Associate Director, Decarbonisation, Cardiff
Client: AECOM
Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: c2667ff80da4
Job Views: 3
Posted: 20.03.2025
Expiry Date: 04.05.2025
Job Description:
Start here. Grow here.
Are you driven to help reduce our impact on the climate? We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven record in helping to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across a range of projects from discrete local schemes through to high profile nationally significant infrastructure projects. You will support clients in transport, power, renewable energy and water to help them deliver their projects in a low carbon and sustainable way.
The role sits in our growing Carbon and ESG Practice consisting of over 50 people located across the UK. The Practice provides services in decarbonisations, climate risk, circular economy, waste management, social impact and sustainability to corporates and organisations as well as to infrastructure providers.
You will work with the Practice leadership and Carbon Service Line lead to grow greenhouse gas advisory services in line with business strategy and priorities.
As our Carbon & ESG team covers the UK & I, and we support hybrid working, we are flexible in terms of base location. This position can be based from our offices in Birmingham, Basingstoke, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Nottingham, or Manchester.
We are looking for a person with the following:
* Demonstratable greenhouse gas management and reporting expertise:
o Excellent working knowledge of greenhouse gas reporting methodologies including GHG Protocol, PAS2080 and ISO 14000 series
o Working knowledge of UK/EU GHG policy and legislation
o Working knowledge of the GHG/climate change Environmental Impact Assessment Process
o Excellent understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and associated mitigations across a range of sectors (power/transportation/water)
o Experience of leading the development of carbon management plans/Net Zero Transition Plans
* A desire to deliver a quality service:
o Strong attention to detail and a desire to drive quality outputs
* People management:
o Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff
* Business development:
o Commercial awareness for technical and project delivery, business development, marketing, and proposal preparation
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Experience of delivering GHG management services in the power / renewable energy / carbon capture / water transportation sectors
* Experience of providing carbon advisory services to corporates / industrials
* Experience of developing greenhouse gas targets
* Understanding of nature-based solutions / offsetting
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [emailprotected].
Additional Information
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn: Alina Popescu.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
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