Principal Sustainability Consultant Defence

Accountabilities (Deliverables)Is this the next step in your career Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.Provide Principal level consultancy project management and delivery services in one or more of the following disciplines: Net Zero Carbon Planning, Sustainability Appraisal, Environmental Impact Assessment Design for Environment, BREEAM, Circular Economy, Climate Resilience, Natural Capital, Sustainable Procurement, Social Value, Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability Training / Culture & Behaviours.Effectively manage the provision of sustainability services to deadlines and budget as part of a cross‑functional team within Turner & Townsend and with partner consultancies.Provide a leading role in supporting our clients to develop and deliver sustainability strategies across projects and programmes throughout the asset lifecycle, including scoping, business case, procurement, contract management, troubleshooting, monitoring & verification.Develop internal stakeholder relationships with other parts of Turner & Townsend, liaising with Key Account Managers and Sector Leads, with a view to developing business opportunities and strategic pursuits.Responsibilities (Duties)Develop net zero strategies for whole building or estate efficiency strategies.Energy efficiency consultancy including audits and technical advice, and energy/carbon emission reductions for existing assets.Provide consultancy services to the client on Energy Performance Contracts.Natural Capital delivery and biodiversity assessment and planning.Climate Resilience and risk planning and mitigation.Support to planning through EIA / Sustainability Appraisal.Implementation of Design for Environment capability including BREEAM / DREAM / LEED.Delivery of Sustainable Procurement and Social Value programmes through supply‑chain management.Delivery of Environmental Management Systems and ISO14001 compliance and certification.Establishment and rollout of sustainability behavioural change programmes, capacity building training and cultural change campaigns.Senior level experience in programme management and leadership strategy / project delivery in the built environment, coordinating activities across various partners and working as part of multidisciplinary teams would be beneficial. A key competency and skillset for all our people is to ensure client requirements are effectively identified, scoped and delivered to high quality standards.QualificationsEducated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.Security clearance for working in the Defence sector highly desirable (with current or lapsed clearance).Project management qualification (desirable).Professionally qualified member of a recognised institution ideally at Chartered level (e.g. IEMA / CIBSE / CIWEM or similar (desirable)).Knowledge / ExperienceA covering of the knowledge and skills below is required; however candidates aren’t necessarily expected to have experience in all areas.Significant experience of delivering sustainability support for clients is essential, ideally with experience in the defence sector.Experience of working in Real Estate and / or manufacturing / industrial sectors, particularly for energy.Strong understanding of defence sector operations and challenges when reducing carbon emissions from the defence estate.Good working knowledge of relevant environmental legislation and climate and sustainability issues.Familiarity with Energy Performance Contract tendering and contract management (desirable).Strong demonstrable project management experience.Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and matrix‑management organisations on major projects and programmes.Excellent communication including writing and presentation skills, with ability to communicate with clients and key stakeholders on global, national and regional issues.Able to build strong professional client relationships and proactively identify and resolve client issues.Confident leading and working alone or as part of a team with ability to adapt as required.Attention to detail in service delivery communication and ways of working with others.Key Subject AreasNet Zero programme management, baselining, strategy & action plans.Carbon accounting and cost management, embodied carbon.Energy efficiency & renewables.Sustainability certification: BREEAM, LEED, WELL.Natural capital delivery and biodiversity assessment and planning.Climate resilience and risk planning.Support to planning through EIA / Sustainability Appraisal.Sustainable procurement and social value.Environmental Management Systems and ISO14001.Sustainability behavioural change capacity building, training and cultural change campaigns.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, and we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. xpwpeyx We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.Additional InformationRemote Work: NoEmployment Type: Full‑timeVacancy: 1#J-18808-Ljbffr