Sustainability Consulting Director, Corporate Occupier
Job Description
Job title: Sustainability Consulting Director, Corporate Occupier
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Job description: JLL supports the Whole You, personally and professionally.
Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology to our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry; and we support them through professional growth, flexibility, and personalized benefits to manage life in and outside of work. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades, and technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, we empower you to shape a brighter way forward so you can thrive professionally and personally.
We are looking for a Director for JLL’s UK Sustainability Consulting team, specialising in services to our Corporate Occupier client segment.
The Sustainability Consultancy team at JLL is the largest real estate sustainability consultancy in Europe, with over 20 years’ experience in delivering sustainability advice to the real estate sector. We use our leading sustainability expertise to support, challenge and inspire our people and clients to create a prosperous economy, a flourishing society and a healthy environment.
If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. We’re a Fortune 500 company. We work across 80 countries, in 280 different offices, with a team of over 77,000 individuals. We look after a property portfolio of over 4bn square feet on behalf of our clients. The rapidly growing requirement for sustainability means you will develop your career within a team with vast experience and significant growth ambitions, helping embed sustainability into some of the world’s leading real estate businesses. Find out more about our sustainability ambitions .
For more than 20 years, our sustainability consultancy has been helping clients develop ambitious sustainability action plans as well as supporting them to implement practical actions. Our services include:
Sustainability strategy and implementation
Net Zero Carbon and Science-Based Targets
Climate risk assessment
Energy and carbon management
Sustainability data analysis and management
Compliance and de-risking
Social impact
Reporting and communications
Come join a team where your colleagues will share your passion and support your professional development, and where you can develop a career knowing your work supports a better future.
We are looking for a Director to take a senior role leading our Corporate Occupier Sustainability Consulting Services
This role will be focused on delivering our sector-leading Sustainability Consulting services to Corporate Occupier clients, business development, oversight of large occupier client mandates, team management, and implementation of multi-faceted programmes for occupiers across the UK.
The opportunity to work with us will provide you with exposure to a number of high-profile clients. By engaging with clients at a senior strategic level, you will help establish their approach to managing sustainability risks and realising opportunities, as well as providing advice to help them implement world class sustainability services across their portfolios.
Our expectation is that you are as passionate about sustainability as we are; that you are committed to always exceeding your clients’ expectations and that you are able to demonstrate your excellent interpersonal skills, stakeholder engagement and communication, strategic advisory, and project / team management skills.
What this job involves
Overall ownership of sales / delivery of the team’s full suite of sustainability products and services into Corporate Occupier clients, developing annual and longer-term business development strategy to support our ambitious growth and impact ambitions
Acting as a senior single point of contact for occupier clients, working to develop trusted advisor status
Working closely with other Sustainability Consulting ‘segment’ leads (Investor and Developer) to ensure consistency when creating our overarching business development approach, using Corporate Occupier knowledge to tailor to client needs
Aligning with Sustainability Consulting service delivery leads to build and maintain a comprehensive understanding of our broad service offer, convincingly articulating the benefits to clients
Working closely with a range of senior stakeholders across our UK, regional and global Work Dynamics team to deliver a fully integrated end-to-end sustainability solution for our clients
Contribution to strategic service development, supporting the identification of new service lines as the market evolves
Overseeing recruitment and financial forecasting and budgeting for work relating to occupied clients
Working closely with the EMEA Lead Director to support the development of the wider EMEA Sustainability Consulting team, as part of the EMEA leadership team team
Project management oversight and senior client account management
Engagement across JLL to cross-sell consulting services
Line management and mentorship provision to more junior members of the team
Developing a strong profile both internally and externally, acting as a spokesperson for JLL Sustainability and its strategic sustainability consulting services at external events, conferences, panels etc.
Supporting and contributing to our positive, values-based culture.
Interested? An ideal candidate would need to have the following qualifications
Desired experience and technical skills
Passionate about working towards a sustainable future
An excellent understand of the key sustainability issues for real estate including, but not limited to; occupier “ESG”, net zero carbon, climate risk, science-based targets, social value creation, sustainable finance, sustainability legislation and accreditation and strategic environmental performance improvement plans
Experience of working within sustainability in the real estate sector
Proven commercial leadership capabilities including delivering significant annual growth
Senior level consulting experience
Experience working with corporate clients, commercial property, property managers and an understanding of the landlord and tenant relationship
Excellent ability to build relationships with clients and their internal teams
A strong track record integrating sustainability into organisations’ operations
Experience working in a collaborative way with clients and other stakeholders to develop ambitious and robust sustainability programmes
Awareness of the developments of the legislative landscape, and experience in helping clients respond to these
Proven project management experience and excellent communication skills
Attention to detail and accuracy in written and numeric work
Team-oriented with proven ability to lead and foster excellent working relationships, and to promote team development and individual growth
Ability to obtain buy-in and engagement from employees at all levels
Experience liaising with, engaging and presenting to senior business leaders, one-to-one or in facilitated workshops.
If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!
Location:
Hybrid (inactive) –London, GBR
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About JLL –
For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with annual revenue of $20.9 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 103,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit .
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Location: London
Job date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:42:42 GMT
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