Location London
Job-type Permanent
Salary £Competitive + Car + Benefits + Bonus
Reference BBBH12283_1608574450

Acre is delighted to be partnered with a global Commercial Real Estate advisory firm to appoint their new Senior ESG Manager.

Reporting into the Chief Strategy Officer and working closely with the Head of Energy and Sustainability this newly created senior position will play a key role in developing and leading their client-facing ESG strategy across the Commercial & Residential Transactions and Advisory business.

You will need to be a highly capable and inspirational individual who can affect positive change. Responsible for managing the development of their ESG messaging, service innovation and thought leadership, you will:

  • Drive ESG business engagement across all service lines.

  • Attend pitches to provide ESG thought leadership support.

  • Be client-facing and present their approach to ESG and the market impact ESG is having.

  • Engage with all fee-earning service lines and provide ESG support to their service delivery and client engagements.

  • Play an important role in developing their own ESG and Sustainability reporting and our Net Zero Strategy.

  • Have a market-leading network within ESG (for real assets), sustainable development, and responsible business practice.

The successful candidate should have a track record in delivering best in class ESG policy, strategy, governance, process, and reporting. You will also have strong commercial instincts and an understanding of revenue-generating opportunities. Your communication skills will be first class, you'll be a natural presenter and be confident in reporting to the leadership teams across the firm.

The ideal candidate will have;

  • Exceptional presentation skills.

  • Experience managing external consultants.

  • Relevant masters degree in sustainability

  • A good understanding of the real estate sector and broadly what a real estate advisory business does.

  • In-depth knowledge of ESG trends as they relate to real estate.

  • High profile in the real estate sector.

There is huge appetite to drive ESG across the business; as such, this is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team in an impactful senior position.