Associate Director, Decarbonisation

About the Job

Start here. Grow here.

Are you driven to help reduce our impact on the climate?  We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven record in helping to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across a range of projects from discrete local schemes through to high profile nationally significant infrastructure projects. You will support clients in transport, power, renewable energy and water to help them deliver their projects in a low carbon and sustainable way.

The role sits in our growing Carbon and ESG Practice consisting of over 50 people located across the UK. The Practice provides services in decarbonisations, climate risk, circular economy, waste management, social impact and sustainability to corporates and organisations as well as to infrastructure providers.

You will be work with the Practice leadership and Carbon Service Line lead to grow greenhouse gas advisory services in line with business strategy and priorities.

 As our Carbon & ESG team covers UK & I , and we support hybrid working we are flexible in terms of base location. This position can be based from our offices in Birmingham, Basingstoke, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Nottingham, or Manchester.

We are looking for a person with the following:

Demonstratable greenhouse gas management and reporting expertise:

• Experience of assessing greenhouse gas emissions on large infrastructure projects in the transport, power, renewables and water sectors.
• An understanding of the UK planning system regarding the impacts of projects on the climate including a working knowledge of the GHG/climate change Environmental Impact Assessment Process
• Experience of developing carbon management plans for infrastructure projects
• Excellent working knowledge of greenhouse gas reporting methodologies including GHG Protocol, PAS2080 and ISO 14000 series
• Working knowledge of UK/EU GHG policy and legislation
• Experience of leading the development of carbon management plans/Net Zero Transition Plans

A desire to deliver a quality service:

• Strong attention to detail and a desire to drive quality outputs

People management:

• Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff

Business development:

• Demonstratable commercial awareness for technical and project delivery, business development, marketing, and proposal preparation