Strategic Sustainability Technical Director - (SC-L9.6) at Zutari

• Lead the development and growth of a Strategic Sustainability Advisory Discipline focused on private-sector clients across infrastructure, energy, industrial, and corporate sectors.
• The role will combine thought leadership, client advisory, and commercial leadership to position the firm as a trusted advisor on sustainability strategy, ESG integration, climate transition, and value-creation through sustainability.
• The successful candidate will build a high-value advisory offering that complements Zutari’s engineering, infrastructure, and environmental capabilities, enabling Zutari to engage earlier in client decision-making and capture upstream advisory opportunities.

Role Responsibilities

Business Development

• Lead commercial growth of the Strategic Sustainability Discipline.
• Identify and develop new sustainability advisory opportunities within private sector.
• Build relationships with corporate executives, sustainability leaders, and investment decision-makers.
• Originate, develop and commercialise sustainability advisory services spanning strategy development, ESG integration, climate transition, risk and opportunity assessment, and sustainability performance improvement.”
• Originate and lead major consulting engagements.
• Support cross-selling with infrastructure, environmental, and engineering services.

Client Advisory and Delivery

• Serve as a senior trusted advisor to executives on sustainability and climate strategy.
• Lead strategic sustainability engagements.
• Advise clients on ESG strategy and integration into business models.
• Serve as SME to companies responding to climate risk, transition pressures, and evolving regulation.
• Translate sustainability strategy into practical operational and infrastructure implications for business unit or client?
• Lead multidisciplinary consulting teams

Service Line Development

• Build a differentiated sustainability advisory offering
• Define and develop core advisory services inclusive of methodologies and frameworks
• Integrate sustainability advisory with engineering capabilities, recruit and mentor sustainability consultants.

Thought Leadership and Market Positioning

• Publish insights on sustainability strategy and climate transition.
• Represent the firm at industry forums and conferences.
• Develop and steward strategic partnerships with industry bodies, sustainability networks, investors, and development finance institutions to advance organisational objectives

Minimum requirements

• 15–20 years of professional experience in sustainability, strategy consulting, or ESG advisory.
• Experience advising private sector clients in infrastructure-related sectors such as:
• Demonstrated success in winning and leading consulting engagements.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary consulting environments.
• Experience operating at executive or board advisory level.
• Master’s degree in sustainability, environmental management, climate science, economics, or related field. Essential
• Degrees in business, engineering, economics, or environmental sciences are advantageous.
• Professional sustainability or climate certifications/ accreditations are beneficial.

Skills, and characteristics 

• Strategic Sustainability Advisory: Ability to advise private‑sector clients on sustainability strategy, ESG integration and climate transition in a way that supports long‑term business value.
• Commercial Leadership: Ability to build, grow and monetise a high‑value advisory offering, identifying opportunities to engage clients early and generate upstream work.
• Thought Leadership: Ability to shape and articulate informed, credible perspectives on sustainability and ESG that position the firm as a trusted advisor.
• Client Relationship & Advisory Skills: Ability to build trusted relationships with senior client decision‑makers and influence strategic choices through insight‑led advice
• Integrated Capability Building: Ability to design advisory services that complement and integrate with engineering, infrastructure and environmental capabilities across the firm