Head of Energy & Sustainability in Leeds

HEAD OF ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY LOCATION: Leeds & Hull SALARY: Competitive Senior Leadership Package + Company Car C3 Consultancy is recruiting a Head of Energy & Sustainability to lead its established energy and sustainability consultancy. The Head of Energy & Sustainability will take responsibility for the commercial, operational and technical performance of the consultancy, reporting directly to the Managing Director. As Head of Energy & Sustainability, you’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of Energy Consultants, Building Services Engineers and Designers while driving growth, strengthening client relationships and developing C3 Group’s profile across the industry. This opportunity would suit an experienced professional within energy, building services or decarbonisation consultancy delivering work for external clients, covering estate energy strategies, heat decarbonisation plans, energy audits, and feasibility studies to public-sector organisations. You will see this as an opportunity to grow the consultancy and progress to Directorship. C3 Group is an ambitious energy and sustainability consultancy helping organisations reduce energy consumption, lower carbon emissions and develop practical routes to Net Zero. Its services include energy audits, heat decarbonisation plans, feasibility studies, retrofit programmes, sustainability consultancy and low-carbon M&E design. Working closely with the Managing Director, you’ll shape the business strategy, take ownership of commercial performance and ensure projects are delivered efficiently, profitably and to a consistently high standard. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and commercially driven consultancy leader who combines technical credibility with strong leadership, operational management and business development skills. WHY THIS ROLE STANDS OUT • Lead and grow an established energy and sustainability consultancy. • Shape the business strategy, structure and future direction. • Take ownership of pipeline, revenue, profitability, utilisation, forecasting and fee recovery. • Lead a multidisciplinary team of Energy Consultants, Building Services Engineers and Designers. • Combine business development, technical leadership and operational management in one influential role. • Represent C3 Group with senior clients and across the wider industry. • Benefit from a genuine opportunity to progress to Director level. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING • Develop and deliver the business strategy, annual plan, budget and growth objectives. • Win new projects through bids, tenders, frameworks and proposals. • Drive growth across Net Zero, sustainability consultancy and M&E design services. • Provide senior technical oversight across energy audits, heat decarbonisation plans, feasibility studies, retrofit programmes and low-carbon designs. • Lead, develop and resource the technical team. • Strengthen relationships with senior clients across the public and commercial sectors. • Monitor project programmes, budgets, work in progress, invoicing, margins, quality and delivery risks. • Represent C3 Group at client meetings, industry events and across the wider energy and sustainability market. WHAT YOU’LL BRING • Senior-level experience within building services, energy efficiency, Net Zero, sustainability or renewable energy. • Consutlancy experience leading and developing technical, engineering or design teams. • The ability to develop trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders. • Strong leadership, commercial and financial awareness. • A relevant engineering, energy or sustainability qualification. WHAT YOU’LL GET • A competitive senior leadership salary, benefits and company car. • Significant autonomy to shape the strategy, commercial performance and future growth of the consultancy. • The opportunity to lead and develop an established multidisciplinary technical team. • A visible and influential position working with senior public- and commercial-sector clients. • The chance to make a meaningful contribution to the Net Zero agenda. • A genuine opportunity to become a Director. WHY EMMERSON KITNEY? At Emmerson Kitney, we Recruit Different. We’re committed to building long-term relationships with our clients and candidates, taking the time to understand what matters most to you. We work in true partnership to match talented professionals with outstanding career opportunities. WHAT NEXT? If you’re an experienced energy or sustainability leader looking for an influential role where you can take ownership of people, performance and growth, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Emmerson Kitney for a confidential discussion. This is a retained search with Emmerson Kitney—all third-party applications will be forwarded to us as the exclusive recruitment partner