Sustainability Consultant

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multidisciplinary design practice in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to join their environmental team. The ideal candidate will lead on sustainability consultancy, deliver BREEAM assessments, and work on diverse projects. This role offers professional development, a collaborative environment, and significant influence in sustainable design outcomes.

Benefits

Professional development and upskilling support

Collaborative, interdisciplinary studio environment

Opportunity to work on diverse projects

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering sustainability consultancy within the built environment.
• Experience delivering BREEAM assessments.
• Confident presenting to internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to meaningful, evidence-based solutions that influence planning.
• Manage multiple workstreams and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Sustainability consultancy

UK environmental legislation

BREEAM assessments

LEED assessments

Lifecycle assessment tools

Communication skills

Education

Formal qualification in sustainability

Tools

OneClick LCA

Job description

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Manchester

I am currently supporting a leading multidisciplinary design practice in their search for an experienced Sustainability Consultant to join their expanding environmental team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on complex, high-profile projects and enjoys working collaboratively across diverse sectors including workplace, healthcare, education, heritage, leisure and residential.

You’ll be joining a dynamic sustainability function involved in strategies, net-zero frameworks, lifecycle assessments, wellbeing standards, post-occupancy evaluations and ESG consultancy. The role offers the chance to contribute to meaningful, evidence-based solutions that influence planning, design and construction outcomes.

Essential Criteria

• Formal qualification in sustainability, environmental management or a built-environment discipline
• Proven experience delivering sustainability consultancy within the built environment
• Strong working knowledge of UK environmental and sustainability legislation
• Experience delivering BREEAM assessments
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical report writing
• Confident presenting to internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with LEED, Ska or WELL assessments
• Competence using lifecycle assessment tools such as OneClick LCA
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Desirable Criteria

• Experience conducting circularity assessments
• Knowledge of NABERS or post-occupancy evaluation methodologies
• Broader understanding of ESG consultancy
• Demonstrated interest in emerging sustainability themes and industry innovation

Company Benefits

• Opportunity to work on diverse, high-impact national and international projects
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary studio environment
• Professional development and upskilling support
• Commitment to environmental leadership and continual improvement
• Chance to influence sustainable design outcomes and contribute to thought‑leadership initiatives

If you are interested in applying for this role, contact Lany Warnakulasuriya from Penguin Recruitment on # # or email #.