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Net Zero, Climate Transition & Climate Risk - Senior Consultant
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Senior Carbon & Net Zero Consultant
What We’re Looking For
A Senior Consultant with strong experience in carbon accounting, target-setting, and climate risk, who can partner with clients to develop practical, commercially smart pathways to net zero emissions.
About Us
Here at Seismic, we have a two-part vision:
- To help 10 million people join the shift by 2030
- To be the best place we’ve ever worked
Our ambitious vision means we challenge ourselves and our clients daily, driving growth and delivering real impact. Explore our mission further in our CEO’s TEDx talk, ‘The purpose of profit: the business of securing a sustainable future’.
We foster a culture of continuous learning and mutual support, ensuring every changemaker feels empowered to grow and contribute their best. As a B Corp, our Net Zero, Reporting, and Sustainability Comms experts collaborate to deliver measurable impact for clients—from innovative SMEs to global corporations.
We’re a close-knit team, united by a shared vision. The missing piece? You.
The Role & Responsibilities
We seek a Senior Carbon & Net Zero Consultant who thrives on solving complex sustainability challenges and blends technical expertise with commercial insight to drive meaningful climate impact.
Key responsibilities may include:
- Supporting the strategy and delivery of our Carbon and Strategy Services, covering:
- Scope 1-3 Carbon Footprints
- SECR, CDP Net Zero Pathways, SBTi, Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Transition Plans
- Qualitative and quantitative climate scenario analysis
- FLAG emissions calculations and carbon footprint verification (advantageous)
- Proven ability to lead and manage projects like Scope 1-3 Carbon Footprinting.
- Proactively identifying client leads, designing, and selling projects to align clients’ goals with our expertise.
- Delivering high-quality, budget-conscious services that ensure long-term impact.
- Anticipating client needs and linking solutions to future objectives.
- Leading process improvements across Carbon and Strategy Services and the wider team.
- Building strong, lasting client and colleague relationships.
- Representing Seismic at industry events.
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About You
Core Attributes & Skills
You’re driven to accelerate humanity and businesses toward a sustainable future, eager to apply your consulting and analytical capabilities to collaborate with a friendly, supportive, and high-impact team.
To excel in this role, you should:
- Have a track record of growing a consulting team in a sustainability services business.
- Prove expertise in securing new business from existing and new clients, with commercial insight.
- Balance detail orientation with pragmatic decision-making.
- Excel in data processing, analysis, and transformations, with a preference for advanced Excel, Google Sheets, and optional tools like Python/PowerBI.
- Demonstrate deep knowledge of the GHG Protocol and SBTi methodology.
- Flourish in leading Scope 1-3 Net Zero and Climate Risk projects.
- Adapt effortlessly to clients of all sizes—from energetic SMEs to complex corporates.
- Possess strong consulting skills, including:
- Client relationship-building
- Project and risk management
- Report writing
- Persuasive presentations
- Driving client success
Additionally, you:
- Love clientwork and iterating products/services with teammates.
- Are a team player—enjoying collaboration, levity, and the ability to adapt when needed.
- Embrace continuous learning in sustainability.
- Thrive in a fast-growing, agile, and evolving environment.
- Prefer working with a young, purpose-driven business over a large corporate.
What You’ll Gain in Your First 100 Days
- A dedicated manager and mentor to accelerate your growth and integration.
- Access to our comprehensive onboarding program, covering all sustainability services.
- Participation in bi-weekly Personal Growth sessions and Weekly Town Halls (Mon/Wed).
- Fridays reserved for open-expression checkouts.
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Location & Working Arrangements
You’ll be within commuting distance of our London office and require in-office attendance (Waterloo) at least twice per week.
Flexible hours allow us to prioritise personal well-being while remaining considerate of colleagues and clients. Part-time arrangements are open for discussion.
Salary & Benefits
Our Changemaker’s Growth & Well-being package is designed to support your professional development, personal life, and health—with benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rata)
- An extra leave day on your birthday
- Flexibility to swap up to 2 Bank Holidays annually for personal/religious/cultural needs
Development & Growth:
- £500/year professional development budget + 2 days/year dedicated study time.
- A £200 wellbeing budget and £200 home office setup.
Health & Community:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bupa private health insurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Financial coaching via Bippit
- 되었 benefits roadmap as we scale
Let’s Drive Change Together
Join a passionate team accelerating a sustainable future. Associate your expertise with real-world impact.
Seismic is an equal-opportunities employer. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. We’re building a world-class team—and we need diversity of talent to get there.
[Explore our latest Impact Report](link placeholder) to see how we’re making a difference.
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