Senior Consultant-Carbon and Net Zero

WSP is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our large and growing Carbon and Net Zero team in India (Mumbai, Bengaluru or Noida), supporting UK and global Sustainability & Climate Change projects. The successful applicant will lead the technical delivery of carbon and net zero workstreams, review and quality-assure outputs, mentor junior colleagues and work closely with project leads and clients to deliver the highest standards of technical work and support the continued success of the Sustainability Advisory business. The role is for an enthusiastic, efficient and highly organised professional with extensive experience of quantifying carbon emissions, compiling carbon footprints and advising clients on decarbonisation. The successful candidate will be driven to take on a varied and influential role in a top-tier consultancy working to address sustainability and climate change challenges.

Key Competencies / Skills

We are looking for outstanding candidates with passion and enthusiasm for confronting climate change and sustainability challenges for our clients. You will need to be a proactive individual with a helpful attitude and inquisitive nature, willingness to foster our strong team ethic, with exceptional interpersonal skills.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate these essential skills:

• A degree (ideally at Master's level) in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, energy, climate change or a related discipline

• Substantial, demonstrable experience in carbon management, net zero, climate change, decarbonisation, sustainability or a related field, gained in consultancy, an in-house team or another relevant organisation, at a level suited to leading workstreams independently

• Project management – planning, reviewing and delivering outcomes on time, to budget and to the expected quality

• Proven expertise in organisational and project GHG accounting, including the GHG Protocol (including Scope 3), ISO 14064 and carbon footprinting, together with carbon assurance, carbon management and climate policy

• Applied knowledge of guidance and best practice in climate change mitigation – in particular PAS 2080, whole life carbon and life cycle analysis (e.g. EN 15978) for infrastructure and energy-based projects

• Experience of setting net zero targets and developing decarbonisation trajectories

• A track record of quality assurance and technical review of carbon outputs

• Experience of leading or supervising small teams and mentoring junior colleagues

• A strong understanding of related sustainability issues and services

• Good knowledge of relevant UK and international legislation, standards, assessment methodologies and market developments, with the ability to keep abreast of and advise clients on emerging requirements

• Strong analytical, research, technical writing and presentation skills, with confident communication with colleagues and clients and experience of authoring and reviewing client deliverables

• Fully competent in conducting numerical analyses in Excel, and the production of concise, impactful written/presentation outputs to clients and the external market.

Mandatory Skills

• Carbon management, GHG accounting, Climate change, Net zero, Decarbonisation trajectory, LCA, EIA.

Desirable Skills

• SBTi, PAS 2080:2023, Whole life carbon assessment, Carbon/LCA tools (e.g. One Click LCA, SimaPro), Client management and business development, Professional membership (e.g. IEMA/PIEMA or Chartership)

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

The successful applicant would be responsible for many of the following:

• Leading and owning the end-to-end delivery of technical work (e.g. carbon management, quantification and engagement) and outputs (reports, briefing notes, carbon models) relating to climate change mitigation for clients, including scoping, methodology, delivery and quality assurance

• Leading and authoring GHG chapters as part of the consenting requirements for developments, and acting as technical reviewer for outputs prepared by others

• Advising clients on their sustainability and climate change challenges, including net zero target setting (e.g. SBTi), decarbonisation pathways and carbon reduction strategies, using best practice tools and approaches

• Day-to-day project management, including programme, budget, risks and regular updates to project leads and clients

• Mentoring, guiding and reviewing the work of Consultants and Graduates, and supporting their technical development

• Acting as a trusted point of contact for UK and global project leads and clients

• Leading the technical sections of A-class quality proposals, capability statements and strategic documents, including scope, methodology, effort estimates and pricing inputs

• Contributing to team capability building through tools, templates, methodologies and knowledge sharing, and identifying opportunities for follow-on work