Senior Net Zero Consultant

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Job Description

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About The Opportunity

We are looking for candidates from an environmental background with a passion and experience in carbon quantification and management. Joining the team at this critical time for climate action presents a great opportunity to influence the national agenda, shape best practice decarbonisation approaches and play a meaningful role on the pathway to Net Zero.

To find out more about our Sustainability Advisory business by clicking on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Sustainability Advisory | WSP

Responsibilities

• Advising and influencing stakeholders/decision makers for clients such as IKEA and National Highways
• Understanding and communicating carbon policies to clients, in support of them developing their own net zero roadmaps and strategies in line with SBTi.
• Leading senior stakeholder engagement workshops internally and externally
• Representing WSP at industry and online events, and in thought-leadership.
• Advising clients (local, regional, national and international) on how to decarbonise in line with carbon budgets and Net Zero
• Innovating, championing best practice and further developing WSP's decarbonisation services, tools and methodologies
• Training and upskilling staff to build a 'carbon conscious culture'
• Liaising with multi-discipline teams, including Design and Natural Capital teams
• Managing and contributing to large and complex proposals.

YOUR TEAM

You'll be part of a dynamic and growing team that:

• Prepares the groundwork for organisations to be able to pursue meaningful and purpose-led strategies, including setting targets (e.g. science-based, and net zero road maps and strategies)
• Liaises with multiple technical teams, including design teams, engineers and ecologists
• Has great opportunities for learning, development, and progression

Qualifications

• Have demonstrable experience in a professional business environment, for instance in consultancy or other relevant organisation;
• Have a strong background in leading carbon/net zero projects for a variety of client types
• Enjoy interacting with clients at senior manager and executive levels;
• Have experience of delivering projects, developing strategies and implementing change in the carbon areas described above;
• Possess deep applied knowledge of UK and international legislation, policy and guidance in the net zero sector
• Hold relevant degree (preferably at Masters' level)
• Are fully competent in conducting numerical analyses in Excel, using carbon software and digital platforms, apps and the production of concise, impactful written/presentation outputs to communicate to clients.
• Strong knowledge of GHG accounting principles
• Work well with a wide range of people on a global basis