Strutt & Parker – Associate Director-Senior Associate Director, Natural Capital

BNP Paribas Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Associate Director to enhance their Natural Capital offerings. The role involves project management, client engagement, and collaboration across various teams to drive impactful environmental initiatives, including biodiversity and sustainable agriculture projects.

Benefits

Private medical cover

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

Health screening and gym discounts

Life assurance at 8 x basic salary

Bonus scheme participation

Qualifications

• Experience in natural capital project development, especially in the UK.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Familiarity with Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue opportunities for natural capital projects.
• Provide investment advice on natural capital opportunities.
• Lead natural capital projects from inception to completion.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Project Management

Natural Capital Knowledge

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

The role

We are looking for a Senior Associate Director, to join our team and contribute to our Natural Capital offering in England. This will include supporting teams across the Strutt & Parker business, developing and delivering natural capital projects, and representing the business to clients and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and pursuing opportunities for natural capital projects such as rewilding, landscape scale conservation, biodiversity net gain, carbon sequestration, sustainable agriculture, and other natural based solutions such as natural flood management.

• Supporting our natural capital business by developing and managing relationships with landowners, investors, funders, regulators, NGOs and other stakeholders involved in natural capital projects.

• Providing investment and asset management advice to Strutt & Parker teams and investors throughout England on natural capital opportunities, risks and returns.

• Leading and overseeing the delivery of natural capital projects from inception to completion, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money.

• Building and managing an internal network of colleagues with a specific interest in natural capital to support you with delivering the natural capital offering.

• Representing Strutt & Parker at external events and forums, promoting our natural capital services and expertise.

• Providing leadership and advice on Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in environmental science, ecology, natural resource management, forestry, Agriculture, REALM, Project management or related field.

• Experience in natural capital project development and delivery, preferably in the UK context.

• Strong knowledge of natural capital concepts, principles, methods and tools, including valuation, accounting and reporting preferred.

• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with diverse internal and external stakeholders.

• A passion for nature conservation and environmental sustainability.

• Confidence to speak to small and large audiences.

• Experience of and understanding in the Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality regimes in England.

• Experience in project management, organising contractors and other professionals to facilitate project mobility.

• Some management experience not essential but preferable.

• Experience in dealing with large corporate clients as well as smaller private clients.

The ideal candidate will likely have:

• Experience of working in a consultancy role advising on Natural Capital

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work

• Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.