Senior Sustainability Consultant

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Full time

We are seeking experienced and highly motivated professionals in Net Zero and sustainability to fulfil the role of Senior Consultant in our Sustainable Cities & Workplaces team a friendly inclusive and fastgrowing team of sustainability consultants that supports clients with their transition to lowcarbon sustainable future models.

If you have experience in Real Estate Sustainability are an innovative thinker with a proactive approach and have worked in or around Net Zero / Sustainability projects and programmes then we want to talk to you.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with highprofile clients from various sectors while developing and delivering a broad range of sustainability services.

You will join a talented team with real breadth to make a positive impact on society. We have a friendly and inclusive team culture and strong support to help shape Turner & Townsends wider response to climate and ecological emergencies.

This is an opportunity for real impact and career progression joining a global professional services company and take a leading role in the transition to a Net Zero world.

Overview of the role

The successful candidate will deliver highquality sustainability Net Zero and energy efficiency consultancy advice. For this you will need experience and understanding of some of the following:

  • Review analyse and benchmark energy performance data;
  • Audit existing buildings and identify potential technical solutions;
  • Create costed decarbonisation roadmaps for buildings/estates/cities;
  • Review plans for new/retrofit projects and guide the team to achieve a more sustainable outcome;
  • Support the development of business cases;
  • Play a key role in managing projects including client liaison team resource coordination and budget oversight;
  • Develop corporate Net Zero programmes and strategy;

Qualifications :

Person Profile / Experience

We are looking to add a range of skills and experience to the team not necessarily all in the same individual including:

Essential

  • Suitably qualified in a related subject or appropriate industry experience;
  • Experience in conducting nondomestic building energy audits to an approved standard;
  • Ability to scope retrofit projects and identify potential technical solutions;
  • Experience in creating decarbonisation plans for buildings estates or cities;
  • Good understanding of low and zero carbon technologies and strategies to reduce emissions in buildings (e.g. Renewable energy heat pumps and fabric measures);
  • Ability to review analyse and benchmark energy performance in the built environment;
  • Competent user of data management software (for example Excel) and systems for data cleansing management analytics and quality assurance;
  • Attention to detail in service delivery communications and working with others;
  • Effective client and stakeholder relationship management experience;
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills we believe in the use of quality data to drive objective decision making;
  • Experience in carbon emission calculations; and
  • Understanding on how to collate an organisational carbon footprint of scope 1 2 & 3 emissions;
  • Ability to take a key role to improve service delivery on commissions supporting clients and colleagues to understand and maximise sustainability in projects and programmes;
  • Enthusiasm for growing a team and business in a fastmoving environment;
  • Good commercial awareness including the ability to articulate business decisions within the wider context and market trends;

 

 Desirable

  • Experience of line management;
  • Experience of business development including preparing proposals and inputting into competitive tenders;
  • Experience in a consulting or advisory role;
  • Knowledge of embodied or whole life carbon calculation or strategy on refurbishment and new build projects
  • Climate risk assessment and / or climate resilience strategy
  • Reporting and disclosure in relation to corporate climate reporting ESG and TCFDs
  • Strategy/project delivery experience in the built environment
  • Relevant chartership or professional membership (e.g. CIBSE IEMA IEE) EPC ESOS and DEC certified;
  • Experience of working with corporate clients FTSE companies or global businesses.
  • Experience with the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and working with public sector clients

Additional Information :

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at 

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review. 


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Fulltime


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