Regional Sustainability & Net Zero Lead Consultant

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Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

This is an opportunity for real impact and career progression, joining a global professional services company and take a leading role in the UK’s net-zero carbon transition.

We are a growing team of sustainability consultants that support Turner & Townsend clients across the UK and globally with their transition to low-carbon, sustainable future models. The size of Turner & Townsend offers opportunities to work across a range of projects across Real Estate, Infrastructure and Natural Resources/Renewables.

This role is focused on building our sustainability capability UK wide, working closely with Turner & Townsend’s multidisciplinary teams – our regional hub. We are seeking candidates who bring sustainability consultancy capabilities and networks and are excited by the opportunity to build a new team within this growing sector.

As part of our national Sustainability team, you will be supported by our team who run market leading energy and sustainability programmes, including Energy & Retrofit ‘Accelerators’ in both Leeds and London.

Overview Of The Role

This is one of five growth roles across our UK offices. The aim is both to develop a locally-relevant & present service to support Turner & Townsend’s business in region – as well as to support other UK Sustainability projects as required.

For This You’ll Need Experience And Understanding Of Some Or All Of The Following Subject Matter

The successful candidates are will need to be able to competently deliver Sustainability and Net Zero/Energy Efficiency consultancy advice as the basis for growing a team.

• City, regional and/or corporate decarbonisation programmes
• Energy efficiency and carbon emissions reductions for existing assets
• Low carbon & sustainable design & certification for new construction
• Strategy/project delivery experience in the built environment
• Programme and project management and leadership
  

Key outcomes

Working with regional strategic leadership, local teams and the national sustainability team to develop and deliver a growing pipeline of sustainability consultancy in the region, responding to a significant level of interest from existing clients.

Approximately 50% of your time is expected to be spent delivering consultancy services, with the other 50% work winning and team development, with an aim to grow a team of up to 5 within 12 months.

Typical Consultancy Services

Turner & Townsend’s support for clients extends throughout the full consultancy life-cycle and whichever lifecycle stage may cover diagnostics, strategy, consulting, delivery management, assurance and continuous improvement. We operate across Real Estate, Infrastructure and Natural Resources/Renewables and support both the public and private sectors with their existing assets and new-build capital programmes.

Across the Sustainability Team, and within these growth roles, we wish to build-out our regional capability to support clients with:

• Net Zero programme management
• Net Zero baselining, strategy & action plans
• Energy efficiency & renewables
• Certification – BREEAM, LEED, WELL
• Social value
• Embodied carbon
• City-wide/Regional Energy Accelerator Programmes
• UK/Global client support programmes
  
  

Additional Services That We Would Be Interested In

• Waste/circular economy
• Heat networks & smart energy
• Policy & research
• Digital solutions for management and reporting
• Sustainable procurement
• Training & leadership
  
  

Qualifications

Candidates should have a strong experience and a good applied knowledge of sustainability, energy management and carbon reduction projects, covering a number of the consultancy areas outlined above.

Key background includes

• Public sector (including housing, local, regional and/or central government)
• Private sector (including developers and/or large corporates)
• Team building, management and leadership
• Consultancy and business growth
  

We have existing consultancy services that could be expanded in social housing, local government and health sector so experience would be particularly advantageous.

Competencies

Essential

• Firm professional grasp of the wider sustainability agenda
• Ability to lead this service regionally, supporting clients and colleagues to understand and maximise sustainability in projects and programmes
• Good understanding of low and zero carbon technologies and strategies to reduce emissions in buildings (e.g. Renewable energy, heat pumps and fabric measures)
• Effective relationship management
• Enthusiasm for growing a team and business in a fast moving environment
  

Desirable

• Ability to develop and convey strong business cases to support investment in carbon reduction and sustainability
• Structured approaches to environmental management (e.g. ISO14001/EMS/ISO50001)
• Experience in new build or retrofit of buildings (domestic or non-domestic)