Consulting Lead

Landmark Information Group; Brighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days +

Annual Lifestyle Allowance: £300

Pension Scheme: matched up to 6%

Private Health Insurance

Group Income Protection

Charitable Fundraising

Cycle to Work and Gym Flex

Internal Coaching and Mentoring

Training and Career Progression

Family-Friendly Policies

Job summary

Landmark Information Group in Brighton is seeking a seasoned Consulting Lead to lead and grow our Environmental Consulting team. You will drive delivery quality and client relationships while shaping strategy with the Head of Professional Services.

You will inspire a high-performing team, oversee complex projects, and advance environmental services including audits, impact assessments, and regulatory consultation, in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven track record delivering complex environmental consultancy projects.
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance client needs with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of senior environmental consultants.
• Oversee delivery of consultancy projects with high quality and reporting standards.
• Drive performance through goal setting, coaching, and development initiatives.
• Support business development and identify new market opportunities.
• Collaborate across the business to align delivery with strategic objectives.
• Manage resourcing, recruitment, and capacity planning.
• Promote innovation and best practices across consultancy services.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Commercial awareness

Environmental consultancy

Team development

Strategic thinking

Education

Postgraduate qualifications / professional memberships (IEMA, CIWEM)

Environmental Science or related discipline

Tools

GIS

Job description

What it’s like to work at Landmark:

At Landmark, you’ll find a friendly, dynamic, and supportive team that values bold ideas, big dreams, and active curiosity. We foster a culture of innovation, encouraging everyone to contribute to the development and direction of our products and services, while continuously seeking new and efficient ways to work.

Collaboration and sociability are at the heart of what we do, and we take pride in coming together to achieve great things.

We offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and career growth, including:

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Holiday Allowance : 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option of adding up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Annual Lifestyle Allowance : £300 to spend on an activity of your choice
• Pension Scheme : Matched up to 6% for the first 3 years, and up to 10% thereafter
• Private Health Insurance : Provided by Vitality
• Group Income Protection Scheme
• Charitable Fundraising : Matched funding for your efforts
• Cycle to Work and Gym Flex Schemes
• Internal Coaching and Mentoring : Available throughout your time with us
• Training and Career Progression : A strong focus on your development
• Family-Friendly Policies

Join us at Landmark and be part of a team that supports your ambitions and growth, both personally and professionally.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and people-focused Consulting Lead to lead and develop our Environmental Consulting team. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for driving the delivery, quality, and growth of our consultancy services while partnering closely with the Head of Professional Services to shape business strategy, strengthen client relationships, and identify future opportunities for growth.

As a leader within the business, you will inspire and develop a high-performing team, champion operational excellence, and ensure the successful delivery of environmental consultancy projects that consistently exceed client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of senior environmental consultants, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the successful delivery of consultancy projects, ensuring exceptional quality, technical accuracy, and reporting standards.
• Drive team performance through effective goal setting, coaching, engagement, and professional development initiatives.
• Support business development activities, helping to identify and pursue new market opportunities and service offerings.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to align operational delivery with wider strategic objectives.
• Manage team resourcing, workforce planning, recruitment, and capacity management to support sustainable growth.
• Promote innovation, efficiency, and best practice across consultancy services.

About You

You will bring a strong academic background in Environmental Science or a related discipline, such as Geography, Geology, Biology, or Chemistry. Postgraduate qualifications and professional memberships, including IEMA, CIWEM, or equivalent, would be highly desirable.

You are a confident and credible leader with a passion for developing people and delivering outstanding client outcomes. You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
• A proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused approach to challenges and opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance client needs with business objectives.
• Experience managing complex projects, driving innovation, and delivering continuous improvement.
• Strong technical expertise within environmental consultancy, including areas such as environmental audits, impact assessments, flood risk, and regulatory consultation is highly desirable.

You will be comfortable making informed decisions, working autonomously when required, and collaborating effectively across departments to support both business growth and team success. Most importantly, you will be passionate about empowering others, building strong relationships, and helping shape the future direction of our environmental consultancy services.

About Us

Landmark Information Group holds a wide portfolio of market leading Prop-Tech (property technology) businesses that span an incredible range of markets and technology platforms across the sector. We are at the forefront of innovation and thought leadership in the property industry, being a supplier of national property-related data.

We deliver award-winning solutions to estate agency, conveyancing, surveying, lender valuations, land asset management, environmental consultancy, and Government markets. This is a chance to join the business as we make major steps forward in leveraging the latest cloud and large-scale technologies to start bringing together the entire market to a unified platform.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The Interview Process

• Screening video call via Microsoft Teams with a member of the Talent Acquisition team.
• First-stage video interview via Microsoft Teams with the Line Manager. This will include competency-based questions.
• Personality questionnaire.
• Second-stage interview (in person) at our Brighton office with the Line Manager, Managing Director and a member of the People team.

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026