Carbon & Net Zero Senior Consultant

Seismic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave pro-rata

Birthday day off

Two bank holiday swaps

Development budget

Wellbeing budget

Home office budget

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Seismic is seeking a Senior Carbon & Net Zero Consultant to solve complex sustainability challenges, pairing technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver meaningful climate impact for clients.

The role emphasizes growth, client relationships, and delivering practical decarbonisation pathways across scopes 1-3, within a flexible, hybrid London-based working environment.

Qualifications

• Successful track record growing a consulting delivery team in sustainability services.
• Proven ability to secure new business from existing and new clients in a strategic way that adds value.
• Detail oriented with pragmatic decision making.
• Strong data analysis skills using MS Excel, Google Sheets; Python/PowerBI preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the GHG protocol and SBT methodology.
• Extensive experience leading Scope 1-3, Net Zero, and decarbonisation projects.
• Confident consulting skills: relationships, project mgmt, report writing, presenting.

Responsibilities

• Support the strategy, growth and delivery of Carbon and Strategy Services, incl. Scope 1-3 Footprinting and related frameworks.
• Lead delivery and project management of core carbon services.
• Identify prospective client leads and design/sell projects with Impact Development team.
• Deliver high quality service within budget enabling long term impact.
• Identify client needs and align solutions with objectives and future needs.
• Lead process improvement within Carbon and Strategy Services and wider teams.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, clients and community.
• Represent Seismic at industry events.

Skills

Data analysis

Client engagement

Project management

GHG protocol knowledge

Business development

Commercial insight

Team leadership

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Python

Power BI

Job description

A Senior Consultant with strong experience in carbon accounting, target setting and decarbonisation, who can partner with clients to develop practical, commercially smart pathways to net zero emissions.

About us

Here at Seismic we have a two-part vision: to help 10 million people join the shift by 2030 and to be the best place we have ever worked.

We know that’s an ambitious vision. That means challenging ourselves and our clients every day, striving for growth, and delivering real impact. You can see more about our mission in our CEO’s TEDx talk, “The purpose of profit: the business of securing a sustainable future.”

We foster a culture of continuous learning and mutual support, ensuring every changemaker feels empowered to grow and contribute their best.

We are not just talking about change; we are actively driving it. We ourselves are a B Corp and our team of B Corp, Net Zero, Reporting and Sustainability Comms experts collaborate to deliver measurable impact for clients ranging from innovative SMEs to global corporations. You can read some of their stories here.

We’re a close-knit team, working together towards a shared vision. All that’s missing is you!

The role and its responsibilities

We’re looking for a Senior Carbon & Net Zero Consultant who thrives on solving complex sustainability challenges and combines technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver meaningful climate impact for our clients.

The exact role definition will be dependent on the desire, capability and experiences of the right person. Key responsibilities are likely to include:

• Supporting the strategy, growth and delivery of our Carbon and Strategy Services, including but not limited to Scope 1-3 Carbon Footprints, SECR, CDP Net Zero Pathways, SBTi, Transition Plans, FLAG emissions calculation and carbon footprint verification.
• Proven track record leading the delivery and overall project management of core carbon services like Scope 1 - 3 Carbon Footprinting.
• Proactively identifying prospective client leads, then designing and selling projects with our Impact Development team, to help our clients utilise our expertise to achieve their sustainability goals.
• Delivering a high quality service, within budget, that enables long term impact.
• Identifying needs that the clients may not recognise and ensuring approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs.
• Leading process improvement and optimisation within the Carbon and Strategy Services and the wider teams.
• Building strong and lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and our wider community.
• Representing Seismic at industry events.

About you

You believe that humanity and businesses need to make a seismic shift in the right direction and want to apply your consulting and analytical capabilities to help make that happen. At the same time you want to work in a friendly, collaborative and empathetic team who are delivering impactful projects for high-profile clients. You will especially enjoy working at Seismic if you have a growth mindset and are comfortable with uncertainty, as we are a fast-growing, agile and evolving business.

To be successful in this role you would need the following attributes:

• Successful track record of contributing to the growth and development of a Consulting delivery team in a sustainability services business.
• Proven track record of securing new business from existing and new clients in a strategic way that adds genuine value and impact. You enjoy building relationships across the company and with clients and are commercially aware.
• Detail oriented but not at the expense of making pragmatic decisions.
• Very confident processing and transforming data and genuinely enjoys analysis.
• Proficient using advanced data analysis functions within MS excel and Google Sheets. Data analysis skills using other systems (e.g. Python and PowerBI) are preferable not essential.
• Strong knowledge of the GHG protocol and SBT methodology.
• Extensive experience leading Scope 1-3, Net Zero, and decarbonisation projects.
• Strong self-awareness and can easily adapt to different clients, from energetic SMEs to complex large corporates.
• Confident and competent consulting skills, including building client relationships, project management, report writing, presenting, and ultimately enabling client success.
• You enjoy building relationships across the company and with clients
• A clear and concise written and in-person communication style.

Importantly, you love client work and also working with teammates to iterate products and services. You are a team player - you like a laugh, but are not afraid to graft. You are a student of sustainability, have plenty to offer, and know you have even more to learn.

You are proactive, have a keen eye for detail and enjoy juggling multiple projects and priorities and enjoy just the right amount of time pressure to help keep productive and focused. You are a ‘people person’ with a knack for building relationships.

You are more excited by the opportunities of working for a young, fast growing, ever evolving, purpose-driven business than for a large corporate.

You are excited by the opportunity of joining a high-performance team within a fast-growing, ever-evolving, purpose-driven business. Find out more about the team here: https://www.seismic-change.com/team/.

In your first 100 days you will:

• Be paired with a dedicated manager and mentor to accelerate your integration and professional development.
• Go through our onboarding programme with training across all our sustainability services.
• Join our fortnightly Personal Growth sessions and Weekly Town Hall on a Monday and Friday checkout.

Location

You will be within commuting distance of our London office, attending the office (Waterloo) at least twice per week.

Working hours

We believe in flexible working hours to better suit our personal lives while being considerate of each other and our clients. We generally work office hours but trust each other to make fair decisions. We are also open to discussing part-time work arrangements.

Salary and benefits

We invest in our changemakers’ growth and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your professional development, personal life, and overall health. In addition to a competitive salary (commensurate with experience), benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year pro-rata
• An extra day of annual leave for your birthday
• The option to swap up to two Bank Holidays per year to suit your religious/cultural/family/personal needs
• £500 per year professional development budget
• Plus two days per year professional development time to support your continuous learning and career advancement
• £200 per year wellbeing budget
• £200 home office setup budget
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing and benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Financial coaching (Bippit)
• …and a roadmap for future benefits as we grow

Want to learn more about the impact we're making? Check out our latest Impact Report.

Seismic is an equal opportunities employer

Seismic recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are building a world class team and we know we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.