Environmental Sustainability Coordinator - 12 months Fixed term contract

Job Description

What You’ll Do as an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities: 

• Support the coordination and delivery of Primark’s Biodiversity, Chemistry and Water Stewardship programmes across internal teams, supply chain partners and external stakeholders.
• Assist in programme strategy execution, including implementation of initiatives, standard operating procedures and integration into business operations.
• Monitor supplier and facility performance, analyse data (e.g. MRSL conformity, chemical inventories) and support reporting against environmental sustainability KPIs.
• Coordinate training, communications and corrective action processes to ensure compliance with chemical, water and wastewater standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams, Environmental Managers and external partners to drive programme alignment, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Support stakeholder engagement, programme reporting, data management and cross-functional coordination to ensure successful delivery of sustainability objectives.  

Qualifications

What You’ll Get  

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.  

Let’s talk lifestyle: 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.   

Additional Information

What You’ll Bring   

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: 

• Basic understanding of environmental sustainability programmes, including biodiversity, chemical management, and water stewardship, within a commercial retail environment.
• Strong organisational, communication, analytical and reporting skills, with proven project coordination experience.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with data analytics tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and take a flexible, solutions-focused approach.
• Confident in engaging and collaborating with multiple internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
• A proactive, results-driven self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to support programme delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to encouraging people to express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging. Apply to be part of Primark’s future, today… and enjoy career growth, our way.   

About Primark  

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business a over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.    

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.  

 All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.  

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