Sustainability Consultant (Life Cycle Analyst

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  • Job type

    Permanent

  • Location

    Manchester

  • Working Pattern

    Full-time

  • Specialism

    Sustainable Buildings

  • Industry

    Construction

  • Pay

    £40,000 - £70,000 DoE
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Sustainability Consultant (Life Cycle Analyst & Circular Economy) - Manchester

The Team
Our Sustainability & Building Physics team is a key part of our interdisciplinary business. We take pride in our exemplary track record of designing innovative, sustainable and energy-efficient solutions. Operating as a cohesive unit across all offices, we are a group of like-minded individuals dedicated to driving efficiency in every aspect of our work while prioritising staff development.

The role
This role is responsible for providing sustainable design expertise on whole life embodied in carbon assessments and circular economy statements – both new build, fit out and refurbishment projects for the public and private sector. Working in a multidisciplinary environmental buildings team, you will assist in providing a comprehensive design service to the company’s prestigious clients.
The Sustainability Group provides high level consultancy advice on a wide range of subjects for projects both in the UK and internationally. Its values are ‘Growth’ to deliver global solutions profitably; ‘Fairness’ to treat our clients and colleagues how we would expect to be treated; ‘Innovation’ to continually strive to create new leading edge solutions; ‘Add Value’ to design quality solutions for a sustainable future and, finally, 'Excellence’ to exceed the clients expectations every time.
This role is responsible for providing sustainable design expertise on life embodied carbon assessments and circular economy statements – both new build, fit out and refurbishment projects for the public and private sector. Working in a multidisciplinary environmental buildings team, you will assist in providing a comprehensive design service to the company’s prestigious clients.

Key Responsibilities
The following list provides some key responsibilities, but the role is not limited to the list below:

Technical Expertise
  • Undertake Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Calculations for BREEAM Mat 01.
  • Undertake WLC Calculations for GLA referable schemes.
  • Prepare reports for Planning Submissions.
  • Prepare reports and presentations for non-technical team members and clients.
  • Present to the client and design team, to provide design expertise and impact the design regarding WLC.
  • Support calculations for Embodied Carbon, for varying projects including.
Management & Support
  • Support the wider team with project delivery, with the preparing of Green House Gas Reports, Climate Change Adaptation Sustainability statements and Compliance Statements.
  • Support the MEP design consultants, on delivering their design strategy in regard to optioneering, and Whole Life Carbon.
  • Manage your own workload and feed into resource planning.
  • Support management and training of staff at lower grades.
  • Awareness of their financial spending.
  • Undertake QA of other WLC around building energy demand reduction and compliance.
General
  • Produce accurate, professionally written reports and statements with excellent English, clearly communicating your work to clients and stakeholders.
  • Make verbal presentations to clients and stakeholders on the work undertaken.
  • Liaise with design stakeholders and clients to develop a design that is innovative and affordable.
  • Contribute to internal and external design team meetings with the required level of technical understanding to help direct design decisions regarding carbon savings and appropriate roots in Circular Economy.
  • Invests in their individual training and supporting their technical development.
  • Participates in the development of junior staff.
Benefits
  • Enhanced annual leave entitlement of 25 days per annum, plus public holidays. Your annual leave entitlement will increase based on length of service with us up to 28 days plus public holidays.
  • Enhanced company pension contribution.
  • Annual budget of £200 to spend on personal wellbeing activities.
  • Access to our healthcare cash plan scheme.
  • Access to confidential wellbeing support services via our Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Paid volunteering days to support causes important to you.
  • Fun company events include our annual winter party and our full company summer social.
  • Season ticket loans.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Options for unpaid leave and career breaks.

Desirable Skills
  • Knowledge of BREEAM, WELL & LEED.
  • Knowledge of Circular Economy.
  • Team Management Experience.
  • Member of a key organisation/ steering committee e.g. LETI/ UKGBC etc.


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