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Principal Consultant

Application Close Date7th February 2025
Job Title:Principal Consultant
Company:Carbon Limiting Technologies (CLT)
Location:Central London
Salary:Dependent on experience
Start Date:April/May 2025

About us

CLT is an innovation consultancy committed to identifying and solving the most complex carbon challenges across the most vital sectors of our economy. Working with Governments, Businesses, and Investors, our mission is to transform the economy by accelerating and scaling vital clean technologies. 

Since 2006, CLT has worked with entrepreneurs, industry and government to help clean tech businesses succeed and accelerate low-carbon technologies to market. We deliver both regional and sector-specific cleantech accelerators and programmes to support the decarbonisation of industry. We work with companies innovating across the Renewables, Energy Networks, Buildings, DSR, Transport, Industry, CCUS, and Waste & Water sectors. We were the lead delivery partner for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) for nine years which incubates entrepreneurs that have received technology development grants. You can see who we have worked with here.

CLT has also been expanding its international presence, delivering energy innovation work in Brazil, Mexico, and India. We were also selected as the official innovation partner for the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

More recently, CLT is leading several cross-sector programmes across the innovation ecosystem to explore a range of intervention mechanisms to unlock investment into adoption and scale-up of new clean technologies.

CLT works closely with the Clean Growth Fund, a £100 million venture capital fund that invests in early-stage, disruptive cleantech innovative, high-growth companies. CGF and CLT share an office, and CLT provides support to CGF, including pipeline, techno-market due diligence, and support to portfolio companies.  

About the role

CLT has a small core team and can offer you the opportunity to get involved with and shape CLT’s growing domestic and international business. This role exposes you to the new technologies being developed within the CleanTech sector and provides hands-on experience working with R&D and start-up initiatives, placing you at the cutting edge of science and technology. You will have an opportunity to make a difference by supporting the commercialisation of these technologies and thereby contribute to a future sustainable and low-carbon economy.  

It is envisaged that you will:

  • Lead consultancy projects and clean tech programmes for public and private sector clients and manage multi-disciplinary teams, including independent experts in the CLT Associate network
  • Provide thought leadership and develop research and consulting methodologies, generating high-level recommendations and strategic insights to clients
  • Design and implement approaches for delivery of complex support programmes
  • Carry out the most complex analysis on our projects and provide guidance and oversight to junior team members
  • Be responsible for project budgets and high-quality project outcomes
  • Provide line management and mentoring to more junior team members
  • Assist the Clean Growth Fund portfolio companies
  • Lead business development proposals, including creating budget forecasts and contributing to programme development strategies
  • Enhance and grow the CLT client ecosystem and develop independent client relationships, developing new business opportunities
  • Lead internal activities of the company, including building CLT’s knowledge base, improving internal business processes and maintaining the marketing and contacts databases
  • Have the right to work in the UK

CLT will support your development so that you can gain the experience you need to meet your career goals. You will have a two-year tailored career development plan that will be jointly agreed upon.

Requirements

We are open to applicants at various stages of their careers, but you must have a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Alongside being a team player with a can-do attitude, at a minimum, we expect you to:

  • Have a demonstrated passion for sustainability and clean technology
  • Have a high degree of autonomy in the identification, conversion and delivery of consulting projects.
  • Have a demonstrable track record in managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and programmes
  • Have up-to-date and relevant experience of solving complex client problems using a range of recognised problem-solving and analytical techniques
  • Have experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams to successful outcomes
  • Have gained and wish to further invest in relevant knowledge, sector specialisation and consulting skills
  • Have presented at relevant industry events and nurture your network of Senior professional relationships
  • Have a good bachelor’s degree in science or engineering
  • Be fluent in spoken and written English, with strong writing and synthesis skills
  • Have excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills
  • Be proficient in the main Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) including building models in Excel
  • Be proactive and willing to get involved in the variety of activities CLT has to offer
  • Make a positive contribution to our working environment and culture to offer

It is desirable for you to:

  • Have experience working with clean technology and/or innovation
  • Have experience with decarbonisation projects in the corporate market

How to apply

Please email your CV with a short description of why you are interested in this role to Natalie Fredericks, natalie.fredericks@carbonlimitingtechnologies.com.

For the short description, 5-10 sentences in your email will suffice, a full cover letter is not required.

Closing date for applications:  February 7th 2025