Verco is an award-winning consultancy, specialising in helping companies reduce their environmental impact and make savings through data driven analysis, grounded advice and real-world solutions. We’re a powerful blend of technical consultants, engineers and software developers who share a common vision: to provide solutions for a zero-carbon world.
With over 35 years’ experience at the cutting edge of the low carbon economy, we contribute to world-leading thinking around net zero and wider sustainability. We are proud to work with some of the biggest names in the business, across a wide range of sectors; from government to some of the largest real estate investors and leaders in industry, manufacturing and retail. We provide a wide range of reporting, compliance and energy management services using our proprietary software and new My Verco platform.
This is an exciting opportunity to build on the current momentum and Verco’s existing experience, to develop a successful ESG assurance and verification service which will utilise Verco’s unique position to meet a rapidly growing market demand.
Role Overview
The Head of Service role encompasses being a technical/knowledge lead for a service that is required by new and existing clients; to create efficient, replicable products and to ensure they are marketed, sold and then delivered to a high standard. Responsibilities
Delivery of large sustainability assurance and verification engagements for real estate and corporate clients. Delivery of assurance-adjacent services, including pre-assurance / assurance readiness reviews, assurance-ready ESG reporting methodology development, sustainability strategy validation and more. Carry out normal consultancy duties, including project management/direction, client management, proposal writing and project delivery. Develop the service development plan for the continued evolution of the ESG Assurance service. Drive sales by identifying target clients and opportunities. Deliver the service development plan, implementing agreed actions and updating the plan in response to market evolution. Account management, maintaining strong relationships with existing clients and building new relationships. Develop relevant content for marketing material. Act as external champion for the service. Work with the Operations Director and Service Directors to develop and contribute to budgets for your service area. Line management of staff within the service area team. Review pipeline and current loading to ensure team members are effectively utilised. Project Management, directing ESG assurance projects and ensuring delivery to client on time, to quality, and within agreed budget. Provide technical input on the complexities of the ESG assurance standards and the reporting landscape. Work Profile
Sales:
25% of time Fee earning:
55% of time (at Principal Consultant or Associate Director grade) Management/Overhead:
10% of time This profile may change as the service develops. What you will bring
We're looking for an experienced ESG assurance professional who is confident in developing service strategy and can evidence taking a service from strategy development to market delivery. Please contact us to talk through the opportunity in more detail. Our mission isn’t just about what we do, it’s also how we do it. So diversity matters to us at Verco. We value and respect unique contribution and hire the best people, whatever their background, offering a working environment that enables you to thrive and achieve your potential. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. You must be eligible to work in the UK. We welcome applications for this role from suitable candidates who might be eligible to come and work with us via the Skilled Worker visa route.
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The Head of Service role encompasses being a technical/knowledge lead for a service that is required by new and existing clients; to create efficient, replicable products and to ensure they are marketed, sold and then delivered to a high standard. Responsibilities
Delivery of large sustainability assurance and verification engagements for real estate and corporate clients. Delivery of assurance-adjacent services, including pre-assurance / assurance readiness reviews, assurance-ready ESG reporting methodology development, sustainability strategy validation and more. Carry out normal consultancy duties, including project management/direction, client management, proposal writing and project delivery. Develop the service development plan for the continued evolution of the ESG Assurance service. Drive sales by identifying target clients and opportunities. Deliver the service development plan, implementing agreed actions and updating the plan in response to market evolution. Account management, maintaining strong relationships with existing clients and building new relationships. Develop relevant content for marketing material. Act as external champion for the service. Work with the Operations Director and Service Directors to develop and contribute to budgets for your service area. Line management of staff within the service area team. Review pipeline and current loading to ensure team members are effectively utilised. Project Management, directing ESG assurance projects and ensuring delivery to client on time, to quality, and within agreed budget. Provide technical input on the complexities of the ESG assurance standards and the reporting landscape. Work Profile
Sales:
25% of time Fee earning:
55% of time (at Principal Consultant or Associate Director grade) Management/Overhead:
10% of time This profile may change as the service develops. What you will bring
We're looking for an experienced ESG assurance professional who is confident in developing service strategy and can evidence taking a service from strategy development to market delivery. Please contact us to talk through the opportunity in more detail. Our mission isn’t just about what we do, it’s also how we do it. So diversity matters to us at Verco. We value and respect unique contribution and hire the best people, whatever their background, offering a working environment that enables you to thrive and achieve your potential. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. You must be eligible to work in the UK. We welcome applications for this role from suitable candidates who might be eligible to come and work with us via the Skilled Worker visa route.
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