Senior or Principal Sustainability Consultant - LCA & Circular Economy
London (Hybrid working)
Salary up to £65k (dependant on experience)
An independent engineering and sustainability consultancy based in Central London is looking for a Senior or Principal Sustainability Consultant, specialising in LCA & Circular Economy to join their growing team.
They provide tailored advice to their clients to deliver practical, well-engineered, sustainable solutions. Their mission is to deliver comprehensive, cost effective and innovative advice to their clients, which is underpinned by sound knowledge of engineering and sustainable design, and which results in buildings, products and organisations that operate with a lower environmental impact.
Their success is underpinned by the creativity, enthusiasm, knowledge, and hard work of their staff who are at the centre of everything they do. Whilst they work hard, they also provide a flexible and caring work environment and support all members of staff to develop their professional knowledge and skills, whether technical, managerial, or commercial.
The Role
In this role you will mainly focus on providing consultancy services relating to Life Cycle Assessment (Embodied Carbon) and Circular Economy Strategies, across a range of projects, including new build, refurbishments, and fit outs. As part of your role, you will be leading the delivery of projects and helping to train and upskill the team in LCA and Circular Economy Strategies and assessment techniques. This role requires in-depth technical knowledge of LCA tools including OneClick LCA and Circular Economy Strategies for new and refurbishment projects. In addition, you will be expected to contribute to the development of the business through involvement in writing fee proposals, attending project interviews and fostering business relationships with both existing and new clients.
Technical Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to have sufficient knowledge and project experience of Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy Strategies for new and refurbished buildings.
Technical responsibilities will include the following:
Calculation of embodied carbon and whole life carbon using OneClick LCA and other bespoke tools.
Development of Circular Economy strategies.
Providing advice to project teams and running workshops to explore opportunities to reduce embodied carbon and material use.
Reporting in line with BREEAM and GLA reporting guidance for LCA and Circular Economy.
Maintain knowledge of low carbon technologies and design strategies with a particular focus on (Net) Zero Carbon.
Have oversight of LCA assessments and Circular Economy work undertaken by more junior members of staff, including developing and adopting robust QA procedures, QA of project models and studies.
Develop technical reports and produce calculations in line with project needs.
Ensure continuous improvement and application of the latest thinking and innovations relating to sustainable design and operation of buildings.
General Responsibilities
Agree level of service and project outputs with your line manager for each project, including understanding the scope, timescales, and target profitability of each project.
Attend project meetings as required and present findings/progress reports.
Oversight of projects including resourcing, project delivery, client communications and project budget.
Develop project proposals and attend project interviews and presentations as required.
Report to management team on costs and progress.
Support, assist and deputise to other members of team as workload and/or circumstances require.
Manage and mentor more junior members of staff and ensure sustainability ethos are maintained across the team.
Maintain excellent client and team relationships to achieve high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
Identify and pursue new business opportunities where appropriate with existing and new clients.
Champion sustainability through active participation in relevant industry groups, development and coordination of thought pieces and presentations to the wider industry.
Qualifications
The individual undertaking this role is expected to have the following skills:
Have a relevant science or engineering degree.
At least 4/6 years of experience in a related role.
Working knowledge of and proficient in using OneClick LCA.
Knowledge and experience of BREEAM and GLA reporting requirements for Embodied Carbon and Circular Economy statements.
Good understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape relating to sustainable buildings and building energy in the UK.
In-depth knowledge of subject matter framework and guidance like RICS methodology, LETI guidance, UKGBC related guidance and UK Pilot NZC Building Standard.
Good experience in a customer facing role.
Clear communicator - comfortable with presenting to an audience (both written and verbally) on both technical and non-technical matters.
Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, both independently and as a team member or leader.
Good experience of analysing complex data.
Highly motivated, customer focused and willing to take on new challenges.
Ability to prepare and deliver compelling proposals in writing and in interview situations.
Benefits
Private health insurance.
Enhanced maternity and paternity cover.
Professional membership cover.
Buy and sell holiday.
Birthday off.
Company-wide performance based additional holiday scheme.
A supportive and collaborative environment with great access to training, both internal and external.
Competitive salary up to £65k (dependant on level of experience).
Hybrid working (staff able to work from home up to 3 days a week, subject to meeting client & project needs).
Contracted hours - 37.5 hours a week.
If this role potentially sounds of interest, then please do get in touch for a confidential conversation at a time to suit you.
Please apply below or get in touch with Zoe Elliott at:
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer
