Sustainability Consultant
JOB_52706254623038Job type
PermanentLocation
ManchesterWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Corporate SustainabilityIndustry
EngineeringPay
£32,000 - £40,000 DoE
Sustainability Consultant - Built Environment - BREEAM
About:
My client is a multidisciplinary consultant in the built environment. Working on some of the most exciting projects across the UK, they are looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join their growing team of 12, based in the Manchester office right next to Piccadilly station.
The organisation is a collective of architects, engineers, designers and urbanists who design at every scale from city masterplans, neighbourhoods, parks, streets and buildings to specialist, bespoke light and acoustic installations.
They are place makers who work at every stage of the design process from visioning to briefing to design, delivery and operation. Responding to the demands of our dynamic and ever-changing planet with cross-discipline design thinking that spans all of life’s activities, protects the environment and enhances social value.
The role:
Seeking a sustainability professional to lead and assist the delivery of environmental certification across a variety of projects. With demonstrable experience in BREEAM, WELL, Ska and LEED, the successful candidate will work with clients and design teams from early-stage design to project completion, across various sectors including workplace, healthcare, education, historic, and sci-tech.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of environmental certification, with support from senior members of the team.
- Reviewing project details and developing targets for environmental certification and opportunities to enhance sustainable outcomes.
- Delivering workshops to communicate sustainability requirements to internal and external team members.
- Providing support and guidance to design teams in developing compliant and robust design strategies and associated evidence.
- Supporting planning applications
- LCA assessments
- Construction site monitoring
- Reviewing evidence and completing validation statements and QA processes for submission to third party certification organisations.
- The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to be involved in the following workstreams:
- Net-zero carbon strategies and assessments (both operational and embodied)
- Material lifecycle assessments (embodied carbon assessments)
- Circularity assessments
- Post-occupancy evaluations
- Environmental management systems.
You will have experience of the planning, design, and construction industries (and associated processes) and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, resulting in the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts effectively to clients with interdisciplinary teams. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to multitask and have exemplary organisational skills.
Qualifications and previous experience:
Required:
- A formal qualification in a sustainability/environmental management/built environment subject
- A BREEAM Assessor qualification and/or BREEAM AP status and experience working on BREEAM projects
- Experience of delivering LEED, Ska or WELL Building Standard assessments (WELL AP and LEED AP qualification desirable)
- Previous relevant experience working in the field of sustainability
- Working knowledge of environmental and sustainability legislation and its applicability to UK development.
- The drive to explore new or emerging themes and dissemination as appropriate
- Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Exemplary written and spoken English, with experience of technical report writing
- Experience of using materials life cycle tools and software such as OneClick LCA
- Experience of carrying out circularity assessments and consultancy.
Group Objectives:
- To evolve and expand the knowledge of the organisation, raising the company’s profile for delivering consistently environmentally conscious places and buildings
- To ensure that the company develops and expands its environmental and sustainability services internally and externally, working to influence design proposals and lift design quality
- To become accepted as a resource for sustainable design advocacy and creativity, working closely with different teams to provide low impact, healthy and value-added design solutions
- To work with the studios, professional heads and board of directors to ensure the sustainability agenda is communicated effectively throughout the practice
- To work to reduce the environmental impact of our day-to-day operations in line with our ISO 14001 and 50001 certifications.
- To be regarded as a thought leader for aspects of the sustainability agenda.
What’s on offer:
- A competitive salary
- Hybrid working – up to 2 days from home
- Work on some of the biggest projects across the UK
- A wide range of learning opportunities to encourage personal and professional career development. An annual appraisal and a mentoring program which is supported by our online internal learning platform.
- Committed to being an employer of choice and offering a competitive remuneration and benefits package as well as interesting work, a rewarding and friendly environment, excellent office space, and a respect for the work-life balance of our people through hybrid working.
- All employees can participate in the stakeholder pension arrangement to which the company contributes, the Profit Share Scheme and tax-efficient Smart Benefits, Life Insurance, Long Term Sickness Insurance, Private Medical insurance and health screening, interest-free season ticket loans and enhanced maternity and paternity provision, plus many more.
- They offer regular international and studio-based social, sporting, and charitable activities. Some recent events include themed month-end socials, a hiking club, weekly complimentary yoga, wellbeing webinars, and toolbox talks.
- A variety of employee forums drives the development of new ideas, giving everyone the platform to have a voice and be heard.
Sustainability ConsultantJOB_527062546230382024-11-082025-02-06
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