About the Role
Department: Climate & Nature Solutions – Advisory. Location: Belgium.
A Senior/Principal Sustainability Consultant will be responsible for a portfolio of clients and will lead a small team of junior consultants. Responsibilities are divided into two major areas: Client & Project Delivery and Business Development .
Key Responsibilities
Client & Project Delivery
Project Management – managing the delivery of agreed consulting engagements / projects on time, on budget and to high standards of quality.
Expert input and QA – reviewing project work and providing expert viewpoint and quality assurance on deliverables as needed.
Deliverable Drafting & Presentation – preparing and delivering high quality reports, presentations, and sometimes workshops in line with project scope.
Business Development
Supporting the development of proposals and contributing to the presentation and conversion of these opportunities, in collaboration with the guidance and support of commercial colleagues.
Service development – contributing to the development of new service offerings and/or streamlining and improving existing service offerings including creating delivery and proposal templates, providing training and acting as an internal expert on a specific service.
Depending on your prior knowledge and interests, you can focus on specific areas within your projects, such as GHG calculations, decarbonisation and supplier engagement, LCA analysis, the circular economy, and so on.
You act as the strategic point of contact for the client, manage a small team of junior consultants and further develop the Belgian market together with your commercial colleagues.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Demonstrated consulting experience or client‑side experience in a sustainability role (minimum 5 years).
Strong technical expertise in GHG accounting across scopes 1, 2, 3 and decarbonisation planning, including supplier engagement and the ability to manage complex full value‑chain analyses.
Experience with due diligence requirements – both voluntary (e.g. SBTi, Ecovadis) and regulatory (e.g. CSDDD, EUDR).
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level or above) for data analysis and modelling.
Strong project‑management, written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and client education and involvement.
Educational background: University or high‑school diploma in Industrial Engineering, Energy Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technology, Climate Studies, Business Administration, Sustainability Science and Policy, or a related field.
Personal attributes:
Strong interest in sustainability topics such as climate change, circular economy, energy transition and sustainability.
Ability to quickly familiarise yourself with new topics.
Organised, methodological and analytical.
Proactive with the confidence to take initiative.
Team player who enjoys working in an international setting.
Fluency in Dutch (native or full working proficiency) and English; knowledge of French is a plus, with Dutch being crucial.
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