Sustainability Consultant

Location: Nottingham
Level: Consultant
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

We’re looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join our growing team in Nottingham, with a particular focus on carbon, whole-life carbon and sustainable building design.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a few years’ experience in the built environment who wants to develop their technical expertise, work across a variety of interesting projects and play an active role in helping clients deliver lower-carbon buildings.

As a Sustainability Consultant, you’ll work with clients, design teams and colleagues to provide practical sustainability advice throughout the design and development process.

Your role will have a strong emphasis on carbon assessment and reduction, alongside broader building sustainability and environmental performance.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects across different sectors and stages of development, contributing to assessments, reports and design recommendations that have a genuine impact on project outcomes.

• Undertaking whole-life carbon (WLC) assessments and carbon reduction studies.
• Developing and reviewing building carbon assessments and advising design teams on opportunities to reduce embodied and operational carbon.
• Using One Click LCA to undertake whole-life carbon assessments.
• Supporting clients and project teams with BREEAM assessments and sustainability strategies.
• Working with WELL and wider health and wellbeing considerations within building design.
• Producing high-quality technical reports, calculations and sustainability documentation.
• Working collaboratively with architects, engineers, contractors and other consultants.
• Supporting project teams in identifying practical and commercially viable sustainability improvements.
• Keeping up to date with developments in carbon accounting, sustainability standards and building regulations.
• Contributing to the continued growth and development of our sustainability offering.

We’re looking for someone who is technically capable, commercially aware and genuinely interested in improving the sustainability of the built environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience working in a sustainability, environmental or building performance consultancy.
• A strong understanding of carbon assessment, particularly embodied and/or whole-life carbon.
• Practical experience using One Click LCA.
• Experience with WLC, BREEAM and WELL.
• An understanding of sustainable building design and the wider built environment.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• The ability to communicate technical information clearly to clients and project teams.
• A relevant degree or professional qualification in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, architecture or a related discipline.
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage your own workload while working effectively as part of a team.

We want to attract people who are passionate about sustainability and give them the opportunity to develop their careers in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

In return, you can expect:

• A competitive salary based on experience.
• Opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects.
• Genuine opportunities for professional development and progression.
• Support towards relevant professional qualifications and training.
• A collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the transition towards a lower-carbon built environment.