Principal Sustainability Consultant

**Join Our Team as a Principal Sustainability Consultant and Make a Difference**

About Us: At Adler and Allan Group, we're not just a company - we're environmental champions committed to protecting our planet while helping businesses thrive. We're a diverse, dynamic team dedicated to providing top-tier environmental and energy infrastructure services across the UK. Our mission is clear: safeguarding the environment, minimizing operational disruptions, and supporting sustainability goals for our valued clients.

**What makes us a great employer?**

**Purpose-Driven Impact**: As our Principal Sustainability Consultant you will support and help grow the sustainability division within the consultancy business unit. You will be responsible for the providing customers, colleagues and other stakeholders with commercially aware, technically proficient and professional sustainability and Environment Social Governance (ESG) advice. You will also support the Consultancy Division by embedding sustainability within the Company's wider environmental consultancy projects; and actively contribute towards the continued improvement of Adler & Allan's internal ESG strategy and objectives. The role is not limited to the description outlined and, to an extent, the service offering will be developed in line with evolving customer needs and opportunities. The postholder will be expected to contribute towards new ideas and initiatives; and help shape an exciting, ambitious sustainability division driven to create positive change.

**Growth and Development**: Join an ambitious team that values your growth. We offer extensive training, career advancement opportunities, and a chance to expand your skill set.

Wellness and Support: We care about your well-being. Enjoy life assurance, unlimited access to our mental health support and Medicash, our health care cash plan for you and up to four dependants.

**Dynamic Culture**: Our workplace is more than just a job - it's a community. Experience a fun, can-do culture where your contributions matter.

**Benefits Package**: Competitive Salary, Bonus plus Company car, enhanced maternity & paternity leave and pay, private pension, internal referral scheme & learning and development funded courses.

**Your Responsibilities**:
Delivery of a range of climate change, net-zero, sustainability and ESG related projects including:

- Net Zero Carbon Strategies and associated Science Based Targets
- Carbon Reporting (GHG Protocol, SECR etc.)
- Environmental /Sustainability Gap Analysis
- Energy and transport auditing to ESOS and other standards
- Building decarbonisation assessments (CRREM)
- Sustainability Strategies and Policies
- Non-Financial Disclosures to various standards (GRESB, TCFD, CDP, GRI)
- ESG Assessments to various standards, including working knowledge of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Climate Adaptation / Resilience Strategies
- Habitat Restoration / Nature-Based Solutions / Carbon Sequestration

Further Responsibilities:

- Project and budget management
- Line management of small team of sustainability consultants
- Arrange site works (including site inspections and audits) in accordance with scope including communication with relevant parties.
- Proposal and tender bid writing, with support from commercial team
- Business development, networking and marketing activities
- Able to multitask effectively by working across several projects and proposals simultaneously
- Manage contractors, subconsultants and suppliers
- Maintain consistent high standards of health and safety, technical robustness, commercial awareness, quality and customer satisfaction on all projects
- Assisting senior management in the development and training of less experienced team members.
- Support and build relationships with stakeholders across the Adler & Allan group.
- Identify and share commercial opportunities for the wider A&A group.
- Perform other duties as required by the consultancy division and other areas of the business in order to meet business needs.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- A degree in a STEM based BSc, related to sustainability/ESG
- Professional membership desirable
- Four or more years experience gained within a similar position delivering ESG and sustainability projects
- Previous experience with a consultancy firm desirable
- Experience in carbon accounting (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions) and reporting (across a range of protocols and regulatory regimes)
- Holistic understanding of Net Zero including carbon reduction actions, carbon offsetting, carbon sequestration etc.
- Energy and transport auditing experience, ideally to ESOS standards
- Understanding of building decarbonisation strategies in line with recognised standards (CRREM)
- A demonstrated understating of ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks; and disclosure standards; for example, TCFD, CDP, WRI, SASB, GRI etc,
- Demonstrated experience in assessing and advising on, ESG risks and opportunities
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