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Sustainability Consultant at Seismic
What We Are Looking For
A Sustainability Consultant to act as a strategic partner to our clients, guiding B Corp certifications and sustainability strategies while helping drive the continued growth of our impact offering.
About Seismic
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
We know this is an ambitious vision—meaning we challenge ourselves and our clients daily, striving for growth and delivering real impact. Learn more about our mission 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. We don’t just talk about change—we drive it. We ourselves are a B Corp with a team of B Corp, Net Zero, Reporting, and Sustainability Comms experts, collaborating to deliver measurable impact for clients ranging from innovative SMEs to global corporations. Read their stories here.
We’re a close-knit team, working together toward a shared vision—until we find you.
The Role and Responsibilities
We’re seeking a Sustainability Consultant passionate about helping organisations turn sustainability ambition into meaningful action, combining strategic thinking with practical delivery to create lasting impact for our clients.
The exact scope will depend on the desire, capability, and experience of the right candidate. Key responsibilities may include:
- Core Impact Team Member & Strategic Partner: Using your expertise to drive high-value, impactful solutions for clients.
- Client Portfolio Lead: Guiding clients through sustainability and ESG journeys (e.g., B Corp, materiality assessments, reporting, KPI setting).
- Client Acquisition & Sales Development: Proactively identifying leads and designing/selling projects aligned with client sustainability goals.
- High-Quality Delivery: Ensuring projects are on time, on budget, and drive long-term impact.
- Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Translating technical concepts into clear messaging, hosting workshops, and presenting final reports to senior/client board teams.
- Strategic Insight & Identification: Pinpointing unmet needs and ensuring tailored solutions align with objectives and future growth.
- Process Improvement: Optimising internal workflows, tools, and client service approaches.
- Relationship Building: Cultivating strong ties with colleagues, clients, and industry stakeholders.
- Brand Representation: Speaking at industry events, conferences, and round tables.
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About You
You believe humanity and businesses must make a seismic shift—and you want to apply your consulting and analytical skills to make it happen. You thrive in a friendly, collaborative, empathetic team delivering high-impact projects for sustainability-leading clients.
This role will suit you if:
- You have a growth mindset and comfortable with uncertainty in a fast-growing, agile business.
- You’re excited by the idea of working at a young, purpose-driven, high-performance team.
Key Requirements
✔ Industry Passion & Expertise
- Passionate about sustainability with client-facing consulting experience, guiding organisations across ESG strategies, B Corp certification, reporting, or KPI setting.
- Technical skills in areas such as:
- B Corp certification processes
- ESG strategies & target setting
- Materiality assessments
- Sustainability reports & ESG frameworks
- Guidance workshops & ambitions alignments
✔ Professional Consulting Experience
- Experience in a professional services environment, including relationship management, project coordination, proposal writing, and workshop facilitation.
✔ Key Competencies
- Consulting Skills: Strong in client relationship building, project management, report writing, and presentation to enable client success and impact.
- Communication: Crisp, clear, and concise writing and in-person delivery—ably breaking down technical ideas.
- Empathy: “Human-first” approach to negotiations and engagements.
- Ambition & Resilience: Eager to join & grow with a dynamic team; thrives in a high-energy, evolving work environment.
- Adaptable & Resourceful: Comfortably shifts between SMEs and complex corporates; provides real-time problem-solving.
- Relationship-Driven: Builds connections internally and externally, from peers to board-level leaders.
- Proactive & Detail-Oriented: Thrives on multitasking, time pressure, and balancing complex deadlines.
- Purpose-Focused: Excited by driving change at a young, growing, mission-aligned company—not a static corporate structure.
✔ Tone & Culture Fit
- A people person who enjoys a **colleague’s laugh and the occasional hard push—but always with passion and learning.
- Brings something to the table and knows there’s much more to learn.
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Your First 100 Days
- Onboarding Program: Training across all quality assurance, excellence, and integration requirements.
- Mentorship: Dedicated manager + buddy to accelerate growth.
- Personal Growth Sprints: Weekly fortnightly sessions.
- Friday Checkout: Reflective sharings on client/team wins and challenges.
Location Requirements
Ideal candidates live within commuting distance of our London (Waterloo) office, with a minimum of 2 in-office days per week.
Work Environment
We prioritise flexibility and trust:
- Generally office hours aligned with client needs (perspective tip: we operate within a UK business timeline).
- Open to alternative arrangements (e.g., part-time).
Salary & Benefits
We invest in changemakers’ growth, offering a comprehensive benefits package:
Core Offerings
- Competitive Salary (based on experience).
- Annual Leave:
- 25 days + (prorated for part-time).
- Extra day for your birthday.
- Up to 2 swap/holiday days aligned with cultural/religious/family needs.
- Development & Learning:
- £500/year professional development budget.
- 2 days/year paid time for career advancement training.
- Wellbeing:
- £200/year for wellness initiatives.
- £200 towards home office setup.
- Health & Support:
- Bupa Health Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Bippit financial coaching (for budgeting).
Other VFM Benefits
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Wellbeing & Benefits Dashboard
- Growth Roadmap: Future plans as we expand.
Want to see the impact? Check our latest Impact Report.
Next Steps
If you’re ready to apply your expertise to drive meaningful change and join a team passionate about accelerating a sustainable future, apply today!
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Seismic is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We hire, train, compensate, employ, and promote irrespective of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. We’re building a world-class team—and know inclusion delivers the best results. Diverse talent fuels diversity of thought.
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