Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - Climate17

Climate17

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Our client is an independent, pan-European sustainability consultancy who specialise in the commercial real estate sector.

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the role of Associate Director to help lead the growing professional sustainability consultancy team.

This position offers a very exciting opportunity to manage a team of highly capable consultants,manage high profile clients, oversee delivery of a broad spectrum of sustainability services, and ultimately drive significant positive environmental and social impact.

Passion and a determination to deliver excellence are essential qualities as is a commerciallyastute and innovative approach to delivering client solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead a growing team to deliver ESG strategy, net zero carbon, climate resilience, social impact, smart buildings, big data, and buildinglevel sustainability improvement programmes for clients.
Lead engagement with clients and external parties across panEuropean investment portfolios (e.g., heads of sustainability, asset managers, property and facilities management teams in real estate, financial and corporate sector client space.
Support clients to evolve their investment process to fully integrate ESG considerations.
Lead regulatory and voluntary sustainability disclosure/reporting (e.g., GRESB, UNPRI, TCFD).
Industry engagement (e.g., attending and speaking at conferences etc).
Business development activities towards expansion of existing client work as well as new client engagement.
Strategic and tactical input to the development of new products and services through direct involvement or support to service lines (technical teams covering ESG strategy, climate resilience, health/wellbeing, social value, data intelligence etc).

Requirements:

Proven proficient team leadership and staff management skills.
Familiarity with GRESB, environmental data and environmental legislation.
Clear understanding of managing complex programmes, competing priorities and multiple projects to a budget and target margin.
Strong proven client relationship management and stakeholder management (internal and external).
Knowledge of the built environment, preferably commercial real estate investment.
Knowledge of investment management and finance.
Experience of managing panEuropean stakeholders.
Environmental and energy audit experience for commercial buildings.
BREEAM In Use, Fitwel or WELL certification experience.
Sustainability strategy and leadership experience, preferably within real assets, finance, or construction.
Familiarity with TCFD, net zero carbon, EU SFDR.

About Us
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 decarbonisationof the energy sector.

**Inclusive Application Process