Senior Sustaianbility Consultant

Penguin Recruitment; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-disciplinary design practice in Southend-on-Sea seeks a passionate Senior Sustainability Consultant. The role involves developing sustainability strategies and conducting various assessments including BREEAM and LEED for high-profile projects in sectors like healthcare and education. Candidates should have a formal qualification in sustainability and prior consultancy experience. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday package

Comprehensive benefits scheme

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive inter-disciplinary environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in sustainability consultancy.
• Experience delivering BREEAM assessments.
• Experience with overheating assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop sustainability strategies and monitoring frameworks.
• Create net zero carbon strategies.
• Deliver material lifecycle assessments.
• Support post-occupancy evaluation.

Skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Experience with LEED

Confidence in delivering presentations

Knowledge of UK environmental legislation

Education

Formal qualification in sustainability or environmental management

Tools

OneClick LCA

IES VE

Job description

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Brentwood

Penguin Recruitment are proud to be representing a leading multi-disciplinary design practice renowned for delivering environmentally conscious and people-centred solutions across the built environment. They are looking to hire a passionate and experienced Sustainability Consultant to join their growing specialist team!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday package
• Comprehensive benefits scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and progression
• Supportive, collaborative, inter-disciplinary environment

Requirements for applicants:

• A formal qualification in sustainability, environmental management, or a built-environment subject
• Previous experience working within sustainability consultancy
• Experience delivering BREEAM assessments
• Working knowledge of UK environmental and sustainability legislation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical report writing
• Confidence delivering presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with LEED, Ska or the WELL Building Standard
• Experience using materials life cycle tools (e.g., OneClick LCA)
• Experience delivering circularity assessment
• Experience with IES VE
• Experience with overheating assessments

Duties and responsibilities:

You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects across sectors such as workplace, healthcare, education, heritage, sport, leisure, and residential. Responsibilities may include:

• Developing sustainability strategies and monitoring frameworks
• Creating net zero carbon strategies and assessments (operational and embodied)
• Delivering material lifecycle assessments
• Conducting circularity assessments
• Completing environmental and wellbeing assessments including BREEAM, LEED, Ska and WELL
• Supporting post-occupancy evaluation and building optimisation
• Contributing to ESG consultancy
• Preparing planning documentation including Sustainability and Energy Statements
• Working collaboratively with architects, engineers and designers to influence proposals and promote low-impact design solutions

Interested in this or other roles in Sustainability?

Please do not hesitate to contact Caitlin Richards at (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

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This is a permanent role.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.