Sustainability Consultant

Sustainability Consultant (Principle)

Department: Climate & Nature Solutions : Advisory

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Belgium

Description

A Senior/Principal Sustainability Consultant will be responsible for a portfolio of clients and will lead a small team of junior consultants. Working on both national and international client cases. What we expect can be divided in two major areas: Client & Project Delivery & Business Development.

Key Responsibilities

• Client & Project Delivery
  • Project Management – managing the delivery of agreed consulting engagements / projects on time, on budget and to high standards of quality.
  • Expert input and QA – reviewing project work and providing expert viewpoint and quality assurance on deliverables as needed.
  • Deliverable Drafting & Presentation – preparing and delivering high quality reports, presentations, and sometimes workshops in line with project scope.
• Business Development
  • Supporting the development of proposals and contributing to the presentation and conversion of these opportunities, in collaboration with the guidance and support of commercial colleagues.
  • Service development – contributing to the development of new service offerings and/or streamlining and improving existing service offerings including creating delivery and proposal templates, providing training and acting as internal expert on a specific service.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Skills, Knowledge, Expertise & Education
  • Demonstrated consulting experience or on Client side in a role related to sustainability (min 5 years).
  • Strong technical expertise in GHG accounting across scope 1, 2 and 3 and decarbonisation planning, including supplier engagement with proven ability to manage complex full value chain analysis.
  • Experience with due diligence requirements – both voluntary (e.g., SBTi, Ecovadis) and regulatory (e.g., CSDDD, EUDR).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level or above is a must) for data analysis and modelling.
  • Strong project management, written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and client education and involvement.
  • Completed University or High School education in Industrial Engineering, Energy Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technology, Climate Studies, Business Administration, Sustainability Science and Policy or a related field.
• Personal attributes
  • Strong interest in sustainability topics such as climate change, circular economy, energy transition, sustainability.
  • Ability to quickly familiarise yourself with new topics.
  • Organised, methodological and analytical.
  • Proactive with the ability and confidence to take initiative.
  • Team player and love to work in an international setting.
  • Fluent in Dutch (native or full working proficiency) and English. Knowledge of French is a plus. The native language part is crucial. Note that Belgian Dutch is not the same language as Netherlands Dutch.
  • Candidate should be from around the region, maximum an hour away from the Anthesis office in Leuven, Belgium.