Lead Consultant - Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience

Position: Lead Consultant - Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience
Location: Greater London

Help Leading Organisations Navigate Climate Risk & Build Long-Term Resilience
Do you want your work to genuinely influence how organisations prepare for an increasingly uncertain future?
Are you passionate about helping businesses understand, manage and respond to climate-related risks while delivering meaningful sustainability outcomes?
At Action Sustainability, we're looking for an experienced climate change professional to join our established Consultancy team and help organisations build resilience in a changing world.
This is an opportunity to work with some of the UK's leading organisations, influencing sustainability strategy at board level while helping shape the future of climate adaptation and resilience across multiple sectors.

The Role at a Glance:
Lead Consultant
Remote / Flexible UK Working with London Office Access
£65,000 - £70,000 DOE + Performance-Related Bonus
Plus 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday Leave, 8% Employer Pension Contribution, Flexible Working, Training & Development
Full Time - Permanent
Reporting to:
Head of Consultancy & Climate
Company:
Award-Winning Sustainability Consultancy
Culture:
Purpose-Driven | Collaborative | Expert-Led | Innovative
Your Background /

Skills:

Climate Risk, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Planning, Sustainability Consulting, TCFD, IFRS, CSRD, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Development, Training & Facilitation
Welcome to Action Sustainability
Action Sustainability is a leading sustainability consultancy with a mission to inspire sustainable business and drive real, lasting change for clients. Our team supports organisations across Academia, Construction, FMCG, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Transport, helping them tackle some of their most significant sustainability challenges.
We're proud to have:

• Established and delivered the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School

• Led the UK delegation that developed ISO 20400 and now support its global adoption

• Developed innovative carbon reporting and performance management solutions

• Built a reputation for leading sustainability thinking across multiple sectors
As an accredited Living Wage Employer, we're committed to maintaining a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace where talented people can thrive.
Where You'll Make an Impact
Operating within our Carbon & Climate team, you'll take a leading role in developing and delivering climate risk, adaptation and resilience services across a diverse client portfolio.
Working within our winner-doer model, you'll combine business development, client leadership and project delivery responsibilities, helping clients understand climate-related risks while developing practical adaptation strategies that deliver measurable outcomes.
You'll engage directly with senior stakeholders, build trusted relationships and help organisations turn climate ambition into action.
What Your Day Might Look Like:

• Developing new business opportunities across climate risk, adaptation and resilience services

• Leading the delivery of complex climate adaptation and resilience projects

• Advising C-suite stakeholders on climate-related risks and strategic responses

• Developing climate adaptation and resilience strategies across multiple sectors

• Supporting clients with TCFD, IFRS, CSRD and related reporting requirements

• Working closely with clients to identify ongoing adaptation and resilience opportunities

• Delivering climate and sustainability training through consultancy projects and the Supply Chain Sustainability School

• Acting as a key link between the Consultancy and School businesses on climate risk, KPIs and reporting

• Facilitating workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions and training programmes

• Speaking at industry conferences, events and client forums to share expertise and generate opportunities

• Working alongside procurement and wider sustainability teams to deliver joined-up client outcomes
About You
You'll be an experienced climate change professional who combines technical expertise with strong commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement skills.
You'll likely bring:

• Deep expertise in climate change, climate risk, adaptation and…