Sustainability Engineer / Quantity Surveyor (QS)

Legends EOR; United States; Remote; USD 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Legends EOR is seeking a Sustainability Engineer / Quantity Surveyor to deliver Whole Life Carbon and embodied carbon assessments for major UK building developments. Working remotely from South Africa during UK hours, you will manage complex spreadsheet calculations and quantify materials with environmental data tracking.

This mid-to-senior role requires independence, strong Excel skills, and experience in sustainability, site construction, and project management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience conducting Whole Life Carbon and embodied carbon assessments for buildings.
• Quantity Surveying background is essential.
• Mid-to-senior level with independence to work across time zones.
• Advanced Excel and data-handling capabilities for complex calculations.
• Strong mathematical capability and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with limited guidance.
• Experience with whole life carbon/sustainability and site construction.
• Construction management, architecture or project management exposure is a plus.
• Client-facing experience including sales exposure is desirable.
• London Plan GLA reporting experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed Whole Life Carbon and embodied carbon assessments for buildings.
• Manage complex spreadsheet calculations for major developments.
• Quantify materials and track environmental data for carbon assessments.
• Utilise advanced Excel to manage calculation sheets.
• Work independently through technical engineering and material data problems.
• Adapt calculations to shifting requirements and timelines.
• Collaborate with site contractors to track carbon outputs.
• Compare projected vs actual carbon for final reports.
• Utilise the London Plan GLA system where applicable.
• Operate remotely across UK time zones.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Advanced Excel

Data handling

Mathematics

Problem solving

Independent worker

Sustainability

Site construction

Architecture experience

Project management

Client facing

GLA reporting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sustainability Engineer / Quantity Surveyor (QS)

Combine Quantity Surveying expertise with whole-life carbon and embodied carbon assessment, delivering detailed material and environmental calculations for major UK building developments.

Remote, South Africa | Fully Remote | Monday–Friday, 08:15–17:15 GMT | R55,000–R60,000 per month, with scope for a higher salary depending on experience and alignment

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Our client is an expanding and highly busy UK construction and property consultancy.

The business delivers work across construction and property, including whole life carbon and embodied carbon assessments for major building developments. The role combines material quantification with environmental data tracking and detailed carbon calculations.

THE ROLE: SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEER / QUANTITY SURVEYOR (QS)

The Sustainability Engineer / Quantity Surveyor will operate at the intersection of Quantity Surveying, material quantification, and environmental data tracking.

Working remotely from South Africa during UK hours, the successful candidate will manage highly involved spreadsheet calculations to deliver Whole Life Carbon (WLC) and embodied carbon assessments for major building developments.

This is intended for a mid-to-senior professional who can bring independence and experience to the team, working through complex technical engineering and material data problems without requiring continuous support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct detailed, spreadsheet-based Whole Life Carbon and embodied carbon assessments for buildings.
• Manage highly involved spreadsheet calculations for major building developments.
• Quantify materials and track environmental data as part of carbon assessments.
• Use advanced Microsoft Excel and data-handling capabilities to manage complex calculation sheets.
• Work independently through complicated technical engineering and material data problems.
• Adapt calculations and processes to shifting requirements.
• Collaborate with site contractors to monitor and track carbon output where applicable.
• Compare projected versus actual carbon output to support final embodied carbon reports.
• Work with the London Plan GLA (Greater London Authority) system for Whole Life Carbon reports where applicable.
• Operate independently while working remotely across UK time zones.

ABOUT YOU

• Proven direct, hands-on experience conducting detailed, spreadsheet-based Whole Life Carbon and embodied carbon assessments for buildings.
• Quantity Surveying experience is the most important professional background for this position.
• Mid-to-senior level professional with the experience and independence required to operate autonomously.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and data-handling capabilities, with the ability to manage highly involved calculation processes without basic data-management training.
• Strong mathematical capability.
• Strong problem-solving ability, particularly across complicated technical engineering or material data.
• Disciplined self-starter capable of working independently without continuous guidance across time zones.
• Experience or exposure across whole life carbon and general sustainability.
• Site construction experience.
• Construction management experience.
• Architecture experience.
• Project management experience.
• Client-facing experience, including sales exposure and the ability to manage challenging client interactions.
• London Plan GLA experience for Whole Life Carbon reporting is highly desirable.
• Experience collaborating with site contractors to track and compare projected versus actual carbon output is highly desirable.