carbonneutraltourism.co.uk

Our client, American Superconductor Corporation, is a leader in alternative energy, offering grid interconnection solutions as well as licensed wind energy designs and electrical systems, and is looking for a Regional Sales Engineer to join their commercial team in Europe. The position will be home office based in the UK and will provide technical sales support for current and potential client orders in the UK and across Europe. With the recent growth in the wind powered markets, this position offers an innovative and leadership role within a leading, well-known corporation.

The Company: American Superconductor Corporation
The American Superconductor Corporation serves the utility, industrial and wind power markets with a host of leading energy technologies based on proprietary high temperature superconductor wires and power electronic systems. AMSC is leading the way in developing superconductor applications to meet the growing needs for capacity, reliability and power quality in the power grid of tomorrow and in other applications that benefit from the power density inherent in HTS technology.

The Job: Regional Sales Engineer
The key objective for the Regional Sales Engineer will be to help drive sales of voltage stability, voltage regulation, and power quality solutions to Utilities, Wind farm developers, and Industrial customers in the UK and internationally.
Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for utility and industrial sales activities
• Work with utilities to understand their challenges and generate interest in performing joint studies on voltage related problems
• Build trading area strategies to proactively generate leads and systematically attack the opportunities within the marketplace
• Integrate the efforts of ASC functional areas to develop and execute complete, responsive and accurate technical proposals and project plans
• Provide sales support for customers, assist in developing solutions, identifying requirements, conducting site surveys, developing project plans, schedules and cost estimates, while reviewing site designs and coordinating activities necessary to close orders.

The Candidate:

• Should have a minimum 7-10 years experience in creatively selling equipment or services in the utility market or the generation of utility transmission studies.
• Knowledge of the Utility Planning Cycle as well as the technical issues that concern utility transmission planners
• Demonstrated sales abilities including strategy development, account planning, and success in closing large projects with multiple influence points.
• A passion for the technology and industry
• Approach work with a level of intense energy and positive outlook.
• Education: BS in Electrical Engineering is preferred.  MS/MBA a plus
• Prefer an individual with experience selling SVC, Statcom, or other FACTS devices to utility and industrial customers.

Salary Package:
Negotiable - market standard

Application:
ASAP

Please be so kind and send your application or any requests to:
Sonja Stierer
Sonja.stierer@neumann-inter.com
T. +44 (0) 20 3178 6812

Neumann International AG
4-5 Park Place, London SW1A 1LP, United Kingdom

Acre, a leading recruitment agency specialising in Environment, CSR / Sustainability and Climate Change, are advertising the position below:

Head of Energy Management
South East | Circa £90,000k + Benefits

Our client is a FTSE 100 company and one of the biggest house hold names in the UK. We are currently working with them to source a Head of Energy Management. Due to the scale of the company, this is one of the most important roles of its kind anywhere in the world.

Within this role you will:

• Be tasked with the creation and implementation of Energy/CO2 strategies
• Deliver on strategic targets for energy and greenhouse gas performance
• Manage a team of 15 and up to 30 additional consultants who support and deliver new technology programmes
• Own and deliver a £200m/annum energy budget and will also manage an environmental initiatives capital budget of £50m/annum

Our client is looking for a leader in the field of energy management and Climate Change Strategy. For more information please contact Andrew Cartland at Acre Resources on 0845 257 8030 or submit your CV here. Ref. 2043. Please visit Acre’s website for further information.

Ethical Trading Manager needed for high-profile textile-based fashion-brand. This high-street fashion brand has a growing commitment to CSR. The company recognises the growing imperative of carefully measuring and managing its impact across all of its activities and is now recruiting a compliance office to take over the management of CSR and Intellectual Property (IP) issues within its supply chain across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. This is an exciting opportunity to gain an insight into the fashion industry’s factories and an understanding of the balance of commercial pressures within a CSR context. You can expect regular international travel across the EMEA region.

The job:

• Taking ownership of the company’s CR programme in the EMEA region, by managing its supply chain and assessing and reporting on relevant CSR risks
• Engaging with suppliers and driving compliance improvements throughout EMEA
• Tracking and reporting the CR status of vendors/manufacturers.
• Managing new factory / labour assessments and auditing programmes
• Establishing relationships and engaging with other brands and where applicable broader stakeholders.
• Helping to drive buy-in and impact of CR issues throughout the organisation.
• Training factories in the region on the company’s Ethical Trading Policy
• Assisting with intellectual property (IP) management at the factory level and providing general support to the IP team
• Establish a network of service providers who can help factories achieve compliance and improve their businesses.  These providers should be able to identify root causes of ethical trading issues and provide relevant business solutions to these, such as productivity training, etc

You:

• Are a qualified social auditor or have similar experience of devising an ethical trading approach
• Have worked in a similar role for 3+ years.
• Preferably have languages including any of the following: French, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian and/or Spanish.
• Have worked with textiles/accessories brands and are aware of the key sustainability issues facing the industry.
• Are driven, enthusiastic and enjoy travel, with a passion for ethics
• Are autonomous, but also function well within a team

Location: London
Deadline: urgent
If you’d like to be considered for this position, please send Bright Green your details here, with the following job reference included in the subject: 10276 – EMEA CR Mgr

Acre, a leading recruitment agency specialising in Environment, CSR / Sustainability and Climate Change, are advertising the position below:

Sustainability & Climate Change Executives - Retail & Consumer
Central London | £45K + Bonus Scheme + Substantial Benefit Package

Acre has been engaged by a leading global consultancy to support the growth of their Sustainability & Climate Change Team. Our Client’s ambition is to use its fifteen years of specialist knowledge and understanding in this sector to leverage their global network and set the standards in Sustainability worldwide.

They lead in offering a diverse array of services to clients in the areas of:

• Environmental Due Diligence
• Corporate Responsibility advisory services
• Reporting and Assurance
• Economic and Policy work
• Responsible Supply Chain Management
• Climate Change

The team can offer you a highly stimulating work environment with a breadth of experience and diversity rarely matched, as well as the opportunity to make a powerful and positive difference.

They are interested in a number of talented and experienced candidates with:

• Industry experience in the retail and consumer sector - either from a consultancy perspective or in-house roles. Specialists in one of the following areas: Food and agricultural; Environment; Climate Change understanding will be an advantage
• A degree, Masters or equivalent in Environment, Economics, Sustainability, Responsible Business, Development, Business, International Affairs or related fields is preferred
• Experience in strategy development preferred
• Good understanding of the impacts of climate change on business models
• Prior consulting experience. Highly desirable but not a pre-requisite
• Fluency in English and proficiency in other languages desirable
• An ability to demonstrate an awareness of the concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development

This is an exceptional opportunity for you to develop your career in a highly reputable consultancy that is uniquely placed to help clients put Sustainability at the very heart of their business strategy.

Based in Central London and happy to travel, this is a great opportunity for you to progress in a highly stimulating and rewarding environment and develop a breadth of experience and knowledge rarely matched.

To discuss this opportunity further contact Rufus Bullough on 0203 170 5885. Ref. 1919 Please visit Acre’s website for further information.