BREEAM Assessor

We’re an international consultancy creating high-performance, sustainable, award-winning buildings. Buildings that give back to the wider environment, don’t waste resources and make people feel good. We’ve been designing for the climate emergency since our founding in 1990.

Our focus is on delivering high-quality, award-winning building services and sustainable design. We’re innovative and multidisciplinary, with building services engineers, environmental design consultants and lighting designers all under one roof. Each of us is passionate about making the world a better place, and we all enjoy thinking beyond our own discipline. We add value to our projects through collaborative problem‑solving; starting with first principles and verified with rigorous performance testing.

We create long‑lasting relationships with our collaborators, clients and colleagues throughout the industry.

This role is for a BREEAM and Embodied Carbon Specialist in a permanent position based in our Glasgow office. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team at Atelier Ten, supporting both building certification and embodied carbon assessments across a wide range of projects.

The role will involve delivering and coordinating BREEAM and Home Quality Mark assessments, including feasibility studies, credit strategies, documentation management and certification. In addition, you will support the embodied carbon team, undertaking life cycle assessments using tools such as One Click LCA, applying RICS Whole Life Carbon (2nd edition) methodology, and collaborating with cost consultants and design teams to inform low‑carbon design decisions.

This position would suit someone with a sustainability, environmental design, architecture, or quantity surveying/cost management background who is keen to develop expertise across both certification and embodied carbon.

You have a numerate degree in sustainability, environmental design, architecture, quantity surveying, or a related discipline, along with some professional experience in the built environment. You are proactive, self‑motivated and comfortable working across multiple projects and work streams.

You are curious, enthusiastic about learning new skills and methodologies, and enjoy collaborating and sharing knowledge across teams. If you are excited by innovation, data‑driven decision making and helping to shape the future of low‑carbon buildings, this is an opportunity to grow with an influential consultancy.

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in sustainability, environmental design, architecture, quantity surveying, or a related field
• Qualified BREEAM assessor
• Ideally BREEAM AP accreditation (training will be provided for this if not already qualified)
• Experience of delivering or supporting BREEAM, Home Quality Mark or other certification schemes
• Knowledge of other certification schemes, such as the WELL Building Standard, LEED, etc.
• Knowledge or experience of embodied carbon / LCA assessments, ideally using One Click LCA
• Familiarity with or interest in applying the RICS Whole Life Carbon (2nd edition) methodology
• Experience working with cost data or collaborating with QS/cost consultants is advantageous
• 0‑4 years’ professional experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Benefits including private medical insurance
• Broad variety in the work on offer
• Opportunities for career growth and support for professional development
• Freedom to contribute ideas and play an active part in the design process
• Opportunity to make a genuine personal difference