Sustainability Specialist

At Adapteo, we develop and provide adaptable modular buildings that can be moved, transformed and used again and again. Our circular business model allows us to use minimal resources to provide maximum value for our customers, society and the planet.

We are now looking for a Sustainability Specialist to join our Group Sustainability team at our headquarters in Solna. This is a hands-on, business-facing role for someone who wants to help drive real change across an international organisation.

Adapteo operates across a dozen European countries, and sustainability is a central part of how we develop our business, our products and our way of working. In this role, you will work closely with our Business Units and Group Functions to help turn Adapteo’s sustainability goals into concrete action, progress and measurable results.

You will report to the Chief Sustainability Officer and be part of the Group Sustainability team. The role is based in Solna, and includes frequent travel across our markets. You will be expected to be close to the organisation: supporting, planning, driving, following up and helping teams move from ambition to delivery.

We are looking for a sharp planner, strong project leader, engaging communicator and constructive change driver. You are proactive, self-driven and result-oriented, but also a genuine people person who knows that transformation happens when people come together.

Your responsibilities

As Sustainability Specialist, you will project lead, coordinate and drive sustainability initiatives across Adapteo’s Business Units, Group Functions and cross-functional forums. Your main focus will be to support the practical implementation of Adapteo’s sustainability strategy, targets and priority initiatives, ensuring that plans become actions and actions become results.

In practice, this means that you will:

• Project lead and coordinate sustainability initiatives across countries, Group Functions and cross-functional teams.
• Drive implementation of activities that support Adapteo’s sustainability goals, including initiatives related to circularity, climate, social value, products, operations, and business development.
• Work closely with Business Units to support local progress, understand operational realities and help translate group-level sustainability priorities into practical action.
• Act as a close partner and constructive driver for managers and teams across the organisation, helping them plan, prioritise, follow up and deliver agreed sustainability activities.
• Develop and maintain clear action plans, timelines, responsibilities, follow-up structures and progress reporting.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, training sessions and working groups that create engagement, clarity and momentum.
• Prepare status updates, summaries, decision material and supporting content for management reviews, governance meetings and internal follow-up.
• Identify barriers, gaps and improvement opportunities related to ownership, ways of working, capabilities, documentation, performance or implementation.
• Propose and drive practical solutions that strengthen both sustainability performance and business value.
• Follow up progress, challenge delays constructively and help ensure that agreed activities are delivered according to plan.
• Contribute to a strong sustainability culture across Adapteo by being visible, accessible and active in the organisation.

As Sustainability Specialist, you will have broad exposure to how sustainability is integrated into an international business. You will work both strategically and operationally: sometimes preparing structured material for governance meetings, sometimes facilitating a workshop, sometimes helping a Business Unit solve a concrete implementation challenge, and sometimes travelling to meet teams on site to understand what is actually happening beyond the slide deck.

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Who you are

You are a structured, proactive and self-driven sustainability professional who enjoys turning ideas, targets and requirements into progress. You are a strong planner and project leader, with the ability to manage several workstreams at the same time.

You are a people person with high energy, strong communication skills and a constructive way of working. You know how to build trust, create engagement and get people moving in the same direction. You are comfortable working with colleagues across different countries, functions and levels of the organisation, and you understand that change requires both clarity and relationships.

You are not waiting for perfect instructions. You take initiative, structure the work, ask the right questions, involve the right people and follow through. You are comfortable challenging existing ways of working when needed, and you do it with curiosity, respect and a focus on better outcomes.

You are result-oriented and enjoy seeing concrete progress. You bring momentum, discipline and a practical mindset to sustainability work, and you are motivated by contributing to improvements that create value for both the business and society.

Qualifications

We believe you have:

• A relevant academic degree within sustainability, environmental studies, business, engineering, social sciences, urban development, built environment or another related field.
• A few years of experience from sustainability-related work, preferably in an international, operational or complex organisation.
• Experience leading or coordinating projects, initiatives or recurring processes involving several stakeholders.
• Practical knowledge of one or more sustainability areas relevant to Adapteo, such as circular economy, climate, social value, products, operations, construction, real estate, built environment, procurement, supply chain or business development.
• Strong planning and project management skills, with the ability to structure, prioritise, follow up and deliver across several parallel workstreams.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, including the ability to engage colleagues, run meetings or workshops and translate sustainability topics into practical business action.
• The ability and willingness to travel regularly across Adapteo’s markets in Europe.
• Professional proficiency in English. If you speak German or Dutch, that’s a plus.

Experience from circular business models, modular buildings, construction, infrastructure, real estate, product development, operational transformation or sustainability performance management is considered an advantage.

A passion for circular economy, sustainability and a determined mindset to improve the society we live in will make you feel at home with us.

At Adapteo, you will be part of an international team with a common goal of building adaptable societies for a sustainable future.

How to apply

If you are excited about the opportunity to join our team, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible via the application link by submitting your CV and answers to the selection questions.

Please note that we do not accept applications via email.

For questions regarding the position, please reach out to Chief Sustainability Officer, Lina K Wiles: lina.wiles@adapteo.com

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner, Sonja Stenbeck: sonja.stenbeck@adapteo.com

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