Principal Consultant sustainability

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference - we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.A cooperative team member supporting team members in the successful delivery of projects; Capable of completing tasks and activities with mínimal supervision, taking responsibility for your own time management and ability to work towards overall project timescales and potentially tight deadlines; Expected to support business generation activities where required, such as bid writing and developing marketing material.

Interested in building strong, professional client relationships and identifying and resolving client’s issues; able to analyse information quickly and efficiently, choose or recommend from a range of options and make decisions where the parameters are unclear, and judgement needs to be exercised;
Aside from accepting personal responsibility for the quality and commercial delivery aspects of your work you will be expected to develop skills and share knowledge within the whole consulting practice;
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 112 offices worldwide

**Job Description**:
**JOB PURPOSE**:
The planet needs you Sustainability and decarbonisations are the key challenges in today’s world with most countries and companies pledging to significantly reduce their emissions for common good. Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced leader and performer who is passionate about climate change mitigation to support their Sustainability Department. Advises and supports clients in developing sustainability and decarbonization strategies and tactics for their organisations, and in implementing, tracking and evaluating these measures.

Part of Turner & Townsend services is the following:

- Delivery of city/regional carbon reduction programmes
- Development of carbon management strategies, including net zero strategies
- Carbon footprint and greenhouse gas reporting
- Identification and assessment of energy savings
- Real Estate decarbonisation plan
- Net zero programme management and delivery.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Supports the development of the Sustainability Business Unit with respect to strategy, and sourcing
- and developing new opportunities in alignment with annual targets.
- Develop and implement carbon neutral strategies, framework, policies and procedures, data management and implementation plans via a Sustainability Journey Map methodology to achieve client’s objectives for energy security, resource efficiency, cost reduction, decarbonisation (Scopes 1, 2, 3) and risk management.
- Determine key metrics, using systemised tools for client performance tracking and reporting.
- Oversee client’s carbon tax accounting and Greenhouse Gas reporting.
- Provide input into client’s Annual Reports, ensuring that required standards and best practice frameworks are followed, providing the required level of assurance.
- Confidently advise and present to client executive management and deliver accurately and timely, building and maintaining excellent client relationships.
- Keep abreast with the latest Sustainability regulations and best practice, and disseminate effective communication, awareness and training where appropriate.
- Represent the company on forums, workshops and conferences by facilitating, networking and/or presenting on Sustainability-related matters.

In addition to the above as the Net Zero Consultant you are expected to demonstrate some or all of the following competencies:

- Ability to review, analyse and benchmark energy performance in the built environment.
- Competent user of data management software (for example Excel) and systems for data cleansing, management, analytics, and quality assurance.
- Ability to scope retrofit projects and identify potential technical solutions.
- Experience in conducting building energy audits to an approved standard client support and stakeholders management will be beneficial
- Attention to detail in service delivery, communications, and working with others.
- Demonstrably excellent analytic and communication skills - we believe in the use of quality data to drive objective decision making.
- Experience in carbon emission calculations; and Consultancy experience would be an advantage as would experience of winning work and inputting into proposals/bids.

**Qualifications**:
**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum 7 - 10 years of relevant experience (essential), preferably in a consulting environment experience of delivering Sustainability consultancy support for clients is essential,
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or Environmental Science or related (essential).
- Post graduate qualifications and/or certifications relevant to the role.
- Experience of working in Real Estate, Infrastructure and Advisory sectors (e.g., transport,