Senior Sustainability Consultant

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Nottingham - England or Birmingham - England

Location:

UK (preference for Nottingham, Manchester, London or Bristol)

Gleeds is long‑established global property services consultant, providing cost and project management, building surveying and advisory services. We are one of the largest dedicated consultants in our sector with over 2,000 staff globally. We deliver services for clients across public and private sectors and with over 150 years of experience, Gleeds has earned a reputation for delivering award‑winning projects across sectors like infrastructure, energy, healthcare, life sciences, and more.

The sustainability team is part of our advisory business and delivers a range of sustainability services to our clients. We specialise in guiding clients and organisations towards net zero carbon goals and enhancing sustainability performance across their organisation and property portfolios. Our team comes from a diverse background, including engineers, architects, ecologists and environmental specialists creating a dynamic and collaborative environment.

We take pride in our supportive team culture and are excited to welcome new talent and fresh perspectives to help us grow and evolve.

• Supporting development of net zero carbon and sustainability strategies on individual projects or for clients. You'll play a key role in shaping project ambitions—working closely with clients to define meaningful sustainability outcomes and providing expert guidance on the strategies and actions needed to achieve them.
• Being the technical expert, championing innovation in key areas of sustainability, with a particular focus on carbon and energy management, whole life carbon assessment, sustainable buildings (including green building certifications) and environmental impact / town planning.
• Bringing a pro‑active and well‑rounded approach to sustainability, navigating major issues across a wide spectrum of sustainability issues effectively with relevant stakeholders.
• Contributing to business growth through bid support, engaging in corporate and business unit development activities, fostering innovation, and building strong client relationships.
• Support internal sustainability training and upskilling of colleagues in our core services of cost and project management and building surveying; helping to ensure sustainability is embedded throughout our business.
• You’ll contribute to Gleeds' social value initiatives—actively participating in programmes that support local communities, promote wellbeing, and create lasting impact.

• Working as a sustainability advisor on new build and refurbishment projects across a broad range of sectors and covering a wide range of sustainability related goals such as net zero carbon targets, biodiversity, climate change adaptation, etc. Working with both public and private sector organisations.
• Embodied / Whole Life Carbon assessments using One Click LCA software.
• Leading and delivering on sustainability certification schemes such as BREEAM / SKA / WELL, LEED where applicable.
• Preparing technical reports on sustainability related issues such as climate change adaptation, sustainable procurement and circular economy.
• Developing decarbonisation strategies for estates / whole client asset portfolios to assist clients in meeting decarbonisation targets.
• Contributing to the growth and development of the sustainability team business, such as engaging in business development opportunities when they arise and preparing fee proposals.

As a part of our team, you will work on a diverse range of projects, from providing strategic advice to a client down to project specific deliverables such as embodied carbon assessments. Our projects vary in scale from small energy retrofit schemes to multi‑billion pound data centre and infrastructure developments, across public and private sectors and spanning building typologies from commercial offices and mixed‑use developments to healthcare, education, infrastructure, heritage assets and more each presenting unique…