Our Sustainability Executive Search Services

As one of the leading Executive Search firms in the UK, Novo is well placed to find your next Sustainability Leader.

Our team of highly experienced consultants work across a broad range of sectors and are specialists at recruiting top notch C-Suite talent.

Able to work in strict confidence, our team will search, identify, and recruit your ideal Sustainability Leader.

Through our years of experience, our team can handle the entire process from start to finish, working to rigorous standards and with a highly systemised approach.

Contact Novo for a confidential discussion about your Sustainability recruitment needs.

Sustainability Executive Search & Headhunting Specialists

Let our team search, identify, and recruit top Sustainability talent for your organisation.


Importance of Sustainability Role

Today’s business leaders continue to place sustainability issues front and centre of their corporate social responsibility, recognising that long-term growth cannot be achieved at the cost of the environment and society at large. Stricter regulations, concerns about climate change, and changing consumer attitudes have led companies to increasingly prioritise and implement sustainability practices resulting in the need for talented and influential leaders to champion these issues within their organisations.

With greater calls for companies to operate in ethical and transparent ways from investors, stakeholders, and the wider public, the importance of identifying multi-disciplinary leaders to address the most challenging sustainability issues has never been greater.
Sustainability leaders play a crucial role in helping organisations to manage and improve their environmental, social and economic performance to create long-term value while increasing the opportunities that come from a more sustainable future.

At Novo, our expert team of executive search consultants understand the importance of hiring forward-thinking and driven leaders who can help them in the development and implementation of long-term sustainability strategies and frameworks no matter where they are on their sustainability journey.

Sustainability Skills Needed Include:

  • Exceptional communication: the ability to articulate a clear and compelling sustainability vision to stakeholders in alignment with overall business strategy.
  • Technical expertise: a deep understanding of the technical aspects and challenges of sustainability in order to implement sustainable practices and solutions.
  • Leadership: the ability to lead and inspire teams towards a common goal.
  • Adaptability: to anticipate and respond to changing environmental, technological, and social conditions.

We are dedicated to helping our clients identify and recruit the highest calibre of passionate and purpose-driven leaders that are committed to their organisation’s sustainability goals and in creating a more sustainable future.

Our Sustainability Executive Search Specialists

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George Woodward

dale perrett

Dale Perrett

jon hollier

Jon Hollier

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Dale Perrett

Founding Director

Dale is one of the Founding Directors of Novo Executive Search and Selection. He is part of the Novo leadership team that drives the business. He remains passionate about working...

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George Woodward

Director

George is an experienced director and key member of Novo Executive Search’s leadership team and is integral in driving forward its growth into the future. With a breadth of UK...

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Jon Hollier

Founding Director

Jon is a Founding Director of Novo Executive Search & Selection. Beyond establishing and developing Novo, his extensive experience covers a wide range of disciplines across commercial and the third...

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Current Sustainability Roles

Director of Operations (Environmental Consultancy)
Salary: excellent package

This business is a fast-growing award-winning modern environmental consultancy that aims to make a difference. The company’s expert consultancy teams collaborate across disciplines such as ecology, landscape and planning to create cities, towns and general areas for a more sustainable future.…

  • Board Director/Partner Operations
  • Environmental
  • Flexible Location, UK
Job Ref No: DofOps GW 11/25
Date Added: 13-11-2025
General Manager
Salary: excellent package

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for building businesses from the ground up? Our client, a global leader in off-grid power solutions, is expanding into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — and they’re looking for a General Manager to lead the charge.…

  • Manager/Team Leader
  • Renewable Energy
  • Riyadh, KSA
Job Ref No: GM SM 10/25
Date Added: 06-11-2025
Head of Business Analysis
Salary: Competitive Base + Package

Our client is one of the UK’s leading generators of low carbon power producing electricity from methane gas captured from landfill sites and disused mines, solar power plants and flexible generation assets including battery energy storage systems (BESS) and natural gas fired generators. The company is rapidly expanding and has a strong pipeline of new solar and BESS projects, developing projects for Green Gas and CO2 capture. They are committed to growth by investing in renewable electricity generation and are proud to support the UK’s journey to net zero by 2050.…

  • Manager/Team Leader Strategy/Planning
  • Engineering Manufacturing Renewable Energy
  • Northamptonshire (GB)
Job Ref No: GW Bus Analysis 09/25
Date Added: 10-09-2025
Finance Director
Salary: £70,000-£90,000

Our client is a privately owned engineering and environmental services business operating throughout the UK. The business is fast growth and has rapidly grown to 50+ people with further ambitious plans to double in size to £10m turnover within the next 2-3 years. The business has an excellent reputation within the industry which needs to be maintained, while navigating new challenges that come from rapid expansion. …

  • Board Director/Partner Finance/Risk
  • Engineering Environmental
  • Durham (County) (GB)
Job Ref No: FD DP 05/25
Date Added: 15-05-2025
Managing Director (Industrial Products & Services)
Salary: Circa £140k + Bonus + Benefits

Our client is a thriving industrial products and services company that is looking to recruit a Managing Director to run their Yorkshire based business.…

  • CEO/MD
  • Engineering Environmental Technology
  • Yorkshire and the Humber (GB)
Job Ref No: MD GW 5/25
Date Added: 15-05-2025