Sustainability Consultant

Location London
Discipline: Reporting, Consultancy, Analysis, Projects
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £50000
Contact name: Serrol Osman

Contact email: serrol@verdantsearch.com
Job ref: 60
Published: 2 months ago
Startdate: ASAP

Rapidly growing ESG software business with it’s own consultancy arm is seeking a Sustainability Consultant to be based in central London.

Reporting into a Practice Lead you will support clients with their ESG reporting, offer strategic advice, manage client accounts and workflows, deliver projects and build relationships with clients.

Key duties will include:

  • Actively engage and advise clients to support the measurement, monitoring and reduction of GHG emissions.

  • Support the software platforms product development by offering enhancement ideas.

  • Support the analysis of ESG opportunities relevant to each client’s business model.

  • Board and C-suite advisory and stakeholder management.


Candidates MUST have:

  • Proven experience with GHG accounting principles, covering scopes 1-3 and SBTi guidelines.

  • Experience of ESG reporting frameworks such as SECR and TCFD.

  • Good track record within sustainability, either at a consultancy; OR in-house corporate sustainability department with a focus on corporate ESG strategy and reporting.

  • Good client facing skills, including presenting and stakeholder management.


Desirable are:

  • Experience working with ESG software.

  • Experience of planning and implementing net zero decarbonisation strategies.

  • Understanding of data analysis, data modelling and associated methodologies.

  • Exposure to LCA databases or tools, e.g. GaBi, Ecoinvent, OpenLCA or SimaPro.

  • Experience with The FLAG reporting framework.

  • Experience delivering in the consumer services or Food & Beverage (F&B) sectors.


This is a wonderful opportunity to join a progressive business, with hybrid working patterns that is looking to deliver a unique and first class service. The successful candidate will receive a basic of between £35,000 - £55,000, equity and good benefits.