Sustainability Consultant or Senior Sustainability Consultant - Carbon

Sustainability Consultant or Senior Consultant (Whole Life Carbon)

Bristol, Plymouth or Exeter

• Provide expertise in whole life carbon assessments and Circular Economy for the built environment.
• Develop site specific whole life carbon appraisals using in house tools and One Click LCA software.
• Develop site specific BREEAM Mat 01 appraisals.
• Lead focused workshops with design teams and clients to:
  • Guide and agree on whole life carbon targets.
  • Agree strategies to reduce whole life carbon emissions.
  • Agree strategies to embed Circular Economy as part of design and operational decisions.
• Lead focused workshops with contractors to review whole life carbon assessment and guide them in achieving agreed targets, undertaking construction stage monitoring and reporting.
• Lead focused whole life carbon and circular economy workshops with local authorities where necessary e.g. as part of design review or planning approvals.
• Support and/or lead in house Technical Excellence communities in advancing the firm’s knowledge.
• Participate in other core sustainability consultancy deliverables such as:
  • Delivery of environmental and wellbeing assessments (e.g. BREEAM, WELL, HQM) from early design stages through project completion/post construction.
  • Undertake a range of modelling and assessments including building performance simulation (Part L, operational energy estimates, overheating).
  • Support and/or lead development of energy and sustainability strategies to lead sustainability innovation.
  • Support training of junior team members.
• Opportunity to undertake project leadership for the Discipline on small to medium scale projects within whole life carbon or circular economy work streams.
• Engage directly with industry, undertaking research & development studies, and authoring industry guidance.

• Experience working within the built environment sector.
• Professional background in sustainability or engineering consultancy.
• Degree in engineering or science and experience in whole life carbon.
• Good communication skills and enthusiasm for team work.
• Passion for sustainability and desire to work within a dynamic team.

• Whole life carbon assessments (embodied & operational) using One Click or other methods.
• Understanding of industry guidance, including RICS Whole Life Carbon Professional Statement v1/v2, UK Green Building Council, IStruct
  
  E and LETI.
• Circular Economy Statements.
• Energy and sustainability strategies for planning/design development.
• Environmental and wellbeing appraisals (BREEAM, WELL, Fitwel).
• Energy performance modelling (Apache
  
  HVAC, Building Reg Part L, NABERS, Passivhaus).
• Delivery of successful planning applications and local authority collaboration, especially experience in London.

• Private medical cover.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Stock options.
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service).
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Extensive professional and technical development schemes.
• 9‑day fortnight scheme.