Senior Sustainability Consultant

Sustainability Consultant or Senior Sustainability Consultant Manchester Full time Permanent Our client are seeking people who revel in the opportunity to work on challenging high-profile projects in stimulating inter-disciplinary studios. You will have a unique opportunity to work on a diverse range of challenging projects in sectors including workplace healthcare education historic buildings sport leisure and residential. They are seeking a professional to join their growing sustainability team. The successful candidate will have previous experience of providing built-environment related consultancy and environmental assessments and will possess an understanding of the environmental policy and legislative landscape and future trajectory. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in or lead on the following workstreams:Sustainability strategies and monitoring frameworksNet zero carbon strategies and assessments (both operational and embodied)Material lifecycle assessments (embodied carbon assessments)Circularity assessmentsEnvironmental and wellbeing consultancy and assessments such as BREEAM LEED Ska and the WELL building StandardPost occupancy evaluationsNABERSESG consultancyThe successful candidate will join a team of specialist consultants working across all areas of the built environment. They will have experience of the planning design and construction industries (and associated processes) and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills resulting in the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts effectively to clients with interdisciplinary teams. They will be able to demonstrate an ability to multi-task and have exemplary organisation skills. Their expertise should be borne from an enthusiasm for environmental sustainability through the practical implementation of strategies that support environmental social and economic sustainability at local national and global levels. They will truly enjoy their work maintaining a keen interest in the fast-paced agenda and will be driven to develop the role and make a positive contribution to projects by advocating change. About Our Client They are a leading global multidisciplinary design practice united by a shared purpose: to design a world thats built for good. For more than 60 years they have been solving problems creating innovative spaces and pushing the boundaries of whats possible. From the start they have been pioneers in the world of design and their legacy is built on the meaningful people-centred places they have brought to life. Their work is rooted in creativity quality and collaboration. They believe that great design removes barriers and opens new possibilities all while meeting the demands of a constantly evolving world. About you Qualifications and previous experience RequiredA formal qualification in a sustainability/environmental management/built environment subjectPrevious relevant experience working in the field of sustainabilityExperience of BREEAM and the successful delivery of BREEAM assessmentsWorking knowledge of environmental and sustainability legislation and its applicability to UK development.The drive to explore new or emerging themes and dissemination as appropriateConfidence in preparing and delivering presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholdersExemplary written and spoken English with experience of technical report writingExperience of delivering LEED Ska or WELL Building Standard assessmentsExperience of using materials life cycle tools and software such as OneClick LCAExperience of carrying out circularity assessments and consultancy.About us: Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity race gender religious beliefs sexual orientation age or whether or not they have a disability. Lets help build a better world together. Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: £ 40000 - 50000