Sustainability and Net Zero Consultant – Housing

Turner & Townsend Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Sustainability and Net Zero Consultant. The role offers opportunities to manage projects that support housing sustainability programs and lead on net zero strategies. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in sustainability, project management, and excellent communication skills. The position focuses on supporting social housing providers in their transition to net zero carbon.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent relevant work experience in sustainability.
• Extensive experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong subject matter expertise of net zero and ESG policy.

Responsibilities

• Line manage junior consultants and support their professional development.
• Manage projects including client liaison and budget management.
• Support social landlords in delivering net-zero strategies.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Problem-solving

Relationship management

Education

Degree in sustainability or relevant experience

Job description

Sustainability and Net Zero Consultant – Housing

• Full-time

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Our specialist Housing Sustainability and Net Zero team is growing in response to rising demand from social housing providers and public sector organisations. We are looking for individuals with demonstrable industry experience of supporting housing sustainability programmes to support investment planning and delivery on the net zero carbon agenda.

Our Consultants join us from a range of organisations and will have played key roles in the development and delivery of housing and/or real estate sustainability projects, with demonstrable technical experience in retrofit and possibly with line management responsibilities.

In this role you’ll be at the forefront of the net zero carbon transition in the UK’s housing and public sectors. The specific role will be shaped around the individual skills and experience that you bring, with a range of opportunities from developing net zero energy and ESG strategies to project delivery support on some of the UK’s most innovative, market shaping projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• To line manage junior consultants and play a key role in their professional development
• To support the development of business cases for new service areas
• To take a lead role in managing projects, including client liaison, team resource management and budget management
• To support social landlords and public sector bodies through the delivery journey of their net-zero strategies and investment programmes
• To lead on the analysis of housing asset data to benchmark energy performance and develop investment scenarios against energy performance and net zero targets
• To support social landlords to measure their environmental performance and put in place ESG strategies and reporting frameworks
• To support the delivery of current industry assistance programmes including the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator

Requirements:

• Degree qualified or equivalent relevant work experience in a sustainability or environment related topic, with a focus on housing and/or the wider built environment
• Systematic approach to project management, with extensive experience of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Demonstrable experience in interpreting and using data to drive decarbonisation and asset planning
• Strong subject matter expertise of net zero and ESG policy and strategy in the social housing sector
• Excellent communication skills, ability to develop succinct and accurate communications covering complex subject matter
• Great problem-solving skills, adopting the most suitable approach for clients and your team
• Strong relationship management skills developed through client facing roles

We are 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.