Senior Sustainability Consultant

Responsibilities: Day-to-day accountability for commissions or workstreams including scope, programme, resources, risk, quality and budget Define and lead the technical approach within delegated authority, producing outputs and recommendations Manage client communications, workshops, expectations, actions and interfaces with other disciplines Coordinate small teams, delegate work, review outputs and provide feedback and coaching Manage fees, budgets, and invoicing intervals, identify change and opportunities for additional services Draft technical sections of bids and, where applicable, support client interviews or presentations Improve and develop methods and tools, share knowledge, contribute to training and consistent adoption Support line management and escalate contractual, technical or strategic risks promptly Deliver to agreed scope, quality, programme and budget; foster trusted client relationships and repeat work Develop junior team capability and contribute to bids and service improvement

Key requirements: Significant relevant consulting or sector experience Ability to lead defined workstreams or commissions and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs Strong specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline (certification, carbon assessment, decarbonisation or EDD services) Ability to review and assure the quality of technical outputs and recommendations Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication and problem-solving skills Ability to coach and support junior team members Commercial awareness including budgeting, fee management, change control and identifying additional services Stakeholder management Facilitation Communication Certification Carbon assessment Decarbonisation