The Opportunity
Gaia Search is partnering with a leading global engineering and professional services consultancy to recruit Sustainability Consultants at Engineer, Senior and Principal level. You'll join a growing national Building Performance team within their Property & Buildings business, delivering zero carbon and wider sustainability advice on high-profile projects across the UK.
The team sits at the centre of multidisciplinary projects, coordinating engineering disciplines towards zero carbon designs. Alongside single-building work, it provides sustainability and energy masterplanning for urban and semi-rural developments, and certification consultancy across BREEAM, LEED, WELL and NABERS. The portfolio spans commercial offices, residential, education, healthcare and retail.
The Role
- Developing sustainability and net zero strategies across a diverse project portfolio, independently managing your own projects
- Leading sustainability certifications including BREEAM, LEED, WELL and Ska
- Preparing Sustainability, Whole Life Carbon and Circular Economy Statements to support planning submissions, coordinating input from across the design team
- Delivering Lifecycle Assessments and Whole Life Carbon assessments, and advising on circular economy
- Interpreting clients' sustainability and wellbeing aspirations and translating them into practical project solutions
- Applying current and emerging UK sustainability legislation and planning policy at all levels of governance
- Writing clear, concise, high-quality reports
- Supporting bids and business development
- Mentoring and training junior consultants (Senior and Principal level)
About You
- Experience as a sustainability consultant, including leading assessments through to certification
- A solid understanding of building services
- Knowledge of net zero, low carbon design, materials and low carbon energy strategies
- An understanding of thermal modelling
- Familiarity with BREEAM and other environmental assessment methodologies
- Awareness of UK planning policy relating to sustainability and net zero targets
- A good grasp of the construction process and how sustainable design affects it
- A track record of influencing design teams and championing sustainability and innovation
- Strong communication, presentation and time management skills
Qualifications
- Degree in engineering, environmental science, architecture or a sustainability-related subject
- Membership of a relevant professional institution, and either Chartered (Engineer, Scientist or Environmentalist) or working towards it
Please note: successful candidates must be able to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
To apply or find out more, contact Shaun at shaun.silva@gaia-search.com or use the button above.