Job description
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 For
- A 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 programmes
- A 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 01202 888986 or email bdempster@allen-york.com
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.
