Senior ESG & Sustainability Consultant

Senior Consultant: Lewis Davey is looking to speak with ‘passionate about the industry’ consultants who hold some experience in building stakeholder relationships and leading the delivery of sustainability programmes. An opportunity within a smaller agile business that thrives on team environment and is set to expand rapidly. Working in partnership with clients to advise and set out strategic direction beyond a compliance led approach. This role would suit someone who enjoys working in their key areas of net zero and responsible business.

Role

Leading the delivery of clients’ sustainability programmes through project teams

Conducting Responsible Business discovery sessions to assess the effectiveness of clients’ activities and identifying risks and opportunities

Carrying out stakeholder engagement programmes and developing materiality assessments

Building effective working relationships with clients and key stakeholder groups

Developing ESG roadmaps and supporting clients to establish the systems and processes to underpin them

Contributing to the development of new service offers and the assets they require

Developing sales leads and preparing bids and proposals, including costing

Speaking at events and preparing thought leadership pieces

Leading and guiding team members towards achieving organisational goals. This includes providing clear direction, setting expectations and fostering a positive and productive work environment.

What you will need to succeed

A minimum of 5 years’ experience leading sustainability projects, ideally as a consultant or alternatively leading an in-house sustainability team

Extensive experience of conducting audits, conducting gap analysis and preparing reports

Ability to lead multiple projects and deliver them on time and within budget

The ability to confidently build client relationships and lead multi-disciplinary teams

Good delegation skills and the ability to motivate others

A sound understanding of the commercial context of sustainability

A good understanding and strong experience of the principles of net zero carbon, science-based targets and materiality

A working knowledge of common ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks

Experience of leading and motivating team members towards achieving organisational goals

Excellent English oral and written skills; strong presentation skills

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK

Please note that we will endeavour to review your application within two weeks and, if there is interest in your candidacy, a Consultant will be in touch. Unfortunately, due to the significant amount of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback so if you have not heard from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest.

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