Consultants - Nature-based Solutions, Carbon,..

£45,000 to £65,000 p.a. (dep. on exp.) +Yearly Performance Bonus, Excellent Benefits and Hybrid Working

These are key positions within our businesses; we are looking for the right individuals to help build our Nature-Based Solutions, Carbon, Sustainability, Bidding, P3M and Digital capabilities and the offerings across our i3Works and i3NetZero businesses.

**Overview**

We are specifically looking for passionate Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Carbon expertise, and Project Managers/Business Analysts who have experience in Sustainability, Net Zero and/or Social Value. The work will be varied, stretching and you will have the chance to shape decisions that will have significant strategic influence on the business and our clients’ businesses.

You will guide and influence stakeholders and teams using effective communication, and utilisation of project management and/or digital services skills aligned to the client-agreed delivery strategy. These are outward-facing roles requiring effective leadership and stakeholder engagement together with well-developed collaborative working practices in NBS, Sustainability and Net Zero.

**Our Vision**

i3Works/i3NetZero is a dynamic P3M, Digital, Sustainability and Social Value professional services consultancy that our colleagues love working for, and with whom our clients love working. Our company has grown rapidly as a business, with new service lines evolving and teams that bring fresh skills, mindsets, and perspectives. To be a trusted leader and partner in the public and private sectors, loved by all colleagues and clients alike, we unite and celebrate our company-wide values, principles and culture here for you to explore.

**We Invest in Our People**

Our expert and innovative directors are highly regarded management consultants in their own right. They provide strategic guidance for our company, drive us forward, and set the standards to which the rest of the team aspire. All are equally at ease with providing inspirational leadership for multi-billion-pound national programmes as they are having a cuppa and a welcoming chat with our newest employees. They bring the open, approachable, and honest culture to i3Works/i3NetZero that has become one of our greatest strengths.

**Role**

Responsible for the management and delivery of projects plans and/or digital services to ensure all necessary preparation and execution tasks and dependencies are included, and performance is adequately monitored. Significant contribution to Nature-Based Solutions, Carbon, Sustainability and Social Value business development, bid identification, submission & related initiatives.

Work with key stakeholders to manage the deployment of all aspects of an assigned project to identify and mitigate potential risks for the delivery of outcomes and products particular to requirements being managed and delivered to date and time. This could include any of five thematic areas of Social Value, as well as aspects of Sustainability, NBS and the Journey to Net Zero.

You will develop stakeholder relationships with suppliers; including preparation of joint plans; proposals and any design and build documentation as well as preparing technical briefs, costing analysis, status reports and meeting minutes/notes. You will be providing consultancy support to clients around portfolio, programme and project planning and controls, and/or digital services.

**Core Skills**

This list is not exhaustive, these are example skills/responsibilities you will need to demonstrate:

- Knowledge and experience in Nature-Based Solutions, Carbon, Sustainability and/or Social Value and/or Net Zero Pathways, Circular Economy, Decommissioning, Waste, Environmental Management, Climate Security and/or Sustainable Technology.
- Experience in defining, managing and delivering complex projects, programmes and portfolios. Programme / Portfolio office organisation.
- Recent experience of working within the Public Sector, Ministry of Defence, Nuclear, Defra, IT or Infrastructure programmes.
- Leadership of Programme assurance reviews on projects of increasing size and complexity and in the delivery of major business and change management solutions.
- Conversant with continuous improvement and benchmarking methodologies.
- Expertise in multiple planning management and control disciplines. Fully conversant with risk and opportunity management including associated methodologies. Implementation of benefits management, quality management, and blueprint design and delivery principles.
- Ability to work on own initiative and a ‘Can-Do’ attitude.
- Demonstrable effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Business Development and ability to bid manage complex proposals, provide technical assurance of bid costings and scope, leading bid teams and opportunity pursuit teams.
- Ability to identify key areas for the department to develop capability.
- Ability to lead multi-disciplinary Programme teams, managing perfor