Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong educational background in energy, environment, engineering, or related fields., Proven experience in leading energy and environmental projects or divisions., Excellent business development and client relationship skills., Demonstrable leadership and team management abilities..

Key responsibilities:

Drive business growth and manage the Energy & Environment division.

Lead and oversee project delivery ensuring quality, timeliness, and client satisfaction.

Manage a team of engineers and consultants, fostering collaboration and professional development.

Represent the company externally and contribute to strategic planning.

Job description

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.

Salary: Competitve with Peformance Related Bonus

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS - FRIDAY 3RD AUGUST 2025

CVS FROM RECRUITERS (INCLUDING THOSE ON OUR PSL) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED - DIRECT APPLICATION ONLY

About Us

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.

Position Overview

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.

Role Responsibilities:

Business Growth and Profitability

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
Build and maintain relationships with key clients, partners, and stakeholders ensuring successful customer engagements
Be a key representative of the company externally

Leadership

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.
Ensure staff are bought into the mission and ensure that roles, objectives/targets, progress and personal development plans are clearly defined and communicated through the organisation
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
Work as part of the Senior Management Team to ensure the organisation exceeds its goals.

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
Ensure the highest-levels of customer satisfaction
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.

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