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Location

Remote with flexible working arrangements; all UK based locations considered. Flexible office collaboration spaces available in Birmingham, Bristol, London, and Exeter.

Term / Hours

Permanent. 32-40 hours per week with flexibility over working pattern – please state in your application.

Salary

Competitive with performance‑related bonus.

Closing Date for Applications

Monday 3rd November 2025.

Application Process

CVS from recruiters (including PSL) will not be accepted – direct application only.

About Us

City Science is an industry‑leading sustainability, engineering, research and planning consultancy, committed to supporting regions and organisations to reach Net Zero. We partner with local authorities, developers, and organisations to deliver sustainable change.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Director of Energy & Environment to lead the division and contribute to City Science’s next phase of growth. The ideal candidate will combine strong business acumen, demonstrable people‑management skills, passion for sustainability and engineering, and a deep understanding of the intersection between technology, data science and regional planning.

Business Growth and Profitability

• Drive business development, ensuring a continuous, healthy, and growing pipeline of work.
• Own and manage the overall Energy & Environment P&L, accountable to the CEO of Consulting.
• Implement systematic approaches to provide clarity, accountability, transparent progress monitoring, and remedial action.
• Build and maintain relationships with key clients, partners and stakeholders to ensure successful customer engagements.
• Act as a key external representative of the company.

Leadership

• Manage a team of engineers and consultants, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and impactful results.
• Ensure staff are aligned with the mission and that roles, objectives, progress and personal development plans are clearly defined and communicated.
• Mentor and support second‑tier management to optimise performance and skills development, supported by our in‑house People Team.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure the organisation exceeds its goals.

Project Delivery

• Take overall responsibility for successful project delivery across Energy & Environment, including clear monitoring against milestones, budget and quality.
• Plan and manage resourcing needs to maintain timelines.
• Ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
• Initiate remedial action as required to keep projects on track and deliver high‑quality, profitable outcomes.
• Manage risk, identifying, assessing and mitigating business risks.
• Ensure comprehensive quality control across all projects.

Thought‑Leadership and Quality Assurance

• Lead as Project Director on high‑profile projects, providing leadership, quality assurance, technical oversight, advisory and analysis as required.
• Utilise cutting‑edge technology and tools, such as advanced simulation software and data analytics platforms, to conduct comprehensive analysis, model scenarios and robustly forecast future trends.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices in the energy and environmental sectors to drive continuous improvement and strengthen market intelligence.
• Provide clear thought leadership and motivate the team to remain at the forefront of technical and policy developments within Net Zero.

What We Need

Lead from the front—strategic yet capable of delivering results, not just strategy.

Provide clarity and consistency, supporting systematic, logical and methodical decision‑making to keep the team within structured frameworks.

Successfully manage upward, ensuring the CEO and wider stakeholders are engaged in all decisions.

Ideal Candidate Requirements

• Proven track record of securing and managing a growing pipeline of work.
• Proven experience in winning new business.
• Demonstrable experience of P&L and pipeline ownership (at least £3m revenue and profitable project delivery).
• Director‑level knowledge of commercial matters (contracts, legal, compliance, budgeting, planning and profitability).
• Growth mindset.
• Expertise within Energy & Environmental engineering/Net Zero.
• Track record of leading and managing Energy & Environmental engineering/Net Zero projects.
• Excellent leadership and team‑management skills, with a structured and logical approach.
• Experience leading and managing a team and driving success, including developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Degree in a technical or scientific field.
• Strong understanding of urban planning, smart city technologies or related fields.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills (including written and grammatical skills).
• Experience with software development teams and projects desirable.

Further Information

We are building a team motivated by collaboration, with an emphasis on solving problems for our customers. We value ownership, proactive decision‑making and pride in working.

Rewards & Benefits

• Opportunity to oversee significant business growth.
• Performance‑related bonus.
• Flexible and remote working arrangements.
• 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and buy/sell annual leave policy.
• Membership of our group pension scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policy.
• Eye care policy.
• Cycling to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy.
• Ongoing mentoring, training and support from board members.