Junior Sustainability Consultant

Irwin & Colton; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainability consulting firm in London is seeking a Junior Sustainability Consultant to support energy and sustainability projects. This role involves undertaking energy statements, conducting thermal modelling, and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience in residential builds, relevant qualifications, and strong communication skills. A competitive salary of £35,000 to £40,000 plus excellent benefits is offered with hybrid work options.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role ideally with residential builds.
• Understanding of Building Regulations Part L.
• Excellent communication skills with proven experience engaging a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake energy and sustainability statements for planning submissions.
• Conduct Energy and Thermal Modelling with sub-consultants.
• Write, review and deliver Energy and Sustainability Statements to support planning applications.

Skills

Energy and Thermal Modelling

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified in an appropriate sustainability discipline

IES certification

Tools

BREEAM

Job description

Junior Sustainability Consultant

London Hybrid working

35,000 to 40,000 + Excellent Benefits

Do you want to play a key role in designing low‑carbon buildings and shaping a more sustainable built environment?

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a global building services engineering specialist to recruit for a junior sustainability consultant. Our client delivers innovative low‑carbon design solutions across commercial and residential projects, supporting major developers across the UK. This role will be supporting the energy and sustainability team on projects from design stage to completion on building regulations compliance assessments and energy strategies.

Key responsibilities for the Junior Sustainability Consultant include:

• Undertake energy and sustainability statements for planning submissions, contributing to the development of energy strategies and low‑carbon design solutions.
• Undertaking Energy and Thermal Modelling, working with sub‑consultants to achieve this
• Writing, reviewing and delivering Energy and Sustainability Statements to support planning applications and project submissions
• Provide project and document control support across the Energy & Sustainability team, helping to coordinate environmental data, track project progress, and maintain compliance documentation.

The successful Junior Sustainability Consultant include:

• Proven experience in a similar role ideally with residential builds
• Qualified in an appropriate sustainability discipline and hold an IES certification
• Understanding of Building Regulations Part L, and ideally experience with BREEAM
• Excellent communications skills with proven experience engaging a wide range of stakeholders.

For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Alex Lee on (phone number removed) or or apply here. Reference 4086

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