Senior Sustainability Consultant

About this opportunity

We are seeking a Senior individual to join our UK Sustainability team during a period of growth. You will lead small to medium advisory commissions or defined workstreams, coordinating people and resources, assuring quality and acting as a reliable specialist to clients. Assignments may include, for example, portfolio certification, decarbonisation workstreams, life-cycle assessment programmes or EDD rollouts.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day accountability for commissions or workstreams, including scope, programme, resources, risk, quality and budget.

•  Define and lead the technical approach within delegated authority, producing and reviewing clear outputs and recommendations.

•  Manage client communications, workshops, expectations, actions and interfaces with other disciplines.

•  Coordinate small teams, delegate work, review outputs and provide constructive feedback and coaching.

•  Manage fees, budgets, and invoicing intervals, identify change and raise opportunities for additional services.

•  Draft technical sections of bids and fee proposals and where applicable to specialism support client interviews or presentations.

•  Improve and develop methods and tools, share knowledge, contribute to training, and consistent adoption.

•  Support line management and escalate contractual, technical or strategic risks promptly.

Success Measures:

• Delivery to agreed scope, quality, programme and budget.
• Trusted client relationships, well-managed change and contribution to repeat or additional work.
• Development of junior team capability and meaningful contribution to bids and service improvement.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements