Esg/sustainability Strategy Principal

**ESG/Sustainability Strategy Principal**

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Spain on a full-time basis.

**Inviting bright minds**
Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions strive to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

**You will join our ESG and Sustainability Practice**
As our new Principal, you will be part of a dynamic team providing state-of-the-art scientific, technical, and strategic assistance to an international client base. You’ll have a proven track record as an experienced consultant with an emphasis on sustainability, greenhouse gas management, the energy transition, and/or ESG or climate change strategy with corporations. You’ll drive business development activities within your network and with other Ramboll clients while overseeing high quality project execution and building the team to support your practice.

**Your key tasks and responsibilities will include**:

- Provide overall leadership for ESG and sustainability services, including developing long-term client relationships, building sales pipeline, ensuring high quality project delivery, and growing and building capacity of the required team to deliver against agreed upon growth targets
- Provide industry-specific thought leadership on emerging ESG, sustainability, and climate change topics and leverage your and Ramboll’s collective expertise to position Ramboll as a trusted, expert advisor in this sector
- Oversee project delivery with a focus on client management, quality assurance, and building deep, long-term relationships that position Ramboll as the partner of choice for our clients
- Collaborate with Ramboll’s energy, water, management consulting, and EHS experts in deploying integrated sustainability solutions as a marketplace differentiator
- Drive innovation and thought leadership within focus area(s) to stay ahead of client needs and support brand and positioning efforts
- Build sector / offering specific capacity within the team, including leading recruiting efforts, providing formal and informal learning opportunities, and driving career development for junior team members

**Your starting point for growth**
From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the Company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

- BS or (preferably) MS in a relevant field and 15-20+ years of work experience in multiple industry sectors and ESG- or sustainability-related field.
- Solid track record in assisting corporate and financial clients on local and European ESG regulations (e.g. SFDR, TCFD, Carbon neutrality strategies and tools/Water stratgies (AWS) /Biodiversity (TFND), CSRD, etc.) including Iberian Market.
- Demonstrated thought leadership in the above sectors and disciplines.
- Strong technical skills and experience in writing technical proposals and reports.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Local language, English C2 level. Portuguese is a plus.

**Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include the following abilities**:

- Strong work ethic and passion for producing high quality work and continual improvement.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Flexibility in handling multiple projects at the same time and ability to meet shifting deadlines.
- Abitiy to lead and grow teams

**Welcome to our Environment & Health division**
Ramboll develops innovative, scientifically sound solutions that help increase liveability by reducing pollution and restoring natural environments. One of the world’s leading environmental and health consultancies, our bright minds are trusted by clients to manage their most challenging environmental, health and social issues.

**About Ramboll**

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned company with over 18,000 experts working across 35 countries. Our professionals are leaders in their fields, delivering innovative solutions across diverse sectors, including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to help shape the future by contributing to a more sustainable world in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. By combining local expertise with global knowledge, we shape the societies of tomorrow

**Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**

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