Sustainability Consultant - Home-based

KLH Sustainability (Junior) Advisor KLH Sustainability is looking for a Sustainability Advisor to join our London-based team! A collaborative work environment in a small and supportive team formed of people from diverse backgrounds. • £33,000 – £40,000 salary, depending on experience (based on 37.4% pension contribution based on a 5% personal contribution. • Annual bonus opportunities in line with our Employee Ownership Trust status. • Cycle to work scheme. • We are proactive in our learning and encourage employees to take ownership of their professional development. • Personal training budget in additional to regular soft skills training and workshops with the wider team • Up to 20 days a year for professional and personal growth including regular lunchtime CPDs. • An opportunity to attend client meetings from day one, and the opportunity to take the lead on projects when you feel ready, with support from senior management. • 25 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays) increasing by one day per year to a maximum of 28 days. • Flexible working with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office (for a full-time position). Your core office working hours can be reviewed and agreed with your line manager depending on other life commitments you may have. • Vegan/ locally sourced lunch provided by inhouse restaurant 5 days a week. • Three weeks remote working allowance each year (i.e., away from the office and your usual homeworking set-up). This is used by our employees to extend their stay at a holiday location or with family abroad and facilitates travelling at nonpeak times. • We believe in the positive impact that we can have outside our direct project work and offer two days paid volunteering per year for employees to get involved in matters important to them. • Skilled Visa sponsorship available. Our mission is to accelerate change by making sustainability accessible to all. KLH Sustainability are specialist consultant in the built environment. We support clients – developers, architects, contractors, and others – to take advantage of the opportunity\’s sustainability presents in both the short and longer term. Our pragmatic, problem solving approach adds value across a programme’s lifecycle from strategy development through to implementation and legacy. The scale of projects and the type of clients we work with is diverse; a Circular Economy Strategy and other technical advice on low carbon construction for one of Ireland’s largest housebuilders, s, the Earth’s favourite healthy drinks factory for Innocent Drinks in Rotterdam, a London development of ten RIBA award-winning zero waste, lifecycle carbon neutral homes, an SBTi-aligned net zero carbon strategy and associated implementation support for master developer, Urban Civic and strategic retrofit advice for a range of London home typologies. We are a small team who are fortunate to work on large projects, where our impact can be significant. We believe honest communication and a problem-solving approach is fundamental to building strong relationships and this is reflected in the number of repeat and long-term clients we have. We consider diversity a critical factor in providing quality advice and solutions to our clients. Our business is committed to providing advice and making decisions that benefit the natural environment, local communities, and our work force. You can find more about us from our website, klhsustainability.Daily activities include diverse support on project work and all employees are encouraged to play a role in wider business management duties. 2-4 years’ experience working in a consultancy or practice related to sustainability and/or the wider construction industry. • Knowledge of the UK planning process, environmental legislation, and applicable Building Regulations and/or knowledge of sustainable financing frameworks such as the EU Taxonomy. • Strong organisational skills and an interest in developing project management skills to drive sustainability initiatives across multiple building projects. • Good written skills, including clear and concise report writing. • Technical background in engineering, architecture, or other related built environment discipline. • Experience in using Excel to perform basic calculations with good numerical skills • Experience in providing strategic insight and taking a systems thinking approach to projects, or desire to develop in this area. • An appreciation of the multitude of players in the built environment sector and how they interact. • Comfortable working within a wide range of project teams as the sustainability voice, with the capability to adapt your communication style to a wide range of stakeholders. • Comfortable in delivering presentations and facilitating workshops – or a desire to develop this skill under the guidance of senior team members. • Offer support to meet deadlines or a chat over a cup of coffee, if someone looks like they need it! If you do not embody all qualities listed above (yet), but they speak to you and you can relate to KLH’s mission, do not hesitate to get in touch!