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Location: Remote with flexible working arrangements, all UK based locations considered. Our flexible office collaboration spaces, for those wishing to use them, are in Birmingham, London and Exeter
Term/Hours: Permanent. 32-40 hours per week, with flexibility over working pattern - please state in your application.
Competitve with Peformance Related Bonus
City Science is an industry-leading sustainability, engineering, research and planning consultancy, committed to supporting regions and organisations to reach Net Zero. We partner with local authorities, developers, and organisations to deliver sustainable change.
We are seeking a Director of Energy & Environment to lead the division and contribute to City Science’s next phase of growth. The ideal candidate will combine strong business acumen and demonstrable people management skills with a passion for sustainability and engineering, and a deep understanding of the intersection between technology, data science, and regional planning.
Drive Business Development (strategy and delivery) - ensuring the Energy & Environment team is successful with a continuous, healthy and growing pipeline of work.
Take ownership and responsibility for the overall Energy & Environment P&L being accountable to the CEO of Consulting
Drive business growth through a systematic approach providing clarity, accountability, transparent progress monitoring and remedial action
Manage a team of engineers and consultants to ensure high-quality deliverables, foster a culture of collaboration and innovation, and drive impactful results in the field.
Mentor and support second-tier management to optimise the performance and skills development of staff across the consultancy business, supported by our in-house People Team
Project Delivery
Take overall responsibility for successful project delivery across Energy & Environment ensuring:
Clear monitoring against milestones, budget and quality
Clarity and forward planning around resourcing needs
Initiate remedial action as required to keep projects on track to deliver high quality, profitable projects delivered to agreed timescales
Risk Management – taking responsibility for identifying, assessing, and mitigating business risks
Quality control across all projects
Thought-Leadership and Quality Assurance
Provide leadership as Project Director on selected high-profile projects within Energy & Environment. Managing and providing quality assurance, technical oversight, advisory and analysis as required to ensure successful delivery.
Utilise cutting-edge technology and tools, such as advanced simulation software and data analytics platforms, to conduct comprehensive analysis, model scenarios, and robustly forecast future trends.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in the energy and environmental sectors to drive continuous improvement, strengthen market intelligence and ensure City Science remains at the forefront of the industry.
Ensuring City Science remains at the forefront of technical and policy developments within Net Zero, providing clear thought leadership and motivating and supporting the team to do the same.
Demonstrable experience of P&L and pipeline ownership (at least £3m revenue and profitable project delivery)
Ability to demonstrate Director-level knowledge of commercial matters (contracts, legal, compliance, budgeting, planning and profitability)
Proven expertise within Energy & Environmental engineering / Net Zero
Proven track record of leading and managing Energy & Environmental engineering / Net Zero projects
Experience monitoring and driving success, including leading and developing staff within a high-performance environment
Degree in a technical or scientific field
Strong understanding of urban planning, smart city technologies, or related fields
Experience with software development teams and projects desirable
We are building a team who are motivated by collaboration with the desire to solve problems for our customers. We want people to own their field of responsibility, take decisions, be pro-active and have pride in everything they do. Our team of experts includes prize-winning consultants, experienced technologists and distinguished academics.
Performance-related bonus
Flexible and remote working arrangements
25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Buy/Sell annual leave policy
Membership of our group pension scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity policy
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance program
Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business
Ongoing mentoring, training and support from board members from across the wider business
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