Senior Sustainability Consultant - Energy
Based: Reading
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 + benefits
A fantastic career opportunity has arisen for a creative and driven Senior Sustainability Consultant to join our clients Sustainability Group.
They provide a diverse sustainability consultancy service promoting sustainable development for a range of projects, across all sectors and their Sustainability Group is an industry leader in its approach to sustainability design, construction and building operation. Focused on achieving ever greater standards of environmental sustainability, the Group thrives on its dynamic, innovative, and ambitious working culture.
This is a rare opportunity to grow not only your own career, but the industry approach to your field of expertise as a whole.
Our client is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes and gain knowledge across all sectors. With a structured Career Paths Framework, you’ll have a clear understanding of the pathway for advancing your career.
As part of the role you will:
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Take ownership and deliver small scale projects.
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Support senior team members on large scale projects and take ownership of specific workstreams.
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Lead workshops with the client and design team and communicate information in a clear and concise manor.
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Effectively delegate, manage and review work undertaken by others.
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Support the training and development of junior members of the team.
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Undertaking a range of modelling and analysis, which may include but not limited to: building performance simulation, operational energy use, energy generation and overheating.
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Lead the development of energy strategies.
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Supporting the drive towards realising net zero whole life carbon in our projects.
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Working with other members of the Sustainability Group on research and development initiatives to allow us to stay at the cutting edge of knowledge in our industry.
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As well as project-related work, the Group engages directly with industry undertaking research and development studies, and authoring industry guidance. The role also presents the opportunity for involvement in this aspect of the Group’s work to those keen to have a direct influence on the industry.
You will have detailed knowledge, competence and qualifications in a selection of the following fields. It is not expected that applicants will have expertise in all of the below topics. Applicants will be expected to have focus areas and detailed knowledge within them and should demonstrate a willingness to gain expertise in other topic areas.
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Energy strategies
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Building Regulations Part L assessments using Elmhurst and IES
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NABERS UK modelling
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In-Use energy modelling and assessment
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Dynamic modelling for thermal comfort assessments and overheating risk assessments
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BREEAM and HQM assessments
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Bespoke sustainability charters
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Health and wellbeing strategies and certification
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Production of planning documents including sustainability statements, energy statements, whole life carbon reports and circular economy statements
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Net zero carbon strategies and embodied carbon calculations
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Circular economy strategies.
If you are looking for a role at the forefront of your field, this might just be the role for you. There are plenty of benefits available - including hybrid and flexible working, membership subscriptions, options to buy shares - the list is substantial and can be tailored to suit you.
If this sounds of interest, please drop me your CV or give me a call on the details below