Job Description

Principal Carbon Consultant - Sustainability

Are you ready to make a Seismic change?

Join us in leading the shift.

This is an exciting new role in a fast - growing sustainability advisory working to enable businesses to prosper by being a force for good. We are driven by our passion to help to fix our planet and inspire society to change for the better.

A Principal Consultant with expertise in Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi related services for corporates.

The successful applicant will:

• Member of our core Consulting Team, focused on helping our clients use our expertise in the most valuable and impactful ways for them
• Contributing to leading the strategy, growth objectives and delivery capabilities of our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line
• Developing and winning business through working with new and existing clients to identify their strategic Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi needs within a commercial framework
• Leading process improvement and optimisation within our Carbon, Net Zero & SBTi Service Line
• Identifying needs that the clients may not recognise and ensuring approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs
• Working with the leadership team to grow our presence in the UK and Europe
• Building strong and lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and our wider community
• Representing Seismic at industry events

About you

You believe that humanity and businesses need to make a seismic shift in the right direction and want to apply your consulting and analytical capabilities to help make that happen. At the same time you want to work in a friendly, collaborative and empathetic team who are delivering impactful projects for high-profile clients.

To be successful in this role you would need the following attributes:

• You have supported or led a commercial Carbon service offering within a professional services environment, focussed on external clients
• You have successful track record of contributing to the growth and development of a Consulting delivery team in a sustainability services business
• You are passionate about sustainability and have proven, relevant experience at a senior level, including helping organisations set strategies across the range of Carbon topics
• You have a proven track record of securing new business from existing and new clients in a strategic way that adds genuine value and impact
• You have direct line management experience and have ideally led and developed a junior and / or mid level consulting team
• You are energised by the pace of a mission driven scale-up culture
• You are resilient and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• You love coaching and developing others
• You are details oriented but not at the expense of making pragmatic decisions
• You have the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to facilitate complex or challenging client workshops involving a divers group of Participants
• You\'re a strategic thinker who doesn\'t get too bogged down in the minutiae
• You have strong self-awareness and can easily adapt to different clients, from energetic SMEs to complex large corporates
• You enjoy building relationships across the company and with clients

• You\'re commercially aware and understand the importance of strong commercial relationships
• Your written and in-person communication style is clear and concise.
• You act with empathy in a \'human first\' way
• You are excited about the opportunity to be part of a high performing team,

Importantly, you love client work and also working with teammates to iterate products and services. You are a team player - you like a laugh, but are not afraid to graft. You are a student of sustainability, have plenty to offer, and know you have even more to learn.

You are action oriented, have a keen eye for detail and enjoy juggling multiple projects and priorities and enjoy just the right amount of time pressure to help keep productive and focused. You are a \'people person\' with a knack for building relationships with a diverse group of people.

You are more excited by the opportunities of working for a young, fast growing, ever evolving, purpose-driven business than for a large corporation.

Application process

This position is managed by our partner, Climate17.

Seismic and Climate17 are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

If you require additional support, equipment or resources in order to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know.

Please email a copy of your CV and some brief reasons why this role is a fit for you to:

If you are a 3rd party organization or recruitment company, we ask that you refrain from contacting Seismic or Climate17 about this vacancy.

About Climate17

Climate17 is a purpose-led, international Renewable Energy & Sustainability recruitment firm. We provide specialist talent acquisition services to organisations seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, as well as those working towards the decarbonisation of the energy sector.

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