Carbon Advisory Technical Services Lead

TN United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Services Lead to spearhead their Carbon service line within the Sustainability Advisory Business. This pivotal role involves leading the growth of the Carbon Service Line, ensuring the delivery of impactful carbon management solutions, and fostering client relationships. The successful candidate will collaborate with a dedicated team to address pressing environmental challenges while driving innovative strategies for net-zero transitions. Join a forward-thinking company committed to sustainability and make a significant impact on the natural environment and society.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in carbon and sustainability projects.
• Strong consulting and project management skills at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth and development of the Carbon Service Line.
• Ensure successful delivery of Carbon projects aligned with financial and technical requirements.

Skills

GHG Accounting and Reporting

Carbon Management

Net Zero Strategies

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Master's degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

We are looking for a Technical Services Lead to head our Carbon service line and join our growing Sustainability Advisory Business. The successful candidate will work as a core member and leader of our Carbon Service Line, focused on helping clients use our expertise in valuable and impactful ways to lead in their sector. You will help us deliver world-leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for public and private sector clients focusing on the natural and built environment.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we're feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we're seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. You will be actively encouraged to challenge yourself, learn new things, and use your skills wherever they can make an impact across our Sustainability Advisory and wider business.

The role is responsible for leading the growth and development of the Carbon Service Line.

Core Carbon services include:

• GHG Accounting and Reporting
• Carbon Management in infrastructure and buildings (PAS)
• Embodied Carbon /Whole Life carbon reporting, and LCAs (OneClick LCA)
• Net Zero Strategies, and Decarbonisation Roadmaps
• Verification (ISO-3)
• Sustainability Supply Chain Strategies and implementation (Scope 3)

Key elements of the job include:

• Working with the Sustainability Advisory Team Leadership to establish a Growth Plan for the Carbon Service Line, within the Sustainability Advisory team, and take responsibility for its implementation.
• Accountability for the successful delivery, in terms of financial, commercial, technical, and program requirements, of all Carbon projects.
• Client liaison including ownership of client relationships aligned to the growth plan.
• Building strong working relationships with other Arcadis teams, key stakeholders, and technical disciplines, both internal and external, to foster cooperation and identify opportunities for Carbon and the wider Sustainability Advisory Team.
• Ensuring strong technical delivery and quality across the consultant delivery team, adhering to industry standards and client expectations.
• Seeking out opportunities to develop and maintain a strong professional profile.
• Being a sector leader for the Sustainability Advisory team in one of Arcadis's core sectors (healthcare, financial institutions, retail, central government), establishing relationships internally and identifying opportunities for the team.
• Identifying client opportunities to work collaboratively across our Service Lines to develop joint propositions (e.g., delivering Carbon and Energy Transition services to a single client).

Qualifications & Experience:

• Substantial knowledge of and experience working on a range of projects in the carbon and sustainability field in the core services noted above.
• Strong understanding of technical and commercial matters.
• Strong consulting skills including project management and client relationship management at senior management level.
• Experience in managing business relationships at senior management level.
• Desired: Experience of business development including the development of business cases, defining scopes, planning, and delivery of projects.
• Confidence in data analytics and data interpretation.
• Bachelor's / Masters degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered professional status, or equivalent.