Net Zero Carbon Accounting Lead (Remote)

Energise | B Corp™

St. Neots

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Unlimited annual leave

Private healthcare

Flexible and remote-first working

Job summary

Energise is seeking a Senior Consultant (Carbon Accounting) to own and deliver high-quality carbon and Net Zero work across client projects. You will mentor juniors, uphold technical standards, and build strong client relationships to sustain engagement.

The role combines technical delivery with leadership and commercial awareness in a remote-first UK context. The position focuses on carbon footprinting, Net Zero pathways, and environmental reporting across scopes 1–3, with opportunities to lead

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent in a carbon, environmental or sustainability-related field.
Proven experience delivering carbon footprinting and reporting across scopes 1, 2 and 3, with strong working knowledge of the GHG Protocol, relevant ISO and SBTi standards.
Strong data interpretation skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively using data.
High level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness across all deliverables.
Excellent verbal and written communication, including confident presentation and workshop delivery.
Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple customers and priorities and deliver quality work on time.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver carbon accounting projects across scopes 1, 2 and 3 in line with the GHG Protocol, ensuring work lands on time, in full and within budget.
Map and present customers' pathways to Net Zero, including Science-based Targets, and turn data into a clear story that inspires action.
Prepare complex carbon footprints and reporting to an assurance-ready standard, keeping data, evidence, assumptions and methodologies clear and traceable.
Quality assure fellow consultants’ work to ensure consistent high quality, assurance-ready outputs.
Deliver complementary sustainability services such as ESOS and SECR, life cycle analyses (LCA), supply chain assessment and climate-related risk and opportunity assessments.
Support continuous improvement of carbon accounting methodologies and service design in line with recognised standards and best practice
Engage with customer supply chains to extend the reach and impact of our work.
Manage customer projects as Project Lead, ensuring customers’ needs are met, the project team are set up for successful delivery, work is completed to a good technical standard and identifying risks and challenges early and helping the team mitigate them.
Lead customer workshops and present to stakeholders at all levels with confidence and clarity.
Support customers to achieve and maintain relevant certification such as ISO 14064, ISO 14068 and Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) verification.
Mentor and support junior team members through peer review, feedback and technical guidance, and contribute to keeping our technical quality high.
Build strong customer relationships as a trusted advisor, helping customers progress with confidence and supporting retention.
Spot opportunities to deepen our impact with existing customers, contribute to account plans, and support our growth.
Research new technologies and methods, and use approved AI tools to improve how we deliver, contributing to service development and continuous improvement.
If desired, develop to become an effective line manager