Senior Sustainability Consultant

Gleeds; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking a Senior Sustainability professional to lead UK advisory commissions and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs. The role focuses on decarbonisation, lifecycle assessment, and related services, ensuring quality and timely delivery for clients.

You will manage small to medium teams, guide junior staff, and contribute to bids and service improvements. The successful candidate will leverage significant consulting experience, manage budgets and client expectations, and drive

Qualifications

• Significant consulting or sector experience.
• Ability to lead defined workstreams or commissions.
• Strong specialist knowledge in certification, carbon assessment, decarbonisation or EDD services.
• Ability to review and assure the quality of technical outputs and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach and support junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day accountability for commissions or workstreams, including scope, programme, resources, risk, quality and budget.
• Define and lead the technical approach within delegated authority, producing and reviewing outputs and recommendations.
• Manage client communications, workshops, expectations, actions and interfaces with other disciplines.
• Coordinate small teams, delegate work, review outputs and provide constructive feedback and coaching.
• Manage fees, budgets, and invoicing intervals, identify change and raise opportunities for additional services.
• Draft technical sections of bids and fee proposals and where applicable to specialism support client interviews or presentations.
• Improve and develop methods and tools, share knowledge, contribute to training, and consistent adoption.
• Support line management and escalate contractual, technical or strategic risks promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Client communication

Quality assurance

Coaching junior staff

Education

Degree or equivalent

Professional qualification/accreditation

Job description

About this opportunity

We are seeking a Senior individual to join our UK Sustainability team during a period of growth. You will lead small to medium advisory commissions or defined workstreams, coordinating people and resources, assuring quality and acting as a reliable specialist to clients. Assignments may include, for example, portfolio certification, decarbonisation workstreams, life-cycle assessment programmes or EDD rollouts.

Responsibilities including but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day accountability for commissions or workstreams, including scope, programme, resources, risk, quality and budget.
• Define and lead the technical approach within delegated authority, producing and reviewing clear outputs and recommendations.
• Manage client communications, workshops, expectations, actions and interfaces with other disciplines.
• Coordinate small teams, delegate work, review outputs and provide constructive feedback and coaching.
• Manage fees, budgets, and invoicing intervals, identify change and raise opportunities for additional services.
• Draft technical sections of bids and fee proposals and where applicable to specialism support client interviews or presentations.
• Improve and develop methods and tools, share knowledge, contribute to training, and consistent adoption.
• Support line management and escalate contractual, technical or strategic risks promptly.

Success Measures:

• Delivery to agreed scope, quality, programme and budget.
• Trusted client relationships, well-managed change and contribution to repeat or additional work.
• Development of junior team capability and meaningful contribution to bids and service improvement.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Experience, Knowledge And Key Skills

• Significant relevant consulting or sector experience.
• Proven ability to lead defined workstreams or commissions and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs.
• Strong specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline; examples may include certification, carbon assessment, decarbonisation or EDD services.
• Ability to review and assure the quality of technical outputs and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach and support junior team members.
• Commercial awareness, including budgeting, fee management, change control and identification of additional services.

Qualifications

• Degree, equivalent qualification or relevant experience.
• Relevant professional qualification or accreditation where appropriate.

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.

Gleeds is committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected and valued. We uphold the principles of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) and embrace the diversity of our teams. As an equal opportunities employer, we provide support, flexibility and accessibility for all. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Talent Team at [email protected]

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