Head of Sustainability

Sustainable Futures Group | SFG; London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the sustainability sector is seeking a Head of Sustainability to drive technical excellence and business growth. This senior role in London offers a hybrid working model and the opportunity to manage a skilled team, shaping the future of sustainability consulting and making a significant impact in the built environment.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

Company pension scheme

Flexible hybrid working model

Pathway to Director-level position

Autonomy to lead and grow the team

Qualifications

• Strong consultancy background and experience in sustainability services.
• Experience managing a team and running a business unit.
• Confident communicator able to win work and pitch to clients.

Responsibilities

• Leading a multi-disciplinary sustainability team across various services.
• Overseeing technical quality and acting as third signatory on key outputs.
• Growing the sustainability offering through market insight and collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Consultancy

Client Relationship Management

Technical Expertise

Market Insight

Education

Postgraduate degree in sustainability or related subject

Job description

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Ready to lead and grow a sustainability function at the heart of the built environment?

Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) is working with a well-established, multi-disciplinary consultancy to recruit a Head of Sustainability – a commercially focused leadership role driving both technical excellence and business growth across a broad range of sustainability services.

Based in London with hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days WFH), this is a rare opportunity to step into a senior role with full responsibility for team performance, service development, and strategic direction – all while working alongside experts in architecture, MEP, project management and surveying.

Why this role?

This is a leadership role with real autonomy – managing a multi-skilled team delivering retrofit consultancy, BREEAM, lifecycle carbon, ESG strategies, and planning support. The consultancy has a strong reputation in the public sector, and the sustainability team is seen as a key growth driver for the future.

You’ll lead the function as a standalone business unit, supported by board-level leadership but trusted to make the technical and commercial decisions. It’s ideal for someone who thrives on ownership and visibility – and wants to take a team and service offering to the next level.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and managing a multi-disciplinary sustainability team across energy, carbon, planning, retrofit and certification services (such as BREEAM)
• Taking ownership of service line performance, client relationships, bids, and commercial delivery
• Overseeing technical quality and acting as third signatory on all key outputs
• Growing the sustainability offering through market insight, business development and cross-discipline collaboration
• Representing the team internally and externally at events, forums and with clients
• Supporting the wider business with internal ESG reporting and carbon planning initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Strong consultancy background with experience leading sustainability services in the built environment
• Postgraduate degree in sustainability or related subject – desirable
• Experience managing a team and running a business unit or cost centre
• Confident communicator, able to win work, pitch to clients and represent the company externally
• Technically credible across key UK sustainability frameworks including PAS 2035/2038, lifecycle assessment, and BREEAM

What’s on Offer

• Salary in the region of £85,000 – £100,000 depending on experience
• Performance-related bonus
• Company pension scheme
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Clear pathway to Director-level position for the right candidate
• Full autonomy to lead, shape and grow your team and service line

This isn’t just another consultancy role - it’s a chance to lead from the front, define your career trajectory, and make a real impact in a growing, strategically important team.

Apply now through Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) – Global Recruitment Experts in Sustainability, ESG & HSE.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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