Senior Sustainability Consultant

Talent Motion; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global Property Consultancy as a Senior Sustainability Consultant in London. This role offers the chance to influence sustainability across large portfolios, working closely with clients to achieve net-zero goals. With a competitive salary, bonus, and a supportive team, this is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about sustainability in real estate.

Benefits

Flexible working model

Pension contribution of 12%

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in sustainability or related field.
• Practical experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Experience in green building certifications and data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Advise commercial real estate clients on sustainability strategies.
• Develop and implement sustainability solutions across multiple buildings.
• Prepare and deliver reports for client stakeholders.

Skills

Data Analysis

Energy Efficiency

Communication Skills

Education

ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Qualification

Tools

BREEAM

LEED

WELL

Fitwel

Job description

Senior Sustainability Consultant (Client Side) London - to £50,000 + c.10% Bonus + Pension 12% + Package.

Are you content to work on the decarbonisation of just one building at a time or are you interested in having a bigger impact?

Then it is worth considering a career move into the Sustainability team one of the world’s leading and most respected Property Consultancies.

Over the past 15 years, this global Property Consultancy has developed its own internal Energy Infrastructure and Sustainability Consulting team, which aims to meet and deliver sustainable solutions to their clients, who are some of the largest owners and occupiers of real estate estates portfolios globally.

The focus is on promoting asset-level improvements that support the sustainable development and operation of buildings. In this role, you will work closely with a range of commercial real estate clients, advising on asset performance with an emphasis on practical actions to enhance sustainability. You will understand the critical role of asset optimisation in delivering ESG strategies and achieving net-zero goals, providing guidance on key sustainability issues.

Effectively, a client-side role that could represent a very sensible career move for numerous reasons, including offering the opportunity for you to have direct access to the client, working as part of the client’s consultancy team and acting as the client’s representative on projects.

By far the most attractive aspect of joining such a business is the scale and sheer volume of buildings you can affect from a sustainability perspective. Rather than just focusing a single building, you’ll get to have a huge influence on a client’s portfolio of buildings which in most cases multiple buildings for one client. Providing you with an opportunity to make a huge environmental impact across large portfolios of buildings, rather than one or two buildings at a time.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated, supportive and expanding team, working with a diverse client base to develop and support them in delivering their objectives.

Job Description

We are currently seeking to recruit an individual with a genuine passion for sustainability to support this strategic growth opportunity. You will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in sustainability (or related field), ideally within a consultancy environment. An understanding of commercial property is desirable, but not essential.

The role is for a Senior Consultant grade, reporting directly into the Associate leading this area of work nationally with a team around you to support delivery. They promote a flexible working model and would expect a balance of office and home working.

The following minimum requirements form a key part of this role with the desirable requirements being an opportunity to demonstrate industry experience and knowledge.

Practical experience or strong working knowledge of developing, implementing, and maintaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, including conducting internal audits (e.g., holding an Internal Auditor qualification).

You will also support the energy consulting and certification services for new and existing buildings, whilst working with like-minded professionals in an innovative, dedicated and collaborative team environment.

What you’ll need:

• Practical experience or strong working knowledge of developing, implementing, and maintaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, including conducting internal audits (e.g., holding an Internal Auditor qualification).
• (Desirable) experience in the design and delivery of green building certifications within the built environment, including target setting, data analysis, legislative compliance, and auditing. Certifications may include (but are not limited to) BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and Fitwel.
• Hands-on experience with advanced data analytics, including conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA).
• Experience in preparing and delivering routine internal and external reports for client stakeholders.
• Demonstrated passion for driving energy efficiency and sustainability within the built environment.
• Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a dynamic, collaborative team.
• Self-motivated and confident, with a strong drive for continuous learning and professional development.

In summary:

We’re looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join a truly global business to work on major client relationships, with the full support of the Associates and Directors within the business.

With direct access to a variety of Real Estate clients, you’ll be working from inception, at the very earliest of project stages, way before that of a traditional consultancy, ensuring their strategies are implemented at building level.

Offering absolute career stability and with growth in mind, due to their success, this global Commercial Property Consultancy has a clear plan to grow their sustainability team over the next three years, opening a huge and ongoing career opportunity.

You will join an energetic, highly innovative, collaborative and rapidly expanding sustainability consultancy team. With strong client relationship and programme management skills, you will thrive in this client facing role.

Over the last 10 years Talent Motion has worked in partnership with the world’s leading Commercial Property consultancies, developing hugely successful Sustainability, Energy, ESG & NZC teams. Such a move would set you apart from your peers by developing a unique and clear understanding of the sustainability drivers behind property ownership and development.

If you’re passionate about creating a sustainable future across real estate and this role interests you, then please get in touch for more details.