Senior Sustainability Consultant - GHG Accounting and ESG Advisory

Turner & Townsend; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Consultant in Sustainability to join their Sustainable Cities & Workplaces team. The role involves delivering high-quality consultancy services focusing on Net Zero and ESG. Candidates should possess knowledge of GHG inventories and regulatory frameworks, along with strong analytical skills. This position offers the chance to work with high-profile clients and contribute to significant environmental projects.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for career progression

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of climate-related regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to articulate business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality sustainability consultancy advice.
• Develop decarbonisation roadmaps with defined targets.
• Provide technical expertise on carbon markets.

Skills

GHG inventories

Decarbonisation strategies

Carbon markets

ESG and sustainability reporting

Climate policy analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Client management

Education

Relevant degree or industry experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making the difference, transforming performance on the world's most impactful programmes for a green, inclusive, and productive world. That means challenging ourselves and others to deliver better outcomes for our clients, helping each other to make the most of our potential, and using our Influence to build a better world for everyone. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical mega projects, in over 118 offices across 50 countries.

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading providers of consulting services to the Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Real Estate sectors globally, ranked Number 1 in the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250. Through using our proven and wide ranging skills, methodologies, and industry knowledge over the past 75+ years we have created the premier, differentiated programme, project, and cost management global consultancy, and are now in strategic partnership with CBRE.

Job Description

Our Team

Our Sustainability team specialises in helping client organisations to measure, manage and reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and achieve wider sustainability aims. Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Delivery of city/regional carbon reduction programmes;
• Development of carbon management strategies, including Net Zero strategies;
• Carbon footprint and greenhouse gas reporting, and associated ESG disclosures;
• Identification and assessment of energy saving opportunities and investment case support;
• Green building certification assurance on real estate capital projects;
• Estates decarbonisation plan and heat decarbonisation plans; and
• Net Zero programme management and delivery.

Our specialist sustainable Cities & Workplaces team is growing in response to rising demand from private and public sector organisations. We are seeking individuals with experience and knowledge in building certification, and/or real estate decarbonisation to boost our resources.

Job Description

We are seeking experienced and highly motivated professionals in Net Zero and sustainability to fulfil the role of Senior Consultant in our Sustainable Cities & Workplaces team, a friendly, inclusive and fast-growing team of sustainability consultants that supports clients with their transition to low-carbon, sustainable future models.

If you have experience in Real Estate Sustainability, are an innovative thinker with a proactive approach and have worked in or around Net Zero / Sustainability projects and programmes then we want to talk to you.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile clients from various sectors, while developing and delivering a broad range of sustainability services.

You will join a talented team with real breadth to make a positive impact on society. We have a friendly and inclusive team culture and strong support to help shape Turner & Townsend's wider response to climate and ecological emergencies.

This is an opportunity for real impact and career progression, joining a global professional services company and take a leading role in the transition to a Net Zero world.

Overview of the role

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality sustainability, Net Zero, and ESG consultancy advice. For this you will need experience and understanding of some of the following:

• GHG Inventories: Prepare Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories for corporations, cities, and sectors in line with ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol.
• Decarbonisation Strategies: Develop and deploy tools for GHG baseline emission calculations and forecasting. Design and implement decarbonisation roadmaps with clearly defined targets and timelines aligned with SBTi and national climate goals.
• Carbon Markets and Pricing: Provide technical expertise on carbon markets, emissions trading schemes, and voluntary carbon offsetting.
• ESG and Sustainability Reporting: Support clients with ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g., CDP, ISSB, ESRS, GRI, CSRD, SEC Climate Disclosure).

• Climate Policy Analysis: Advise on regulatory and policy developments related to climate change, including corporate climate disclosures, Scope 3 emissions, and carbon taxation

Qualifications

We are looking to add a range of skills and experience to the team, not necessarily all in the same individual, including:

Essential

• Suitably qualified in a related subject or appropriate industry experience;
• Strong knowledge of climate-related regulatory frameworks, such as TCFD, ISSB, IPCC reports, ESG disclosure requirements, GHG inventories, lifecycle assessments (LCA), and corporate sustainability frameworks
• Experience in developing ISO 14064 GHG inventories of scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions
• Ability to review, analyse and benchmark GHG data and carbon emissions calculations in the built environment, including use of international conversions and benchmarks;
• Experience in developing decarbonisation strategies with costed pathways
• Experience in carbon markets
• Experience in climate policy analysis
• Excellent analytical and communication skills - we believe in the use of quality data to drive objective decision making;
• Enthusiasm for growing a team and business in a fast-moving environment;
• Good commercial awareness including the ability to articulate business decisions within the wider context and market trends;
• Attention to detail in service delivery, communications, and working with others;
• Effective client and stakeholder relationship management experience;
• Ability to play a key role in managing projects, including client liaison, team resource coordination, and budget oversight;
• Competent user of data management software (for example Excel) and systems for data cleansing, management, analytics, and quality assurance;

Desirable

• Experience of line management;
• Experience of business development including preparing proposals and inputting into competitive tenders;
• Experience in a consulting or advisory role;
• Knowledge of embodied or whole life carbon calculation or strategy on refurbishment and new build projects
• Professional certifications such as ISO 14064 Lead Verifier, CFA in ESG Investing, or GARP SCR are advantageous.
• Strategy/project delivery experience in the built environment
• Experience of working with corporate clients, FTSE companies or global businesses.
• Experience with developing climate finance strategies, including pathways for green investments and transition finance.
• Experience in conduct climate risk modelling and scenario analysis, including evaluating RCP/SSP scenarios, stress testing, and projection models.
• Experience in financial and economic risk analysis and understanding the monetary impacts of climate risks
• Experience in utilising Life Cycle Assessment tools to analyse embodied carbon in infrastructure and master planning projects.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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