Sustainability Consultant / Analyst

NUS Consulting; Redhill; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an experienced professional for a role in sustainability consulting. The ideal candidate should have a strong analytical background and a genuine passion for sustainability. Responsibilities include delivering strategic and operational services while working closely with clients on sustainability goals. A relevant bachelor's and master's degree, along with strong communication skills, are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years+ of professional sustainability-related experience.
• Highly numerate and analytical bachelor's degree.
• Strong written skills with sustainability understanding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategy and operational services in sustainability.
• Participate in design and delivery of products and services.
• Provide analytical support on energy and climate.

Skills

Sustainability consulting

Analytical skills

Client delivery experience

Energy and climate knowledge

Presentational and report-writing skills

Quantitative analysis

Microsoft Excel

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in sustainability

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a growing team providing consultancy services to commercial, industrial and public sector clients in support of their sustainability goals. You will be a key member of a small, dynamic and multi-skilled team which delivers strategy, analytical and operational services across the energy and climate dimensions of sustainability.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have previous commercial experience in sustainability consulting, in-house corporate sustainability and/or other relevant organisation (e.g. standard's/framework entity, think‑tank, or research house)
• Able to provide significant input on the design, development and delivery of products and services within the sustainability consulting team
• Proven record of working within teams in delivering large and challenging projects
• Deep knowledge of energy, climate and sustainability from a commercial, practitioner and academic perspective
• Experience of client delivery on the main reporting frameworks, standards and initiatives (e.g. CDP, SBTi, GHG Protocol, TCFD, GRI, plus latest ESG reporting developments)
• Experience and knowledge of the holistic dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental e.g. UN SDGs) a plus
• Relevant professional membership/qualification a plus

Education and Skills

• 2–5 years+ of professional sustainability‑related experience
• Highly numerate and analytical bachelor's degree
• Masters in sustainability‑related discipline, with strong written skills and solid understanding/awareness of the policy, market and corporate aspects of sustainability
• Experience or understanding of modelling and quantitative analysis
• Excellent presentational, report‑writing and data visualisation skills
• Clear communicator, able to synthesize and distil evidence/analysis into key messages
• Strong quantitative analytical and modelling skills
• Advanced competency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience of Python and other analytical tools highly desirable

The Person

• Genuine and deep passion for sustainability, and a desire to make meaningful change
• Be integral to the ongoing development of the sustainability business area at the company
• Open‑minded, intellectually curious person who is continually looking to discover and learn
• Creative problem‑solver with the ability to work to short/accelerated deadlines