Football Sustainability Head

Peter works for Bristol Sport at Ashton Gate stadium, looking after the stadium’s development, supporter travel & sustainability.

Fan travel is easily the biggest contributor to Ashton Gate’s carbon footprint so Peter works to encourage less polluting options such as bus, train, walking and cycling.

Stadiums and arenas also use a lot of energy for heating, lighting and cooking. Therefore, he’s involved in designing venues to be energy efficient and use alternatives such as solar power – Ashton Gate Stadium has 750m2 of solar panels on the roof!

Job insight

Official job title: Head of Change & Sustainability

Typical salary range: £50,000 – £80,000

Workplace: Peter works with travel companies, architects and engineers, as well as internal facilities and operations staff to make Ashton Gate as sustainable as possible. He sits at a typical office desk but, as you can imagine, the stadium comes alive on match and concert days.

“I get to watch lots of sport!  I wanted to be a professional footballer but wasn’t very good at football! I ended up with the next best thing.”

Peter’s Career Path

Peter’s top tips for your career: “Get as much experience when you can. Try different jobs and see what you enjoy.”

To get a job in Corporate Responsibility like Peter’s, after school you could try:

OR perhaps you like the sound of working in…

Sport

You could:

  • find an apprenticeship as a community sport and health officer
  • do a college or university course in Sports Industry or Sports development
  • get a job or start volunteering at your local sports club or venue

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It’s just 15 quick questions and you can see how you match up to Peter’s strength’s below.

Peter’s personality strengths:

Manager

Developer

Coordinator

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