Associate Sustainability Consultant

Thrive on openness, respect and collaboration? Good. Us too. Join as our new Associate Sustainability Consultant.
Working as part of the Sustainability and Physics team, we are seeking a candidate with experience of achieving impressive sustainability and wellbeing outcomes on projects and to help develop the Manchester sustainability team.

Your next role

• Sustainability project and service support (including managing a portfolio of projects and contributing to the development of new sustainability service offers)
• Project leadership and direction/mentorship of junior team members.
• Production of technical guidance and analysis to influence sustainability strategies (including leading workshops to help clients define their strategic sustainability brief).
• Providing written comments and producing reports and presentations with excellent visual and grammatical quality.
• Working as part of multidisciplinary teams (including, but not limited to attending meetings with architects, planners, government agencies and clients as the project lead) driving and embedding the sustainability agenda within projects.
• Formulating external presentations for outreach and business development purposes.
• Representing our sustainability offer at business development meetings in Manchester alongside colleagues.

Your Skills & Experience

• Working knowledge of wellbeing and sustainable design techniques, analysis or modelling relevant to the construction industry and an understanding of relevant legislation within the UK.
• Experience in undertaking and reviewing technical analysis, and the development of suitable responsive strategies.
• Experience producing high quality graphical and written outputs.
• Strong facilitation and team working skills and a drive to deliver outstanding results.
• Sustainability assessment qualifications (e.g. BREEAM, WELL) and evidence of practical competence of their application.
• Exuding passion and enthusiasm for the built environment.
• Relevant Degree in Engineering or Sustainability and preferably chartered with a relevant professional institution.

What We Offer You

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection and private medical cover.
• Car allowance (10% of basic salary)
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from the exceptional.

Our inclusive team welcomes applications from those seeking flexible or part-time working.

Please note - we will also consider this role at senior grade.

Ready for something a little less ordinary?
Apply now to start your career journey with us.

A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.