Sustainability Consultant - Certifications

Are you an experienced sustainability consultant looking for a new role in real estate?

Do you want:

• hands on support by a senior team that will help you grow?
• great career progression?
• to work for an employer that cares?
• great work life balance?
• the space to prioritise quality over quantity?

We are looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join our team to help us deliver our real estate Green Building Certification services.

About Verte

We are a Sustainable Real Estate consultancy, guiding clients on reducing their environmental impact. We specialise in green building certification, building performance and Net Zero Carbon planning across the asset lifecycle.

Our Vision: We see a world where buildings are net positive contributors to the environment, human health & wellbeing and the economy.

Our Mission: To provide portfolio and asset level insights to decision makers in real estate and enable them to accelerate change to a low impact economy.

Our Values: Curious, Dependable, Authentic, Kind.

About the role

You will be part of our Green Building Certification (GBC) team.

This is a full-time hybrid role, but with a regular presence required in London for team meetings, site visits and industry events.

The candidate will be part of a team delivering a range of projects with a strong focus on refurbishment and fit-out. Fit-out experience is essential.

Each GBC team member is a \”Project Coordinator\” and requires the competence to coordinate multiple deliverables, either directly or in cooperation with the wider Verte team.

What we are looking for

Essential skills & experience:

• Licensed BREEAM Assessor and / or SKA Assessor
• 3+ years’ work experience in consultancy
• Experience delivering SKA assessments (whether licensed or not)
• An MSc and/or BSc degree
• Ability to manage sustainability certification schemes: BREEAM, WELL, Ska, Fitwel, LEED
• Experience working on fast paced fit-out projects
• Experience working closely with contractors to tight programs
• Ability to quickly assess barriers to success and identify how to overcome these
• Client facing, excellent communicator and capable of presenting and discussing a range of topics including: Net Zero, Circularity, Wellbeing
• Capable project manager, coordinating multiple deliverables on each project
• Good understanding of real estate commercial drivers and the interactions with sustainability
• Capable of doing bid work
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Good attention to detail and meticulous approach to assessment
• Understanding of Net Zero Carbon, NABERS and wider ESG principles
• Experience undertaking planning submissions, in particular in alignment with GLA requirements

Desirable skills & experience:

• Licensed SKA Assessor (training can be provided)
• Qualified as LEED, Fitwel, WELL, BREEAM In-Use, BREEAM AP
• Experience carrying out LCA and LCC using One Click LCA
• Experience working with contractors and supply chains
• Experienced formulating sustainability strategies
• Knowledge of Circular Economy principles

Our benefits

• c. £35,000 – 45,000 p.a. dependent on experience and seniority level
• Remote working (needs to live within commuting distance to London)
• 25 days\’ annual leave per year (bank holidays excluded) plus 3 days additional annual leave over the Christmas period
• Medical cover
• Training

Closing date: Friday 13th June

Availability for on-line interviews: w/c 9th June

Please send your CV and cover letter as well as your availability to start work to hello@verteltd.com, quoting “Sustainability Consultant_Verte”.

We look forward to receiving your application!