Principal Sustainability EMEA

dss+; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in London is hiring a Principal to lead sustainability consulting across EMEA. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of relevant experience, focusing on business development and client relations. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to drive impactful sustainability initiatives while collaborating with a team of experts. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree, with an MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of consulting experience, with 10+ years in management consulting.
• Strong core consulting skills essential for sustainability solutions.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining trusted client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Grow sustainability consulting across EMEA.
• Mentor and support managers and consultants.
• Develop innovative sustainability solutions for clients.

Skills

Sustainability expertise

Client relationship management

Consulting experience

Business development

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or business

MBA or MS

Job description

Job description

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

At dss+, we are not just a conventional operations consulting firm; we are implementers and change makers. Our passion lies in engaging organisations to craft resilient and sustainable businesses, guiding them through transformational changes in sustainability, safety, risk and resilience and through their energy transition. We take the complex world of risk and sustainability and translate it into actionable roadmaps that work with our client’s businesses. We implement, working side‑by‑side with our clients to deliver real, tangible impact and results.

dss+ services fall into three core areas, sustainability, operational risk management, operational excellence, each bolstered by learning, development and culture change solutions and digital technologies. Teams around the globe work with clients in metals and mining, chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, agriculture, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity.

We pride ourselves in combining industry experts and on‑the‑ground experience with strong people‑centric change management capabilities. This creates the perfect blend to support our clients from intent to impact, enabling them to protect what they care for, transform their organisation, and sustain the changes required to make their vision a reality, in a practical actionable way.

Let’s see where our shared vision leads.

We have a strong growth trajectory, which means unprecedented opportunity for the people on our teams. Join forces with technical operations executives, experienced line managers and qualified coaches who all share a problem‑solving mindset and a passion for what they do.

Because we're mission driven, dedicated to protecting, transforming and sustaining positive change, this role, and the resources you’ll have, offers you the ideal platform to make a difference. And, because we don’t just advise on, but also implement best practices, the latest thinking and our own proven methodologies, you will be able to see the positive impact of your efforts. You will also be able to engage and leverage our wider global community of 100+ sustainability consultants including our Energy Transition & Decarbonisation, Climate Risk, Circular Economy, Product Compliance and Responsible Advisory teams.

Job requirements

Does this sound like you?

As a Principal (equity partner), you will take ownership of growing our sustainability consulting offering across EMEA. Working collaboratively with our industry and market leads, you will contribute to developing solutions for some of our clients’ most pressing challenges whilst mentoring and supporting our managers and consultants to deliver impact. You will nurture and grow existing client relationships and create new business opportunities. You will lead the personal development of selected colleagues as part of their career journey.

At the highest level, you will have the chance to:

Live and breathe dss+ Core Values and Mission Critical Behaviours and encourage others to do the same. As a company and individually, we are here to deliver value, walk our talk, keep learning, work in teams and be engaged. Read more about what we value here – https://www.consultdss.com/4ad684/globalassets/assets/documents/dss-code-of-conduct.pdf

• Use consulting skills to design innovative and adapted sustainability solutions to drive growth among a strong existing portfolio and new dss+ clients.
• Keep your sights on the big picture, overseeing program delivery, developing client relationships, leading cross‑team initiatives and developing promising talent.
• Plug into technical, regional and global communities to build working relationships and a strong network of resources.
• Advance the way the industry thinks, contributing to emerging dss+ IP, reusable assets, thought leadership and more.
• Become recognised as a sustainability expert and trusted thought partner within dss+ and to our clients.

You will be contributing to:

• Building strong relationships and a strong pipeline of projects in the sustainability field in the main European markets (Italy, Spain, France, Germany, UK) and across the Middle East.
• Team with colleagues to create pull and leverage our existing client network to advance the dss+ sustainability consulting practice and integrated offerings.
• Actively build and develop new trusted client relationships across EMEA and in our core industries.
• Establish durable internal and external networks to scale our sustainability strategy value proposition and impact to clients.
• Develop, lead and drive implementation of the dss+ offerings in sustainable operations, focusing in particular on climate, resources and sustainable finance.
• Oversee and guide our teams on client engagement, proposal development and impactful delivery.
• Nurture and inspire your team's talent, expertise and capability for standout client value and as well as off‑the‑charts employee engagement.

Who are you today?

Here’s what we think you might look like. You’re most likely an experienced Senior Manager or Principal (partner) in an operations or management consulting organisation, with an impressive commercial track record in selling and overseeing delivery of sustainability, energy transition or operational excellence services across EMEA. You’re focused on delivering value to your clients and take long‑term client relationships seriously. You’re a great listener and a client solutions’ architect, allowing you to develop offers and solutions that meet each client’s unique needs.

Beyond that, be yourself. At dss+ we embrace and celebrate diversity. This is, above all, an inclusive culture in which everyone contributes, and everyone has the chance to develop their talents further. We’d like to see:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or business. MBA, MS or more is even better.
• Seasoned professional with 15+ years plus consulting experience and at least 10 years in management consulting with strengths in building and maintaining trusted client relationships.
• Strong core consulting skills.
• Experienced with operations management value drivers, standards, industry guidelines, analytics and technologies.
• Demonstrated success in developing and delivering high‑impact engagements in industrial environments and leading multidisciplinary delivery teams. Consulting experience in the main European markets.
• Experience in different aspects of circular economy such as
  • Addressing resource scarcity and efficiency, helping clients go from strategy to implementation.
  • Advising on business and operational resilience including integration of recycling content, take‑back operations, adaptation to evolving legal landscape on various environmental and product‑related obligations.
  • Designing implementation roadmaps and advising clients on their operating model, including supply‑chain relationship, developing of voluntary standards, auditing and conformity verification processes.
  • Advising on environmental liabilities, soil contamination, remediation programs and waste permitting‑licensing.
  • Designing and advising on the implementation of process optimisation and waste management.
  • Advising on the regulatory framework and its impact on business.
  • Experience in advising on the climate transition, chiefly:
  • Energy transition and decarbonisation of direct operations.
  • Adaptation to physical climate risks and enhancement of operational resilience.

Other information:

• Willingness to travel within EMEA.
• Based out of the UK/Italy/France/Spain.

In return, dss+ assures that you will have the opportunity to thrive in a fast‑paced, rapidly growing consulting environment. You can build capabilities and deliver meaningful results that clients appreciate and can make you feel proud.

Details

Hybrid

• London, Greater London, United Kingdom
• Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
• Paris, Île‑de‑France, France
• Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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