Sustainability Specialist - LCA

Thomas Search; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in sustainability is seeking an LCA Consultant to deliver high-quality technical project work across Life Cycle Assessment and embodied carbon strategies. The role involves working with clients and design teams to ensure sustainability outcomes. The ideal candidate will have experience in embodied carbon and circular economy consultancy, alongside strong analytical skills. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Rickmansworth with a competitive salary and benefits, offering a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience delivering LCAs, embodied carbon or circular economy consultancy.
• Strong understanding of carbon, sustainability, and environmental performance.
• Proactive, analytical, solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Life Cycle Assessments, embodied carbon strategies, and circular economy studies.
• Produce clear, high-quality technical reports, presentations and strategies.
• Plan, manage and deliver consultancy work to time, budget and scope.

Skills

Life Cycle Assessment

Embodied carbon consultancy

Circular economy strategies

Analytical problem-solving

Client engagement

Education

Working towards or holding Chartership (IEMA, CIBSE, RICS, ICE or similar)

Job description

Overview

LCA CONSULTANT - Embodied Carbon & Circular Economy

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Full-Time, Permanent

London / Hybrid

Thomas Search are partnering with a market-leading sustainability and building performance consultancy renowned for shaping the future of low-carbon development across the UK. As they continue to expand their specialist technical services, we are seeking a Specialist LCA Consultant with strong embodied carbon and whole-life carbon expertise to join their high-performing team.

The Role

As an LCA Consultant, you will lead and deliver high-quality technical project work across Life Cycle Assessment, embodied carbon strategies, and circular economy planning, while supporting wider sustainability and environmental advisory services across the business. You will work directly with clients, design teams, planners, architects and major developers, ensuring strong carbon, resource efficiency and sustainability outcomes from early concept through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Life Cycle Assessments, embodied carbon strategies, and circular economy studies.
• Support wider sustainability services where required.
• Maintain expert knowledge of Building Regulations, planning policy, and industry codes.
• Produce clear, high-quality technical reports, presentations and strategies.
• Apply analytical and creative problem-solving to produce robust, value-driven outcomes.
• Demonstrate 'expert' capability in at least one designated specialist service area.
• Plan, manage and deliver consultancy work to time, budget and scope.
• Lead your own multidisciplinary projects while supporting wider teams.
• Use internal systems and forward planning to maintain strong project oversight.
• Gather, review, and analyse all required project information through client portals and documentation.

About You

• Experience delivering LCAs, embodied carbon or circular economy consultancy.
• Strong understanding of carbon, sustainability, and environmental performance in the built environment.
• A proactive, analytical, solution-oriented mindset.
• Confident engaging with clients, project teams and internal stakeholders.
• Working towards or already holding Chartership (IEMA, CIBSE, RICS, ICE or similar) is strongly preferred.

This is a rare opportunity to join one of the sector's most respected consultancies—where innovation, technical excellence and professional development are genuinely prioritised.

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