Senior Sustainability Consultant

MorePeople; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Enhanced pension contributions

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Training and professional development

Hybrid working with abroad option

Online benefits discounts

Regular team socials

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking a Senior Sustainability Consultant in London to lead sustainability projects, from initial concept through to delivery, embedding sustainability into development design. You will handle whole life carbon work, circular economy strategies, and BREEAM-related tasks across diverse projects with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and delivering robust environmental solutions, with a hybrid working model and opportunities for

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a role with similar sustainability responsibilities.
• Experience delivering projects involving building sustainability design, carbon assessment, net zero transition and sustainability advisory.
• Able to undertake whole life carbon assessments and interpret the results to inform design decisions.
• Good understanding of circular economy principles and their application across different project types.
• Experience producing BREEAM pre-assessments, running workshops and managing the certification process.
• Understanding of NABERS, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and Passivhaus.
• Excellent project, client and consultancy management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sustainability projects, leading smaller projects from start to finish and taking some responsibility for larger engineering and sustainability projects.
• Undertake whole life carbon modelling and options appraisals, interpreting outcomes to inform design optioneering.
• Develop and apply circular economy strategies and principles across a range of projects.
• Produce whole life carbon assessments, circular economy statements, sustainability statements and other planning submissions.
• Manage BREEAM assessments.
• Monitor project progress against agreed aims and report regularly to line managers.
• Provide technical input and practical solutions to sustainability challenges.
• Liaise with clients, consultants and external stakeholders to obtain information and keep project teams updated.
• Contribute to wider project teams and work across the sustainability team and Greengage more broadly.
• Communicate technical information and design requirements clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Whole life carbon modelling

Circular economy

BREEAM assessments

Project management

Client liaison

Job description

Senior Sustainability Consultant

London

Competitive salary

Looking to work on projects that put sustainability into practice?

As a Senior Sustainability Consultant, you'll work with clients and project teams to improve environmental performance and embed sustainability into development design. Your work will cover whole life carbon, circular economy, BREEAM and wider sustainability advice.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary package
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Training and professional development programmes
• Hybrid working, including the option to work from abroad for a set period each year
• Online benefits including shopping and leisure discounts
• Regular team socials
• Discretionary bonus

The Role

You'll be responsible for delivering sustainability projects, leading smaller projects from start to finish and taking some responsibility for larger engineering and sustainability projects.

Your work will include:

• Undertake whole life carbon modelling and options appraisals, interpreting outcomes to inform design optioneering
• Develop and apply circular economy strategies and principles across a range of projects
• Produce whole life carbon assessments, circular economy statements, sustainability statements and other planning submissions
• Manage BREEAM assessments
• Monitor project progress against agreed aims and report regularly to line managers
• Provide technical input and practical solutions to sustainability challenges
• Liaise with clients, consultants and external stakeholders to obtain information and keep project teams updated
• Contribute to wider project teams and work across the sustainability team and Greengage more broadly
• Communicate technical information and design requirements clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

About You

• 5+ years' experience in a role with similar sustainability responsibilities
• Experience delivering projects involving building sustainability design, carbon assessment, net zero transition and sustainability advisory
• Able to undertake whole life carbon assessments and interpret the results to inform design decisions
• Good understanding of circular economy principles and their application across different project types
• Experience producing BREEAM pre-assessments, running workshops and managing the certification process
• Understanding of NABERS, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and Passivhaus
• Excellent project, client and consultancy management skills

What happens after I apply?

You'll be contacted by one of our sector specialists, who'll talk through your background, experience, interests and career goals.

We'll make sure the opportunity is right for you and support you throughout each stage of the process.

Will someone guide me through the interview process?

Yes. Your consultant will fully brief you ahead of interviews, give you insight into the team and company culture, and help you prepare so you can go into the process feeling confident and well-informed.