Senior to Principal Sustainability Consultant

Stantec; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior to Principal Sustainability Consultant to join their passionate sustainability team. You'll play a critical role in delivering complex projects focused on decarbonisation and climate resilience, while utilizing your expertise in building environmental design and sustainability modelling. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with diverse clients and contribute to a sustainable future, and is tailored for candidates with proven consulting experience and a strong enthusiasm for sustainability.

Qualifications

• Strong track record as a Sustainability Consultant required.
• Proven experience in project delivery, client engagement, and financial/people management is essential.
• Comprehensive understanding of building environmental design is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to identify sustainable design opportunities.
• Prepare high-quality sustainability reports to advise clients.
• Participate in training and upskilling junior team members.

Skills

Building environmental design

Sustainability in the built environment

Building environmental modelling

Project management

Client engagement

Financial management

People management

Energy modelling

Education

BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) or equivalent/higher

Tools

IES modelling

Radiance

ApacheSIM

SBEM

Macroflow

Apache HVAC

Job description

Are you a passionate Sustainability Consultant looking to make a significant impact? Do you thrive on shaping the future of decarbonisation and climate resilience for a diverse range of clients? If so, then make a difference and join us at Stantec!

We're currently seeking a Senior to Principal Sustainability Consultant to join our highly influential Sustainability team in either Bristol or London. You'll be an integral part of our collaborative and growing team, playing a key role in the development and delivery of a pipeline of exciting and complex projects.

From local authorities and universities to masterplan developers and asset managers, we take immense pride in shaping the approach organisations are taking to achieve a decarbonised and climate-resilient future. We have a true enthusiasm for what we do, and we're looking for someone who shares that drive!

In this dynamic role, you'll be instrumental in collaborating with client teams to identify opportunities for sustainable design measures and energy and carbon reduction initiatives, which includes leading workshops and attending meetings. You will also be responsible for identifying and highlighting the most impactful areas for influencing decision-makers, fostering improvement, and defining value drivers.

A key part of your role will involve preparing high-quality energy, sustainability, and climate change reports to advise clients and project teams, supporting crucial planning applications and masterplan developments. This includes effective data management, setting up, and maintaining robust project databases and calculation sheets.

Furthermore, you will participate in relevant external expert forums to advance and standardise environmental sustainability performance quantification, and you'll play a role in training and upskilling junior team members on relevant workstreams and project management activities.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed in this role, you'll need a strong track record as a Sustainability Consultant and the following:

• A relevant degree (BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) or equivalent/higher).
• Proven experience working as a consultant, with a track record in project delivery, client engagement, project management, and financial/people management.
• A comprehensive understanding of building environmental design and sustainability in the built environment as various scales.
• A proven track record in building environmental modelling, building physics, and other sustainability models such as energy modelling, and overheating and daylight/sunlight.
• Proficiency with IES modelling, including Radiance, ApacheSIM, SBEM, and Macroflow. Knowledge of Apache HVAC is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience working with master planning and planning across a range of asset classes (ideally mixed-use projects) including energy strategy development.
• Experience delivering planning reports against LPAs across the UK in different context in particular Greater London Authority (GLA) policy requirements and detailed knowledge of applying GLA policy in different contexts.
• Appetite for involvement in wider sustainability disciplines such as whole lifecycle carbon, circular economy, climate risk and adaptation encouraged.

If you're ready to bring your enthusiasm and expertise to a team that's genuinely passionate about creating a more sustainable future, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today!