Fora’s Sustainability Manager connects environmental and social goals with the decisions that shape its workspaces. The role spans development and refurbishment projects, building operations, supplier choices, ESG reporting, and programmes for members and colleagues, translating sustainability priorities into practical work across the business.
The opportunity is tied to the physical footprint of a flexible workspace provider with more than 60 UK locations. Decisions about design, construction, energy and procurement can affect performance across existing buildings and future projects, while reporting and engagement help make progress visible to stakeholders and the Fora community. The remit also includes social value and community activity, giving the role a people-facing dimension alongside its technical work.
This suits someone who can move between building-performance data and project conversations, explain evidence clearly, and build working relationships across real estate, facilities, operations, finance and communications. Experience in sustainability or ESG within the built environment would be useful, particularly across both projects and multi-site operations.
Job FAQs
What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role brings sustainability into development, refurbishment and capital projects, setting targets with project teams and tracking delivery. It also supports energy, carbon, waste, water and resource-efficiency work across a multi-site portfolio, using performance data to inform practical improvements.
A further strand is ESG reporting and governance, including data quality, certifications and evolving reporting requirements. The remit also covers supplier sustainability, circularity, member and colleague engagement, and social value activity.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The broad remit could build experience across the full property lifecycle, from development and refurbishment through building operations. The postholder may deepen their understanding of energy and carbon performance, whole-life carbon approaches, procurement, and certifications used in the built environment.
Working with finance and other functions on reporting could also develop expertise in ESG data and governance. Engagement projects may provide experience communicating sustainability priorities to workspace members, employees and community partners.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
A strong candidate is likely to have sustainability, ESG or environmental experience in commercial real estate, construction, facilities management or a related built-environment field. The posting calls for experience with development or refurbishment initiatives, operational performance across multiple sites, and sustainability data, analysis and reporting.
They should be comfortable working with consultants, contractors and colleagues across different functions, and able to explain technical evidence in commercially relevant terms. A relevant degree or equivalent experience is desirable; professional credentials such as IEMA, ISEP, BREEAM, WELL, LEED, CIBSE or RICS are also noted.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Show how your experience connects project delivery with operational performance. Use specific examples of sustainability input to a refurbishment or capital project, then explain how you measured outcomes or carried learning into ongoing building operations.
Where possible, include evidence of carbon or energy analysis, reporting controls, supplier engagement, or certification work. Tailor your application to a multi-site workspace portfolio and explain how you would communicate sustainability priorities to both technical teams and members, without claiming results you cannot substantiate.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role is likely to focus on the environmental performance of Fora’s workspace portfolio, particularly energy use, carbon emissions, resource efficiency and sustainability standards in development and refurbishment. Procurement and supply-chain practices add a further environmental dimension through responsible sourcing and circularity.
The stated remit also includes ESG reporting, social value, volunteering, community partnerships, and member and colleague engagement. The balance between these areas may depend on project timelines and the needs of the business.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A central challenge may be aligning sustainability targets with the practical constraints of live building operations, construction schedules and commercial priorities across many locations. Project teams, contractors and operational colleagues may need different evidence and timelines to act on the same goals.
The role also depends on reliable data gathered across functions and sites. Keeping reporting credible while responding to changing requirements, maintaining certifications and communicating progress clearly could require careful coordination.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A day could combine reviewing building-performance or carbon data with meetings on a refurbishment or development project. The manager might discuss targets and delivery risks with project teams, consultants or contractors, then work with facilities or operations colleagues on efficiency measures.
Other time could go to checking ESG data, preparing reporting, reviewing supplier information, or coordinating a member or colleague engagement activity. Priorities are likely to vary with project milestones and reporting deadlines.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The position could develop a broad view of sustainability across real estate, from project design and delivery to ongoing building operations, procurement and reporting. It may also build experience in certifications, carbon accounting and the communication of environmental and social programmes.
Because the role works across several functions, the postholder could gain exposure to decisions involving development, finance and customer experience. Further growth might involve leading a larger sustainability programme or specialising in areas such as building performance, ESG reporting or responsible procurement, depending on the organisation’s needs.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
Internal partners are likely to include Real Estate and development teams, Facilities, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, Communications and Customer Success. Their collaboration would connect sustainability targets with project decisions, building performance, supplier processes, reporting and member-facing activity.
External contacts could include consultants, contractors, suppliers and certification or reporting stakeholders. Members, employees and community partners may also be involved through engagement programmes, social value work and sustainability communications.
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