Jobs, fresher vacancy - Principal Sustainability Consultant - Defence • UK

Company: Turner & Townsend

UK

Job DescriptionWe are seeking experienced and highly motivated sustainability specialists at Principal level to work in our Sustainability Unit to support service delivery across a range of programmes in our Defence & Infrastructure division. The roles will seek to offer high impact consultancy support across the wide range of sustainability services as part of our expanding capability offering.These positions offer exciting opportunities to work with our high-profile clients as part of a large cross-cutting team within Turner & Townsend. The roles are based in the Sustainability Business Unit of Turner & Townsend.Accountabilities (Deliverables)Provide Principal level consultancy, project management and delivery services in one of more of the following disciplines: Net Zero Carbon, Planning and Sustainability Appraisal/Environmental Impact Assessment, Design for Environment/BREEAM, Circular Economy, Climate Resilience, Natural Capital, Sustainable Procurement, Social Value, Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability Training/Culture & Behaviours.Effectively manage the provision of sustainability services to deadlines and budget as part of a cross-functional team within Turner & Townsend and with partner consultancies.Provide a leading role in supporting our clients to develop and deliver sustainability strategies across projects and programmes throughout the asset lifecycle, including scoping, business case, procurement, contract management/troubleshooting, monitoring & verificationDevelop internal stakeholder relationships with other parts of Turner & Townsend, liaising with Key Account Managers and Sector Leads with a view to developing business opportunities and strategic pursuits.Responsibilities (Duties)Successful candidates will provide support and expert input into cross-cutting sustainability programmes. At Principal level, responsibilities may include any of a combination of the following:Developing net zero strategies, whole building or estate efficiency strategies,Energy efficiency consultancy – including through audits and technical advice, Energy efficiency and carbon emissions reductions for existing assetsProviding consultancy services to the client on Energy Performance ContractsNatural Capital delivery and biodiversity assessment and planningClimate Resilience and Risk Planning and mitigationSupport to planning through EIA/Sustainability AppraisalImplementation of Design for Environment capability including BREEAM/DREAM/LEEDDelivery of Sustainable Procurement and Social Value programmes through supply chain managementDelivery of Environmental Management Systems and ISO14001 compliance and certificationEstablishment and rollout of Sustainability Behavioural change programmes, capacity building, training and cultural change campaignsSenior level experience in programme management and leadership, strategy/project delivery experience in the built environment, Co-ordinating activities across various partners and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams would be beneficial. A key competency and skillset for all our people is to ensure client requirements are effectively identified, scoped and delivered to high quality standards