Sustainability Consultant or Senior Sustainability Consultant

Sustainability Consultant or Senior Sustainability Consultant

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Hoare Lea is a human‑centric and planet‑conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and beyond. We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but a few. Together, our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to bring buildings to life.

We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.

We have a brand‑new opportunity for a Sustainability Consultant or Senior Consultant to join one of our teams located in Leeds. It’s an exciting time to be part of our broader Sustainability group which has a presence in every Hoare Lea office across the country.

• Develop holistic sustainability strategies
• Lead the delivery of environmental and wellbeing assessments (such as BREEAM, WELL, HQM, etc) from early design stages through to project completion/post‑construction
• Undertake a range of modelling and assessments, which may include but are not limited to: embodied carbon calculations and circular economy consultancy, building performance simulation including operational energy estimates, and overheating
• Support the development of energy and sustainability strategies with our clients to lead sustainability innovation on new and existing developments
• Support the training of junior members of the team e.g. in workstream delivery, consultancy and project planning
• Work within the Technical Excellence programme on research and development initiatives to allow us to stay at the cutting edge of knowledge in our industry. As well as project‑related work, you would have the opportunity to engage directly with the industry, undertaking research and development studies, and authoring industry guidance

• Energy performance modelling
• Whole-life carbon assessments (including embodied and operational carbon assessment) – using One Click or other methodologies
• Net zero carbon strategies
• Circular Economy Statements

• Experience working within the built environment sector
• Already working within a sustainability or engineering consultancy, you will be looking for a new challenge within a practice at the very forefront of our field
• You will bring expertise (with a degree in engineering/science, and experience in the field) and a passion for creating sustainable solutions
• You will relish being part of a dynamic team within a progressive and well‑respected firm
• You will have good communication skills and an enthusiasm for working within a team environment
• Like us, you will be serious about sustainability

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