Key Details
Salary: Dependent on experience
Location: London or Greater Manchester
Start Date: Immediately
No agencies please
About this role
We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the role of Managing Consultant to support our growing professional sustainability consultancy team. This position offers a very exciting opportunity to work with high-profile blue-chip companies delivering a broad spectrum of sustainability services, as well as providing possible secondment opportunities with our clients. Passion and a determination to deliver excellence are essential qualities as is a commercially astute and innovative approach to delivering client solutions.
About EVORA
EVORA is an independent, pan-European sustainability consultancy specialising in the commercial real estate sector. We also have proprietary sustainability management software, SIERA. Our clients include real estate investment organisations, such as Schroder Real Estate and Deutsche Bank. We have a team of intelligent, passionate and dedicated professionals who are all experts in their fields. Our approach is to provide an exceptional level of service, delivered by experienced professionals, whilst ensuring solutions are practical, simple to understand and tailored to each client’s specific requirements.
Core Responsibilities and Skills Required
Core Responsibilities
The core responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, client account and programme management with full account P&L responsibilities for mid to upper tier engagements – across multiple property and investment management clients. This will include:
- Leading on the ongoing development of Sustainability/ESG/Climate strategy, from corporate
policy frameworks, to fund and asset level programmes, with a focus on climate resilience. - Using our proprietary ESG software, SIERA, to coordinate detailed, accurate monitoring of ESG
data to support internal and external reporting, net zero strategies and asset-level sustainability
improvement programmes. - Client and external stakeholder relationship management, including engagement with heads of
sustainability, executive teams, fund and asset managers, property and facilities management
teams. - Exploring and converting new business opportunities, including writing proposals, pitches and
general business development activities. - Responsibility for revenue, P&L, resourcing as well as leading and managing a team of Senior
Consultants, Consultants and Junior Consultants. - Coordination and management of asset level initiatives, including net zero carbon audits and
green building certification e.g., BREEAM In-Use. - Leading on sustainability disclosure / reporting advisory and management (e.g. GRESB, INREV,,
UNPRI, TCFD, SFDR, REEB BBP, ESOS) - Supporting industry engagement through representation at industry groups, attending
conferences, etc.
Essential Skills
The right candidate must have the following essential skills:
- Proven sustainability programme management capability
- Degree or Masters in related subject & membership of an appropriate and recognised
professional body (e.g. IEMA) - A passion for furthering the sustainability agenda
- Highly articulate and numerate
- Strong people skills
- Advanced IT skills
- Detailed understanding of UK and European reporting conventions, including environmental
legislation
Desirable Skills
The right candidate may have the following desired skills:
- Knowledge of TCFD, SFDR and net zero strategies, social value and / or health and wellbeing
- Experience working in the commercial real estate industry
- Experience in managing GRESB submissions
- Technical understanding of HVAC systems for commercial buildings
- Second language desirable but not essential
- Staff management experience
- Experience of pan-European client work
Employee Benefits
- A competitive salary, reviewed annually in line with industry averages
- Attractive discretionary bonus structure
- Health insurance with Vitality
- Pension scheme (with staff contribution matched)
- 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days by year 7 (plus public holidays)
- Additional 5 days holiday every three years to support one month sabbatical
- Flexible working hours (core hours 10-4, with 37.5 hour working week)
- Flexible lunch break
- Remote/home working in agreement with line manager
- Two days per year to volunteer for charity
- Excellent ongoing professional development support
- Generous maternity package
- Multiple locations – London, Bolton, Birmingham (dependent on role)
- Plus: Bike2Work scheme; and more
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please send your full up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining why you believe you are well suited for the role to recruitment@evoraglobal.com using ‘Associate Director Application’ as the subject line.
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