Sustainability Consultant

Job Description

We are seeing a rapid increase in demand for the provision of climate change resilience and sustainability  services. Recent project wins on high profile, strategic projects with DSNEZ and Scottish Water along with a range of projects across the transport, energy, defence, water and other sectors in the built environment are providing us the opportunity to increase our team.

We’re looking for a Sustainability Consultant to support the growth of our infrastructure decarbonisation and sustainability advisory services within the Environment and Energy Business Unit with opportunities to be based across our offices - Basingstoke, Bristol, Edinburgh, London and Nottingham - while also benefiting from our flexible hybrid working model.

As a Sustainability  Consultant, you will be part of our wider team helping to deliver key projects. Your primary role will be technical delivery of Climate Risk and Resilience assessment projects as well as a range of other sustainability focussed work including carbon and waste assessment and sustainability strategy development.  You will also be responsible for supporting the with business development tasks and proposal preparation.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Deliver climate risk, vulnerability and resilience assessments for infrastructure, energy, utilities and major development projects, aligned with relevant policy and guidance.
• Apply your technical understanding of current and emerging climate risks (acute and chronic physical risks), including the use of climate projections to inform decision-making.
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative climate risk assessments, including risk scoring, prioritisation, vulnerability assessments and impact assessments.
• Develop sustainability strategies for a diverse range of clients and sectors.
• Contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments in line with industry best practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, planning, environmental and sustainability specialists.
• Support the interpretation and application of international and national policy, regulatory requirements and funding drivers related to climate resilience and adaptation.
• Take ownership of workstreams, providing technical guidance to junior team members and exercising sound professional judgement.

The team

You will be part of a team of over 50 carbon and ESG specialists, delivering advisory and implementation services on a diverse portfolio of high-profile climate projects. The team partners with major transportation infrastructure operators, energy network providers, renewable energy developers, and water companies to deliver low-carbon, sustainable solutions. You will also contribute to the growth and development of both the team and its service offering.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Education & Technical Foundations

• Environmental, Engineering, or Science degree.
• Working towards (or willing to work towards) chartership with a relevant professional body, with a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Awareness of transition climate risks and their interaction with physical risks.
• Familiarity with climate-related disclosure and regulatory requirements (e.g., TCFD or adaptation reporting).

Climate Risk & Resilience Expertise

• Experience in one or more areas such as infrastructure resilience, adaptation of transport infrastructure, energy systems and built environment, nature-based solutions, or place-based/system-based adaptation approaches.
• Experience using data, geospatial, or digital tools (e.g., GIS, Excel, or similar) to support climate risk analysis.
• Experience working across multiple sectors or geographies, with the ability to adapt approaches to different client contexts.

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Proven ability to lead defined workstreams or small to mid-sized Climate Risk & Resilience (CCR) and sustainability projects, working with minimal supervision and coordinating junior team members.
• Experience working in complex stakeholder or regulatory environments (e.g., public sector, infrastructure owners, regulators).
• Proactive approach to improving methodologies, project efficiency, or service offerings.

Stakeholder Engagement & Client Management

• Experience engaging directly with clients and stakeholders, including during workshops or climate resilience/sustainability-focused discussions.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders across sectors and regulatory contexts.

Business Development & Knowledge Sharing

• Experience contributing to proposals and supporting business development activities.
• Contribution to internal knowledge development, such as tools, guidance, or thought leadership related to climate risk and resilience.
• Proactive contribution to the development of new methodologies, tools, and service offerings.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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