Sustainability Consultant

Irwin & Colton; South Oxfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Benefits

Hybrid working

Job summary

Irwin and Colton is seeking a Sustainability Consultant to join our carbon and climate team. The role focuses on calculating carbon footprints and life cycle assessments for infrastructure projects, delivering workshops, and advising clients on decarbonisation opportunities.

You will work in a hybrid setup across the UK, collaborating with designers, engineers and the supply chain to implement carbon reduction strategies and support PAS 2080 and ISO 14064 accreditation efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering carbon assessments or consultancy services, ideally within infrastructure.
• Knowledge of whole life carbon, PAS 2080, ISO 14064 and carbon accounting tools.
• Strong analytical skills, including Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate technical findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Calculate carbon footprints and whole life carbon assessments across infrastructure projects.
• Identify and implement carbon reduction opportunities with design and construction teams.
• Support carbon management strategies and accreditations, including PAS 2080 and ISO 14064.
• Deliver carbon workshops, technical advice and training for clients and project teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Clear communication

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Sustainability Consultant

£45,000 - £55,000 + Company Car + Benefits

Hybrid Working | South UK

This is a hybrid role, with offices across Oxfordshire, Beaconsfield, Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford and Ipswich. Other locations may be considered.

Key responsibilities of the Carbon & Climate Consultant:

• Calculate carbon footprints and whole life carbon assessments across infrastructure projects.
• Work with designers, engineers and construction teams to identify and implement carbon reduction opportunities.
• Support carbon management strategies and accreditations, including PAS 2080 and ISO 14064.
• Deliver carbon workshops, technical advice and training for clients, project teams and supply chain partners.

The successful Carbon & Climate Consultant will have:

• Experience delivering carbon assessments or consultancy services, ideally within infrastructure.
• Knowledge of whole life carbon, PAS 2080, ISO 14064 and carbon accounting tools.
• Strong analytical skills, including Excel and Power BI.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and communicate technical findings clearly.

If you are looking to develop your carbon expertise and make a tangible difference across infrastructure projects, we would love to hear from you.

Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you