Senior Breeam Assessor

Penguin Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension

Professional fees

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior BREEAM Consultant in London. The role focuses on leading BREEAM AP support for main contractors from pre-construction to handover.

You will translate requirements, run contractor workshops, and manage evidence across live projects in a hybrid London environment. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of sustainability/BREEAM experience, strong contractor-facing skills, and a solid understanding of construction-stage certification.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ relevant sustainability/BREEAM experience.
• Demonstrable experience supporting main contractors with construction-stage BREEAM delivery.
• Strong practical understanding of construction-stage BREEAM and certification.
• Confident managing contractor relationships and leading site-based meetings.
• Strong commercial, organisational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead BREEAM AP support for main contractors from pre-construction through to handover.
• Translate BREEAM requirements into practical actions across procurement, construction programmes and site procedures.
• Lead contractor workshops, progress meetings and regular construction site reviews.
• Manage BREEAM trackers, evidence schedules, responsibility matrices and action logs.
• Review contractor and subcontractor evidence and proactively identify compliance risks.
• Advise on construction-stage credits including materials, waste, responsible sourcing and commissioning.
• Coordinate with BREEAM Assessors, design teams, contractors and subcontractors to protect credits.
• Lead evidence collation, Post Construction Review and certification activities.
• Manage project programmes, budgets and client relationships where required.

Skills

BREEAM knowledge

Contractor liaison

Site meetings

Project management

Commercial awareness

Job description

London | Hybrid – minimum 2 days in office
£41,000-£52,000
25-27 days holiday + up to 12 additional performance days
Private healthcare | Pension | Professional fees | Electric car scheme

An established sustainability and engineering consultancy is looking for a Senior BREEAM AP to join its London team, taking a leading role in supporting contractors through the construction and delivery of BREEAM-certified projects.

This role would suit an experienced BREEAM Consultant with strong contractor-facing experience who is confident managing BREEAM delivery across live construction projects.

The role

As a Senior BREEAM Consultant, you will:

• Lead BREEAM AP support for main contractors from pre-construction through to handover.
• Translate BREEAM requirements into practical actions across procurement, construction programmes and site procedures.
• Lead contractor workshops, progress meetings and regular construction site reviews.
• Manage BREEAM trackers, evidence schedules, responsibility matrices and action logs.
• Review contractor and subcontractor evidence and proactively identify compliance risks.
• Advise on construction-stage credits including materials, waste, responsible sourcing and commissioning.
• Coordinate with BREEAM Assessors, design teams, contractors and subcontractors to protect credits.
• Lead evidence collation, Post Construction Review and certification activities.
• Manage project programmes, budgets and client relationships where required.

About you

• 4+ years’ relevant sustainability/BREEAM experience.
• Demonstrable experience supporting main contractors with construction-stage BREEAM delivery.
• Strong practical understanding of construction-stage BREEAM and certification.
• Confident managing contractor relationships and leading site-based meetings.
• Strong commercial, organisational and project management skills.

Particularly interesting opportunity for an experienced BREEAM Assessor that is open to making the transition from office based to a more varied role with site-based work.