Principal Carbon Consultant

Seismic; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing sustainability advisory as a Principal Consultant, where you'll leverage your expertise in Carbon and Net Zero services to help businesses thrive while making a positive impact on the planet. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients, from SMEs to multinational corporations, and to contribute to a mission-driven team that values collaboration and innovation. With flexible working hours and a strong focus on personal development, you'll thrive in a supportive environment that encourages growth and meaningful contributions. If you're passionate about sustainability and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Professional development budget

Wellbeing budget

Home office setup budget

Bupa health insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Regular Team Socials

Annual retreat

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Carbon service offerings in a professional services environment.
• Proven track record in sustainability consulting and business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and growth objectives for Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi services.
• Build strong relationships with clients and represent the company at events.

Skills

Consulting

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Strategic Thinking

Project Management

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Join us in leading the shift.

This is an exciting new role in a fast-growing sustainability advisory working to enable businesses to prosper by being a force for good. We are driven by our passion to help to fix our planet and inspire society to change for the better.

What we are looking for

A Principal Consultant with deep technical expertise in Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi related services for corporates, and a proven ability to confidently present complex technical information to clients.

About us

At Seismic we have 2 key goals: to be the best place you have ever worked, and to help 10 million people join the shift by 2030.

Along with creating impact through everything we do, connecting and building relationships is a core priority for us. That goes for our relationships with our amazing clients and with our fantastic team of changemakers, made up of a strong mix of B Corp, Net Zero, Reporting and Sustainability Comms experts, throughout the UK and Europe.

We love working with our clients. From SMEs to multinational corporations, we are committed to enabling them to prosper by helping them become ever more impactful forces for good.

All that’s missing is you!

The role and its responsibilities

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

• Member of our core Consulting team, focused on helping our clients use our expertise in the most valuable and impactful ways for them
• Contributing to leading the strategy, growth objectives and delivery capabilities of our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line
• Developing and winning business through working with new and existing clients to identify their strategic Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi needs within a commercial framework
• Leading process improvement and optimisation within our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line
• Identifying needs that the clients may not recognise and ensuring approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs
• Working with the leadership team to grow our presence in the UK and Europe
• 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.

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

• You have supported or led a commercial Carbon service offering within a professional services environment, focussed on external clients
• You have a successful track record of contributing to the growth and development of a Consulting delivery team in a sustainability services business
• You are passionate about sustainability and have proven, relevant experience at a senior level, including helping organisations set strategies across the range of Carbon topics
• You have a proven track record of securing new business from existing and new clients in a strategic way that adds genuine value and impact
• You have direct line management experience and have ideally led and developed a junior and/or mid-level consulting team
• You are energised by the pace of a mission-driven scale-up culture
• You are resilient and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• You love coaching and developing others
• You are detail-oriented but not at the expense of making pragmatic decisions
• You have the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to facilitate complex or challenging client workshops involving a diverse group of participants
• You’re a strategic thinker who doesn’t get too bogged down in the minutiae
• You have strong self-awareness and can easily adapt to different clients, from energetic SMEs to complex large corporates
• You are happy thinking on your feet and can adapt existing plans to changing circumstances
• You enjoy building relationships across the company and with clients
• You’re commercially aware and understand the importance of strong commercial relationships
• Your written and in-person communication style is clear and concise.
• You act with empathy in a ‘human first’ way
• You are excited about the opportunity to be part of a high performing team, learning and growing with Seismic as we deliver our vision

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 action-oriented, 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 with a diverse group of people.

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

Location

You will be within commuting distance of our London office, attending the office (Spitalfields) 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.

Salary and benefits

• 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
• £200 per year wellbeing budget
• £200 home office setup budget
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing and benefits platform
• Bupa health insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Regular Team Socials
• Annual two-day Seismic retreat
• …and a roadmap for future benefits as we grow

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.