Sustainability Consultant

Penguin Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design practice in the UK is looking for a passionate Sustainability Consultant to join their team. The role involves developing sustainability strategies, creating net zero carbon assessments, and delivering environmental evaluations such as BREEAM and LEED. Ideal candidates will have a formal qualification in sustainability, relevant consultancy experience, and strong communication skills. This permanent position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday package

Comprehensive benefits scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in sustainability consultancy.
• Experience in delivering environmental assessments.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop sustainability strategies and monitoring frameworks.
• Create net zero carbon strategies and assessments.
• Deliver material lifecycle assessments.
• Conduct circularity assessments.
• Prepare Sustainability and Energy Statements for planning documentation.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Confidence delivering presentations

Experience with LEED

Experience delivering BREEAM assessments

Knowledge of UK environmental legislation

Education

Formal qualification in sustainability or environmental management

Tools

OneClick LCA

IES VE

Job description

Sustainability Consultant

Location: Darlington

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

• 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.

This is a permanent role.

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