Director of Environmental Consultancy

Lead the Future of Environmental Consultancy We're looking for an exceptional Director of Environmental Consultancy to lead and grow an Environmental Consultancy and Solutions by Nature businesses. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape strategy, drive commercial success, and deliver innovative, nature-based solutions across the water and critical infrastructure sectors, all while making a meaningful environmental impact.

The Role As a key senior leader, you will take full ownership of strategy, performance, and delivery, with P&L responsibility across the business. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams, strengthen client relationships, and position our environmental services at the forefront of the industry, advancing nature-based solutions, environmental net gain, and integrated consultancy services.

What You'll Be Doing Leadership & Culture Inspire and lead high-performing teams, promoting a culture of safety, inclusion, and excellence

Develop and mentor senior leaders and technical specialists

Build capability, succession, and long-term talent strength

Business & Financial Leadership Own full P&L responsibility, driving performance and sustainable growth

Lead financial planning, forecasting, and resource strategy

Ensure operational efficiency and strong commercial outcomes

Strategy, Growth & Clients Define and deliver growth strategies across environmental consultancy and nature-based solutions

Build and maintain senior client relationships

Lead on major bids, frameworks, and new service development

Delivery Excellence Ensure safe, high-quality, and commercially robust project delivery

Oversee governance, risk management, and performance improvement

Collaborate across Binnies and the wider RSK Group to deliver integrated solutions

What We're Looking ForA collaborative and inspiring leader who brings people together

Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering results

Experience leading multi-disciplinary environmental services and programmesA confident communicator who builds trusted client relationships

Resilient, solutions-focused, and decisive in complex environments

Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline and Chartered status (or equivalent)
This is a rare opportunity to lead and grow a highly successful consultancy. For more information, please call Barrie Dempster on or email (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

About us:

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let's help build a better world, together.

Discipline(s):
Executive and Director Level, Environment Job type:
Permanent