Enistic
Senior Sustainability Consultant - Carbon & Compliance
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Team Enistic | Oxford (Hybrid / UK-Remote) | £42,000 – £50,000 | Permanent, Full-Time
Carbon reporting has moved from nice-to-have to business-critical — and organisations facing complex, high-profile compliance obligations need advisers they can genuinely trust. At Enistic, that's exactly the work we do. We're looking for an experienced, commercially confident Senior Sustainability Consultant to lead our most demanding client engagements from brief to boardroom.
What you'll be doing
This is a senior, client-facing role for someone who's as comfortable producing rigorous technical analysis as they are presenting recommendations to a board. You'll:
- Lead senior carbon and compliance programmes — ESOS, SBTi, IFRS S1 & S2, TCFD, CRFD, CBAM and related frameworks — from start to finish
- Act as the primary relationship holder for senior client contacts, including C-suite and board members
- Represent Enistic in new business conversations and pitches alongside our commercial team
- Produce GHG inventories, compliance reports and strategic roadmaps to a standard fit for regulatory submission and board scrutiny
- Translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable advice
- Conduct detailed energy analysis and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions calculations
- Provide quality oversight and mentoring to more junior colleagues, and help shape how we grow the practice
What we're looking for
This isn't an early-career role — we're after someone with a substantial track record in sustainability, carbon or energy consultancy. You'll bring:
- Demonstrated experience leading high-stakes programmes (SBTi, TCFD, IFRS S1 & S2, CRFD, CBAM or similar)
- Real credibility presenting to boards, senior management and C-suite audiences — for delivery and for winning work
- Strong working knowledge of GHG reporting frameworks (GHG Protocol, Scope 1, 2 & 3)
- Excellent stakeholder management skills — presence and persuasiveness, not just technical accuracy
- Strong numerical literacy and proficiency with data analysis tools (Excel or equivalent)
- The ability to manage multiple senior projects independently
Nice to have: international or cross-border regulatory experience (CBAM, EU Taxonomy, CSRD), a relevant degree, professional membership (IEMA, CEnv, CFA ESG), or experience with carbon accounting software.
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What's in it for you
- Salary of £42,000 – £50,000 depending on experience
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with enhanced entitlement for length of service
- Your birthday off, plus charity/volunteering leave
- Hybrid working — up to 2 days a week from home after probation
- On-site parking at our Oxford office, company events throughout the year, a pension scheme and continuous CPD support
- You'll join a specialist advisory team of around 20 people who take real pride in the quality and integrity of their work, with a strong culture of technical rigour and collaborative peer review.
How to apply
We'd love to hear from you. Please apply using the link provided. Because we receive a large number of applicants for roles here, the first three stages of screening are AI-assisted (sorry!); after that, it's human-to-human. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial screening call, followed by a video interview round, before moving to interviews with the leadership team. All AI rounds are reviewed individually by the human hiring panel.
Requirements
This is a senior role, so what matters most is a substantial track record in sustainability, carbon or energy consultancy and the credibility to lead high-stakes programmes in front of senior audiences. If that describes you, please don't be put off by the shorter list of extras below.
You'll need:
- Proven experience leading high-stakes sustainability programmes such as ESOS, SBTi, TCFD, IFRS S1 & S2, CRFD or CBAM from brief through to board-level presentation
- The confidence to present to boards, senior management and C-suite audiences — both to deliver findings and to help win new work alongside the commercial team
- Strong working knowledge of GHG reporting frameworks, including the GHG Protocol and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- The ability to produce GHG inventories, compliance reports and roadmaps to a standard fit for regulatory submission and board scrutiny
- Excellent stakeholder management skills — presence and persuasiveness, not just technical accuracy
- Proficiency with data analysis tools (Excel or equivalent), strong numerical literacy, and the ability to manage several senior projects independently
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Nice to have, but not essential:
- International or cross-border regulatory experience (CBAM, EU Taxonomy, CSRD)
- A relevant degree, or professional membership such as IEMA, CEnv or CFA ESG
- Experience with carbon accounting or sustainability software platforms, or previous team leadership
You'll also need the right to work in the UK.
Benefits
- Salary of £42,000 – £50,000 depending on experience plus an annual profit-related bonus
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with enhanced entitlement based on length of service
- Your birthday off
- Charity and volunteering leave
- Hybrid working — up to 2 days a week from home after probation
- On-site parking at the Oxford office
- Company events throughout the year
- Pension scheme
- Continuous professional development support
About Team Enistic
Enistic is a UK-based sustainability and energy consultancy, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Oxford. We help mid-market organisations comply with sustainability legislation, measure, report and reduce their carbon emissions - spanning energy management, carbon reporting, ESG strategy and compliance with frameworks such as the ones listed above.
Much of our work exists because clients face regulatory reporting obligations, and at this level those obligations are often complex, high-profile and commercially significant. Alongside our consultancy, we run a Carbon Accounting Platform and offer a Sustainability 360 Program, so partner companies can deliver tailored solutions to their own clients.
We're a team of around 15 people who take real pride in the quality and integrity of our advice. You'd be joining a specialist advisory team with a strong culture of technical rigour and collaborative peer review — and at this level, a genuine say in how we deliver and grow the practice.
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