Wood is recruiting for an Associate Technical Director to join our Carbon Advisory team within our Technical Consulting Division.
This role will be based in our Reading office with hybrid working available;
Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.
The Role
We are seeking applications for an exciting opportunity to contribute to Wood Consulting’s Carbon Advisory team assisting our energy sector, mining and life sciences clients achieve their climate change ambitions by supporting the key activities to manage climate related risks and opportunities. You will be a passionate individual seeking to effect positive change through creative thinking, independent and proactive leadership, and a collaborative and committed work ethic. We are looking for individuals who have launched their careers, have shown drive and enthusiasm for addressing climate change challenges with engineering or science-based know-how and are now looking to further develop their knowledge and experience in a fast moving and progressive consulting environment.
As part of a growing team, you will join a dynamic business taking the lead in delivering the necessary understanding and engineering solutions for clients as they embark on the road to a net-zero future. The breadth of work across Wood will provide you with an opportunity to work within a wide range of studies and clients alongside multi-disciplinary teams of various sizes, expanding your experience and expertise.
The Carbon Advisory team combines carbon emissions and policy consultancy with a strong technical emphasis. The Associate Director will be responsible for the execution of proposals, studies and projects and provision of advisory services to our clients including:
- Supporting clients understand and baseline their current scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions,
- Performing and modeling cradle-to-grave lifecycle and product carbon footprint analysis.,
- Screening decarbonisation opportunities for supply and demand side reduced carbon intensity solutions across the development lifecycle from conceptual design to decommissioning,
- At a strategic level, work with clients to develop a systematic framework for the management of decarbonisation including defining overarching strategies, plans & detailed roadmaps with key milestones, journey enablers, timeframes, drivers and identifying on-route threats, risks, and uncertainties,
- Performing assessments and advising clients on transitional opportunities and risks, including policy drivers and incentives,
- Evaluating and advising on carbon pricing and offsetting and crediting mechanisms.
- Providing third party emissions verification services in the energy and mining sectors,
- Assessing the resiliency of client’s assets and projects for climate change impacts. #
Our Clients and Projects
It’s a future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.
Within the Carbon Advisory team, our clients range from both major and independent operators through to financial institutions and investors. We provide our clients with the ability to meet their climate change goals around the world by offering tailored advice to help them understand their carbon baselines, lifecycle emissions, and product carbon intensities; how they benchmark relative to sector players and most importantly how they can reduce their carbon footprint. With our specialised industry knowledge, understanding, and expertise, we are able to offer an end-to-end decarbonisation advisory service to our clients.
What we can offer
- High-profile position in a highly visible and motivated team, with the exciting opportunity to be part of a significant growth group with ambitious plans
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the energy sector
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working where relevant
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
If all of this sounds good to you, review the typical responsibilities of the role and the requirements below, then follow the link to apply and start your journey with Wood.
Typical Responsibilities
- Contribute to the rapid development of a business line that provides a comprehensive carbon accounting and carbon footprint reduction consulting service to the oil and gas industry
- Work with others to shape and communicate a mission and vision for the business and assist the management team build a medium and long-term strategy to make it a reality
- Maintain knowledge and understanding of emerging market trends and industry developments and establish new offerings to meet client needs
- Demonstrate a full and up to date understanding of the main institutional and regulatory drivers underpinning the business
- Communicate with, and build sound and credible relationships with clients, up to Chief Financial Officer level, to expand the reach of the business and exploit opportunities
- Monitor the wider Wood plc business and establish networks and collaborative partnerships to maximise on pull-through business opportunities
- Develop new ideas and identify opportunities to expand the business and drive increased revenue, and profit
- Support the development of proposals, marketing strategies and presenting them to internal and external stakeholders
- Lead an elite and approachable team of subject matter experts on large scale studies
- Contribute to building a positive organisational culture based on trust, respect, and opportunities for personal development and one that encourages and welcomes fresh ideas
You may read these details and are potentially thinking about not applying due to not having every single skill, knowledge or experience listed, and that’s understandable. However, we’d still like to hear from you. At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all of the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge and experiences and embrace differences. So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges….do apply.
Expected:
- Extensive knowledge of Financial Market requirements for carbon accounting and CFR and inter-related sustainable development issues
- Extensive understanding of the concepts, principles and practices employed in the field of carbon accounting
- Knowledge of the current issues important for carbon emission reduction and an understanding of the current and future challenges facing policy makers and industry
- A proven record of successful management within a consulting environment and participation in the formulation of effective business strategies and organisational frameworks
- A successful record of, leading, and motivating a team of professionals to a high level of achievement
- A demonstrable track record of making a significant contribution to strategic decision-making and to company policy formulation and delivery
- Ability to identify and evaluate crosscutting synergies in business opportunities and institutional Policy making
- Resource management strengths with strong analytical skills and a creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities
- Ability to think strategically about business development and implementation
- First class communicator with highly developed networking, advocacy, and presentation skills, persuasive and influential
Desirable:
- Demonstrable background in decarbonisation studies and/or lifecycle analysis
- Experience in assisting clients to map energy and fuel usage and associated carbon equivalent emissions.
- Has experience in assisting clients to identify and screen emissions reduction opportunities
- Chartered to an internationally recognised Professional body (or working towards)
- Good negotiation skills
- Second language
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