Director - Sustainability Lead

Director - Sustainability (Growth & Sector Lead)

UK Wide (London preferred) | Hybrid working | Up to £140k

A leading global engineering and sustainability consultancy is looking for a commercially driven Director of Sustainability to lead the next phase of growth across the UK.

This is a strategic, outward-facing role focused on winning work, building client relationships and expanding the sustainability offering into new and emerging sectors.

You will be responsible for driving market growth and strengthening the business's presence with new and existing clients.

• Proactively identifying, pursuing and winning new work, with a focus on new client acquisition.
• Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of opportunities and long-term client relationships.
• Developing and executing sector growth strategies and routes to market.
• Leading bids, proposals and client presentations to secure first-time wins.
• Acting as a senior industry figure, raising profile through networking, thought leadership and events.
• Working with regional and technical leaders to align business development activity and support wider work‑winning capability.

• Currently operating at Director / Associate Director level within the built environment.
• Proven track record of winning work and growing client accounts.
• Strong industry network and credibility in the market.
• Commercially focused, with the ability to build pipelines and convert opportunities.
• Broad understanding of sustainability, net zero, carbon and ESG within the built environment.

Technical expertise is beneficial, but this role is primarily focused on growth, market development and client leadership.

• High‑impact leadership role with a clear mandate for growth.
• Platform to shape sector strategy and expand into new markets.
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with strong technical delivery capability.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded sustainability leader who wants to focus on growth, influence and market impact at Director level.

Whether you're working in the larger corporate companies or a small SME this is certainly one to take note of. Please don't hesitate to apply or get in touch for further info on the email below, we can arrange a confidential conversation anytime to suit you.

Your expert recruitment consultant is Lakshman Sivanesan reachable via (url removed).

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.