Energy & Carbon Consultant

Energy and Carbon Consultant

London

Up to £45k (dependent on experience)

Permanent position

Job purpose

An excellent opportunity for an Energy and Carbon Consultant to join their London office and help support the growth in demand for their UK-wide energy performance and net zero carbon services.

You will work in a positive environment, with full support, training and mentoring provided to achieve CIBSE Level 5 NDEA accreditation and Chartership (or Chartership through other relevant professional association) and have excellent career progression opportunities.

The Engineering and Sustainability team consists of 21 engineers and consultants across their UK offices and provides a platform for professional and technical growth. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on high profile commercial properties and developments for clients.

The team is expanding, and this is an opportunity for you to make an impact on key service lines within an established business and help drive the decarbonisation of the built environment.

The business

They are a leading independent firm of Development, Built Asset & Engineering and Sustainability consultants, and place the wellbeing of people and the performance of buildings at the heart of everything we do.

They offer a strong track record across all commercial property sectors, advising investors, developers, occupiers and owners on maximising best property asset values. Clients see them as large enough to provide the expertise and resources to get the best from their portfolios, and small enough for it to matter personally.

They have over 150 partners and employees operating from a network of offices across the UK. They are passionate about people development and will provide you with excellent and progressive career opportunities and sponsored learning.

Key accountabilities
- Work directly with key clients to understand their energy performance and net zero carbon needs, which will include the provision of advice, regular client contacts and adding value by signposting new research/industry collaborative opportunities/events or raising awareness of best practice.
- Undertake and manage energy performance certification projects (EPC, MEES, DEC, ESOS etc.), including building surveys and the assessment of evidence submitted, create and update building simulation models using IES VE software.
- Undertake dynamic simulation modelling required to address environmental assessments' credit requirements, such as TM54, TM52, passive design, LZC studies, etc.
- Carry out appraisals of existing buildings and new developments as part of technical due diligence for investors, focusing on key energy and carbon considerations such as MEES compliance, net zero carbon and operational energy performance.
- Working closely with your colleagues, assess and model the performance of developments and provide operational energy data for whole life carbon appraisals and when necessary, produce accompanying reports.
- Draft requirements for tender documentation for contractors when required.
- Alongside your colleagues support the development of climate change resilience strategies that will address both the chronic impacts of climate change on energy demand and cost over time at an asset level.
- We encourage our team members to undertake CPD and in shaping the industry conversation and as such we support your participation in industry events, working groups, and attendance at networking opportunities.
- We will support you in developing your networking and BD capabilities and encourage that you draw on your network of contacts, proactively engage in business development and promote the business.
- Preparing case studies, award submission content and blogs.

Performance criteria
- 2+ years' experience within an engineering and energy and carbon consultancy environment.
- Degree in mechanical/electrical engineering, environmental engineering, sustainable design and construction, or similar. Ideally, an MSc in an energy and low carbon related course.
- Be commercially minded, with 2 to 3 years' experience of working with real estate investors, developers and occupiers.
- Hands-on experience of delivering complex projects within the built environment, building services or engineering, and development of low and zero carbon energy strategies. Good understanding of building services, their operation and applicability.
- Ability to assess technical data and architectural drawings. Competency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office packages is essential. Knowledge of Revit, Google SketchUp, Python, MATLAB, VBA, Rhino or similar would be beneficial.
- Ideally, be an accredited CIBSE LCEA Level 5 assessor and have 2 to 3 years of associated experience; an expert in the use of IES VE.
- Extensive knowledge of energy modelling including asset and operational ratings/assessments, UK energy and sustainability policy framework and legislation, Building Regulations.
- Experience in delivering Minimum