Senior Sustainability and Net Zero Consultant – Housing

Overview

Lead net‑zero housing sustainability projects and mentor junior consultants

Key Responsibilities

• business cases
• project management
• data analysis
• energy benchmarking
• esg reporting
• team leadership

Tasks

-To support the development of business cases for new service areas to expand our reach to cover new clients, sectors, and technologies -To support on identification of new business opportunities and contribute towards new bids. -To take a lead role in managing projects, including client liaison, team resource management and budget management -To support social landlords and public sector bodies through the delivery journey of their net-zero strategies and investment programmes, including: awareness, interest, business case, decision, procurement, build phase, monitoring, and completion -To lead on the analysis of housing asset data to benchmark energy performance and develop investment scenarios against energy performance and net zero targets -To support social landlords to measure their environmental performance and put in place ESG strategies and reporting frameworks (with a focus on environment but an awareness of social and governance issues for housing providers) -To support the delivery of current industry assistance programmes including the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator, working directly with housing providers to build their capacity to deliver housing retrofit -To line manage junior consultants and play a key role in their professional development and facilitating them to deliver excellent work

Requirements

• retrofit coordinator
• pas2035
• ghg protocol
• degree qualified
• net zero
• data analysis

What You Bring

-Experience of growing and managing effective teams -Business development experience – prospecting/lead development, developing business cases, bid writing and bid management -Self-starter, able to work independently -Strong subject matter expertise of net zero and ESG policy and strategy in the social housing sector -Systematic approach to project management, with extensive experience of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects, often simultaneously -Retrofit Coordinator training or other similar energy related qualifications and awareness of PAS2035 -Excellent communication skills, ability to develop succinct and accurate communications covering complex subject matter for delivery to both technical and non-technical audiences -Knowledge of sustainability reporting guidelines/frameworks, e.g. GHG protocol, CDP, TCFD -Social landlord/public sector experience and expertise: asset management, finance, development (ideally with specific experience of managing/coordinating capital spend and retrofit projects) -Great problem-solving skills, adopting the most suitable approach for clients and your team -Demonstrable experience in interpreting and using data to drive decarbonisation and asset planning, turning data into realisable projects and programmes -Construction and manufacturing sector experience, including construction contract management -Experience in developing and delivering guidance and/or tools to assist housing providers with retrofit projects -New build housing development experience -Ability to review, analyse and benchmark energy and carbon performance, including carbon footprinting, Whole Life Carbon assessment -Degree qualified or equivalent relevant work experience in a sustainability or environment related topic, with a focus on housing and/or the wider built environment -Ability to identify potential technical solutions for different housing archetypes, including fabric measures, low carbon heating and renewable energy -Strong relationship management skills developed through client facing roles

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About Turner & Townsend

-Operates across various sectors, including real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources, providing comprehensive services such as construction consultancy, asset and facilities management, and environmental consultancy. -Expertise spans advisory, cost and commercial management, digital solutions, and program management, enabling them to handle complex capital projects and drive transformative change for their clients. -With over 10,000 employees in 48 countries, the company leverages local knowledge and global expertise to deliver tailored solutions for each project.

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