme within Modulaire - the Group has recently appointed a global ESG Director to accelerate Modulaire's efforts. For every regional business unit, Modulaire is attracting a regional ESG manager to further develop and implement the strategic ESG & sustainability agenda.

As an ESG manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

  • Lead the Business Unit work for delivering on the Group ESGS strategy and targets, driving towards the Loops within Loops Model (Circular Economy);

  • Lead the local ESGS Forum and lead delivery of the local ESGS strategy aligned to the group strategy;

  • Deliver ESGS programmes and initiatives within the Group Strategy ensuring they are managed, tracked, and delivered on time;

  • Support colleagues across the business to drive towards a Loops within Loops model, minimising carbon emissions, conserving resource and sourcing sustainably, supporting design to eliminate waste and managing waste sustainably.

  • Important focus areas will be:

  • Waste Reductions and Water Reductions.

  • NetZero Strategy

  • Centralisation of ISO 14001 and 50001.

Who you are:

You have some experience in sustainability, ESG and reporting and are looking to make your next step in an international company with serious ambitions. Concretely, you have:

  • A minimum of 3 years of experience as a sustainability/ESG manager or closely related;

  • Preferably experience in a B2B environment;

  • A fundamental knowledge of sustainability/ESG, combined with experience in delivering ESG projects;

  • Good working knowledge of ESG goals and regulations;

  • A results-oriented and hands-on mindset;

  • Highly developed analytical and conceptual abilities;

  • Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills;

  • Fluency in French & English; and

  • Strong project management skills.

Interested?

Acre is supporting Modulaire in the hiring process for this role. Should you have any questions about the role, you can contact Peter Vos at Peter.Vos@acre.com, the acting research consultant for this position.