Sustainability & Net Zero Consultant

**What will you do day to day?**

The Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Consultant leads a team of experts (energy / waste / landscaping) to deliver the Mitie Plan Zero Initiative to our strategic clients to reduce their environmental impact with the aim to create a more sustainable future. The role oversees the creation and operational delivery of our Plan Zero Facilities Decarbonisation Plans. Further duties include, developing costed proposals, identifying solutions to enhance sustainable objectives, and helping to create new business opportunities within the Mitie client base.

This role requires experience of sustainability, energy, and carbon reduction strategies with responsibilities for developing and designing net zero decarbonisation plans. The role will be responsible for delivering designed and costed proposals that provide a clear pathway to invest in low carbon technology projects that enable our clients to go harder and faster in their carbon reduction ambitions. Commercial acumen and programme management will be key attributes for the role.

The Plan Zero consultancy programme will identify the optimum approach to reaching zero carbon, and design the fastest way to achieve it, maximising our clients' carbon and cost savings. The role will develop the plans into a compelling business case that underpins a targeted carbon reduction strategy and pathway for the client.

It will be important to establish a long-term trusted adviser relationship and communicate with business decision makers at all levels to identify needs and requirements. The role may require managing and mentoring staff within the project delivery teams to aid their personal development. Awareness of health, safety, and sustainability in all aspects of design and operations is essential.

**Who will you work with?**

The Sustainability Consultancy Team is part of Mitie Energy, a business unit of Mitie Technical Services. This growing team provides
- Embedded Sustainability Resource
- Decarbonisation pathways
- Regulatory Energy & Carbon Compliance
- eMobility Consultancy Services
- Zero waste
- Net-gain Biodiversity

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or other relevant qualification (Chartered Status)
- Member of a relevant professional Institute (such as the EI, CIBSE, IEMA or similar).

**Experience & Skills**
- Minimum of five years' experience in operational delivery of sustainability initiatives and solutions.
- Independent thinker, with good customer facing skills and the ability to build relationships both internally and with major clients
- Good commercial skills, responsible for managing a diverse team and delivering an agreed budget /programme.
- Evaluation of the performance and cost-effectiveness of environmental reduction and energy efficiency technologies, for use in industrial, commercial, and public sector facilities.
- Knowledge of the UKGBC Net Zero and RICS Embodied Carbon guidance methodology for embodied carbon.
- Experience of using CIBSE TM65 Embodied carbon calculation methodology to deliver projects.
- Experience or knowledge in conducting on-site energy assessments, environmental audits, and surveys of commercial and public sector facilities.
- Excellent report writing skills relating to energy efficiency technologies, and the results of sustainability assessments.
- Good knowledge of current energy, carbon, and environmental legislation.
- Excellent IT skills in particularly sound knowledge of Microsoft Windows (Word, Excel, Power Point)

**Additional information**:
**Health and Safety responsibilities**
- Follow Group and company policies and procedures at all times;
- Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment;
- Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received;
- Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /or via your divisional incident reporting system;
**Information Security**
- Ensure compliance with Mitie's information security procedures in all activities;
- Proactively identify and report security risks to your manager;
- Report actual and suspected security incidents;