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Principal Consultant - Decarbonisation
Timely Recruit Ltd
Croydon, KSA
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
4 weeks ago
DecarbonisationTransition PlanningFinancial ModellingCarbon ReductionEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy
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About the Role
Our client seeks an experienced Principal Consultant to lead decarbonisation and transition planning projects for corporates and mid-market organisations across the UK and Europe. You will develop practical carbon reduction roadmaps, build investment cases, and present board-level recommendations.
Key Skills for This Role
DecarbonisationTransition PlanningFinancial ModellingCarbon ReductionEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
- Lead decarbonisation and transition planning engagements
- Identify and assess key decarbonisation levers including energy efficiency, heating and cooling, controls, lighting, renewable energy, fleet electrification, retrofit, supplier engagement and operational change
- Develop practical carbon reduction roadmaps and investment cases
- Build ROI, CapEx and payback models to support investment decisions
- Present board level recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Support business development, proposals and client growth
- Mentor junior consultants and support team capability development
Requirements
- 8+ years experience in sustainability, energy, engineering or decarbonisation consulting
- Strong financial modelling and commercial advisory skills
- Significant experience in decarbonisation, built environment, engineering, sustainability consulting
- Experience delivering practical carbon reduction programmes
- Strong understanding of Scope 1, 2 and Scope 3 emissions
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- Our client is hiring for an experienced Consultant to lead decarbonisation and transition planning projects for corporates, Private Equity backed businesses and mid market organisations across the UK and Europe.
- This is a senior client facing role focused on turning net zero ambitions into practical, costed and deliverable implementation plans across estates, fleet, operations, energy and supply chains.
- You will also support wider climate and sustainability advisory projects, including Scope 3 reduction planning, IFRS S2 readiness and climate risk.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead decarbonisation and transition planning engagements
- Identify and assess key decarbonisation levers, including energy efficiency, heating and cooling, controls, lighting, renewable energy, fleet electrification, retrofit, supplier engagement and operational change.
- Develop practical carbon reduction roadmaps and investment cases
- Assess energy, operational and supply chain decarbonisation opportunities
- Build ROI, CapEx and payback models to support investment decisions
- Present board level recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Support business development, proposals and client growth
- Mentor junior consultants and support team capability development
Requirements
- 8+ years experience in sustainability, energy, engineering or decarbonisation consulting
- Strong financial modelling and commercial advisory skills
- Combination of Decarbonisation expertise and Commercial Leadership
- Carbon reduction delivery.
- Significant experience in decarbonisation, built environment, engineering, sustainability consulting.
- Support clients across different ownership structures by linking decarbonisation to operational efficiency and value creation.
- Ability to turn financial and technical analysis into clear business cases that support investment decisions and senior stakeholder buy in.
- Experience delivering practical carbon reduction programmes
- Experience of coordinating engineers, contractors, surveyors, technology providers or implementation partners.
- Strong understanding of Scope 1, 2 and Scope 3 emissions
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience within Private Equity, investor advisory or built environment decarbonisation is advantageous
Salary & Package
- £65,000 – £78,000 (Depending on experience)
- Private medical insurance
- Pension & life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Hybrid working
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