At a Glance
- Tasks: Help clients achieve sustainability goals and develop low-carbon strategies.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work options, competitive pay, and diverse benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic workplace with opportunities for growth and mentorship.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the environment and communities worldwide.
- Qualifications: Experience in sustainability assessments and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
AECOM is seeking a Senior Sustainability Consultant to join our established Sustainability & Decarbonisation Advisory team, part of our Building Engineering Business Line, which is recognised as a leader in sustainable development. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering Sustainability & Carbon services for major public and private sector clients, helping them to design and deliver low-carbon, resilient, and sustainable estates. This role will span a wide range of sectors including healthcare, education and commercial, but most specifically UK Defence & National Security.
Key Responsibilities- Supporting clients to develop and understand their sustainability & decarbonisation requirements.
- Developing, delivering, and reviewing whole life carbon reduction strategies for a variety of scoping mechanisms (e.g., Greater London Authority, LETI & RIBA, RICS, BREEAM etc.).
- Liaising directly with clients and designers to develop sustainability & decarbonisation strategies at the outset, implementing these from early design through to construction.
- Delivery of assessment certification schemes such as BREEAM and DREAM. LEED and/or WELL experience is advantageous.
- Delivery of sustainability appraisals such as SAW and SEEAM.
- Supporting project management and programming.
- Supporting work winning through the bidding process incl. tender responses.
- Mentoring of junior staff where suitable to help upskilling.
- Good knowledge of the building design and construction process.
- Experience of undertaking WLCAs using OneClick LCA, assessment certification schemes especially BREEAM and DREAM, and sustainability appraisals.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and apply it to practical sustainability solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical information.
- High attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem solving.
AECOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and takes any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Senior Sustainability Consultant in Birmingham employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the infrastructure consulting sector, offering our employees the chance to work on impactful projects that shape communities and the environment. Our dynamic work culture promotes flexibility, collaboration, and innovation, while our commitment to employee growth ensures that you will have access to mentorship and professional development opportunities. Join us in a hybrid work environment where your unique talents are valued, and together, we can deliver a better world.
