Associate Sustainability Consultant

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; North East; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainability consulting firm is seeking an Associate Consultant to lead its Benchmarking services and team. The candidate will manage BREEAM projects, ensuring compliance with sustainability targets while engaging with clients and internal teams. A relevant degree and BREEAM Assessor qualification are essential. This role offers a chance to influence exciting sustainability projects across the UK while participating in an enthusiastic and proactive team.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field, BEng or BSc or equivalent.
• Qualified BREEAM Assessor required.
• Knowledge of building performance modelling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of BREEAM projects.
• Manage your own workload to meet deadlines.
• Communicate sustainability requirements to teams.

Skills

BREEAM Assessor

Building physics knowledge

Environmental science knowledge

Communication skills

Business development experience

Education

Relevant degree (BEng or BSc)

Tools

TAS

OneClick LCA

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping a net-zero, climate-resilient future? At Stantec, we’re not just talking about sustainability, we’re delivering it. Join our growing team and help drive innovative, high-impact strategies across some of the UK’s most exciting projects.

From local authorities to universities, and from masterplan developers to hotel chains, we’re proud to be shaping the approach that organisations are taking to decarbonisation and a net-zero future.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Associate Consultant to lead and grow our Benchmarking services and team. This is an outstanding opportunity to join our highly influential Smart Energy and Sustainability (SES) team.

This is an opportunity for you to develop our growing SES offering locally, as part of wider team across the UK. You will be naturally proactive and help support the development of the local service offering in response to evolving national and local legislative drivers.

Your key responsibilities will be to provide support in the following areas:

• Leading the delivery of BREEAM projects;
• Part L, Energy Strategies and LCA assessment;
• Managing your own workload to meet project deadlines;
• Reviewing project details and develop targets for sustainability;
• Reviewing documentation provided by project teams, assess this against the project’s targets and provide feedback or follow-up;
• Set up and maintain projects via the project evidence tracker;
• Communicating sustainability requirements to internal and external team members;
• Producing reports providing advice and guidance to clients and project teams;
• Attending site visits to review progress against sustainability targets;
• Reviewing the performance of designated projects on a monthly basis and update the team’s project tracker with progress information;
• Assisting in preparing bids and proposals for new work;
• Engaging with skills networks to exchange best practices and processes;
• Attending and contributing to team meetings.

About You

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• A relevant degree, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) or equivalent/higher;
• Qualified BREEAM Assessor;
• Background in building physics/environmental design, environmental science or sustainability related disciplines;
• Working knowledge of building performance modelling techniques;
• Knowledge of planning, environmental impact assessments or wider sustainability legislation;
• Knowledge of or technical ability in building services related disciplines.
• Ambitious, self-motivated and enthusiastic;
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills;
• Thorough understanding of the construction industry and built environment;
• Client relationship management skills;
• Proven track record of project delivery;
• Part L modelling experience (TAS preferable) and LCA experience (OneClick LCA preferable);
• Experience developing and managing others;
• Emerging business development and sales skills;
• Strong business development experience.

If you're ready to bring your enthusiasm and expertise to a team that's genuinely passionate about creating a more sustainable future, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today!