Director of Sustainability & Climate Resilience

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Business Overview & Role Summary

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science® to improve the quality of life around the world. We believe our employees are the key to our success. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and the dedication of our employees-28,000 people working together across disciplines and time zones to provide smart, sustainable solutions for challenging projects.

Tetra Tech is a global leader in several markets. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and international development. Below are some key markets and services where we use our Leading with Science® approach to meet our clients' needs.

• Biodiversity

• Climate Services

• Defence Services

• Design and Engineering

• Disaster Recovery and Emergency Management

• Energy

• Environment

• High Performance Buildings

• Infrastructure

• International Development

• Management Consulting

• Mining and Manufacturing

• Resource Management

• Solid Waste Solutions

• Surveying and Mapping

• Transportation

• Technology Solutions

• Water

We embark on our journey in the UK and Europe in an incredibly strong position and have already seen significant and sustained growth.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sustainability & Climate Resilience Director to join the leadership team in Tetra Tech's Environment, Sustainability & Planning (ESP) business. Reporting into the Managing Director, the role will focus on the growth and diversification of our Sustainability & Climate Resilience Discipline.

The Director of Sustainability & Climate Resilience will be an experienced sustainability/ energy/ environmental professional, with a strong track record. They will lead on the delivery of sustainability services to new and existing clients and provide expert sustainability advice to internal and external stakeholders. The role will focus on combining and, importantly, growing our workload in this area, collaborating with colleagues domestically and globally, building this strategically important business line for our operating unit. In addition to service delivery responsibilities, the candidate will need to demonstrate excellent business development, commercial management and team leadership capabilities. With energy, insight and the right strategic leadership, the team offers a solid position on which to develop and build an exciting future alongside other parts of ESP.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the sustainability and climate resilience team, grow the team and its capabilities, expand and diversify its services, set goals and objectives aligned with Tetra Tech's strategy for growth and business improvement.
• Inform the direction of the team to align with the business strategy and market conditions.
• Develop the strategic vision for the sustainability and climate resilience discipline, with associated business case and KPIs. Monitor progress against these KPIs reporting to senior leadership on performance.
• Deliver profitable performance and ensure that the implementation of financial and cost controls result in effective, timely and accurate monitoring of the wider core and virtual sustainability and climate resilience team(s) at Tetra Tech Europe.
• Develop, optimise and own a portfolio and pipeline of fee-earning work and client relationships, leading by example and structuring delivery of the wider portfolio and pipeline of fee-earning work across your direct and wider virtual team
• Lead, inspire and mentor team members to work coherently as a team, leveraging expertise and resources from across the wider business.
• Lead and co-ordinate business development and client relationship management, promoting our sustainability and climate resilience services and wider business at every opportunity, undertaking initiatives to actively raise our profile both internally and externally.
• Act as a role model for professional standards and behaviours within the business, seeking ways to work collaboratively with other operating units in the best interest of the business.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence across all aspects of delivery.
• Represent the business through wider sector initiatives, showing strong leadership and technical expertise.
• Compliance with commercial and operational governance processes (Policy 100), ensuring risks are minimised.
• Full P&L accountability for the discipline.

Experience

You must be self-motivated, professional, enthusiastic, determined and resilient with an ability to inspire and be able to demonstrate that you have:

• Experience operating to a very high standard in the private or public sectors with extensive knowledge of sustainability market conditions, opportunities and competition
• A proven track record in winning frameworks and projects via competitive tender processes, managing major projects and frameworks and of leading a suite of multi-disciplinary projects across a large organisation
• A positive reputation in the sector with a wide stakeholder (client) base and excellent interpersonal, business development and communication skills
• The ability to think strategically
• A high level of financial acumen
• The ability to inspire, encourage, develop and lead colleagues at all levels
• Can positively represent Tetra Tech in the highly competitive consultancy market

Qualifications:

• Relevant undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, STEM subject or, equivalent

• Post graduate qualifications in a relevant subject

• Extensive relevant sustainability and climate resilience/ energy/ environmental consultancy experience with a track record of successful business development and management of a diversity of projects across multiple sectors

• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body

Tetra Tech's approach is to nurture and develop our people at all levels so there will be opportunities for professional development, mentoring and to diversify experience. We have clearly defined career frameworks for each technical team so progression can be openly discussed and supported both for this role and for the other members of the sustainability and climate resilience team.

We give our people the flexibility to manage their work and life responsibilities simultaneously. We offer agile working to empower our teams to decide when, where and how to work while still offering our clients the best possible service. We encourage participation in our diversity, equality and inclusivity groups to establish our business as a more diverse and inclusive organisation and promote a wellbeing culture by providing access to information and resources. We offer volunteer days, birthday holiday and a range of attractive flexible benefits to suit each individual.

About Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits. Learn more by visiting www.tetratecheurope.com/careers

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter on the Careers portion of our website at Tetra Tech Europe Careers - Jobs (selectminds.com)

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity / shared parental leave.

We are very happy to discuss flexible working, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.