Net Zero Consultant

Closing Date: 14 February 2022
Issue Date: 24 January 2022
Position Ref: HW 821
Location:Flexible – home-based, blended or fully office working (from Edinburgh, London, Cardiff)

Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)

The role

This role sits within Energy Saving Trust’s Insight and Evaluation team, reporting into the Evaluation Manager. In this role you have the opportunity to be part of Energy Saving Trust’s fast-growing and exciting consultancy services. You will have a chance to develop and learn from colleagues with as much as 20+ years of experience in this area. With a renewed focus on net zero after COP26, many businesses and public sector organisations are putting emission reductions at the front of their agendas. You will help these clients aim high and achieve success in their ambitions.

What you’ll do

You will work on Energy Saving Trust’s A-Z programme of net zero consulting for our diverse clients, delivered via an online hub. This will include calculation and reporting of corporate emissions (scope 1, 2 & 3) as well as delivering net zero plans in line with science-based targets, conducting emission projections, building visual data dashboards, creating project planning dashboards, and providing other outputs to help clients align to a net zero trajectory, all through our suite of cloud-based tools.

You will support clients in several sectors, including retail, finance, services & consultancy, software services, public sector, and many others. Delivering emission reductions is a critical part of the Energy Saving Trust’s mission and data underpins all informed decision-making by the organization. Based on the strong credentials of trust, knowledge and impartiality, we use evidence to identify and quantify emissions and make recommendations for reductions.

You will have the opportunity to write and deliver net zero plans in alignment with science-based targets and support clients in implementing them as well as supporting the ongoing development of the service, whether that involves data model improvements, user interface, processes, new products or otherwise.

What you’ll bring

• Alongside demonstrable experience in calculating complete scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emission inventories you’ll bring expertise in implementing the complete GHG Protocol for Corporate Emissions Accounting & Reporting to provide a net zero consulting service to prospective and new clients.
• An ability to process to data into meaningful insights coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to work with clients, positively influence as well as inform in order to deliver the client services required.
• The knowledge of how to calculate carbon emissions and present them via visual data dashboards, carry out scenario projection calculations, and hold training sessions on carbon literacy.
• Excellent computer and data skills – experience working with business intelligence software (ideally Power BI), including ability to build data models. Expertise in Excel, including power query, complex and nested formulae, pivot tables, macros etc.

This is a permanent position. We are open to flexible working patterns and blended (home and office-based) working is possible for this role.

Energy Saving Trust offers a range of benefits to all employees such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more info.

For more information, please see job description: JD – Net Zero Consultant

Applications close 9am, 14 February 2022.

To apply, please forward your CV and cover letter to recruitment@est.org.uk. In your cover letter please outline how you meet the knowledge, skills and qualifications required in the job description. Please state the job reference you are applying for in the subject line. Applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.

To address the urgent challenges posed by the climate emergency, we need a diversity of people, experiences and ideas. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

Find out more about our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace here.

If you think you may need some additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the application/recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk.

The majority of our staff are working from home although office attendance is possible (subject to local Government guidelines/law). Will we be happy to discuss how we are managing this and the transition to a blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.