BREEAM Technical Auditor

Help Shape a More Sustainable Built Environment – Join BRE as a Technical Auditor. Are you passionate about driving sustainability and ensuring quality in the built environment? At BRE, we’re looking for a detail-focused Technical Auditor to support the integrity and continual improvement of BREEAM, the world’s leading science-based sustainability assessment method. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a purpose-driven organisation where your work will help maintain the credibility and impact of a globally respected standard for sustainable buildings.

Help BRE make buildings safer and more sustainable! BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

Your role at BRE: As a Technical Auditor, you will support the effective delivery of BREEAM assessments by conducting high-quality desktop-based audits. Working as part of the Certification and Operations team within Building Performance Services (BPS), the role ensures that BREEAM certification processes remain robust, consistent, and customer-focused.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct technical audits of BREEAM assessments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with scheme requirements.
• Manage and prioritise individual workload to meet turnaround times and service deadlines.
• Provide support to customers via phone, email, and live chat, ensuring clear and professional communication.
• Maintain accurate records and update certification databases as required.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the audit process and maintain consistency in audit outcomes.
• Support the training and upskilling of colleagues, including onboarding of new team members.
• Participate in professional development and actively seek opportunities to enhance technical knowledge.
• Assist the leadership team with performance monitoring and process enhancement initiatives.
• Support the delivery of fast-track certification services and contribute to customer satisfaction targets.

Your profile:

Technical Competencies:

• Technical Auditing: Ability to carry out consistent, detailed desktop reviews of documentation and evidence against established criteria and standards.
• Process Adherence: Ability to follow standard operating procedures, audit protocols, and quality assurance requirements with accuracy and consistency.
• Written Communication: High standard of written English, with the ability to communicate technical outcomes clearly and professionally.
• Data and Records Management: Competence in maintaining accurate, up-to-date records in line with operational procedures and compliance requirements.
• IT Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel and Word); confidence in using in-house software and learning new systems quickly.
• Customer Service: Experience in handling customer queries, providing clear guidance, and managing expectations through various communication channels.
• Knowledge of Sustainability Assessment: Understanding of BREEAM schemes or similar sustainability certification frameworks (desirable and trainable).

Behavioural Competencies:

• Attention to Detail: Consistently produces work that is accurate and thorough, essential for audit integrity and compliance.
• Time Management and Prioritisation: Manages workload efficiently, meets deadlines, and adapts to shifting priorities without compromising quality.
• Accountability and Reliability: Takes ownership of tasks and outcomes, delivering high-quality work independently and on time.
• Communication: Communicates clearly and respectfully with internal stakeholders and customers, adapting tone and content appropriately.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Works well with others across the team, contributes positively to group tasks, and supports knowledge sharing.
• Continuous Learning: Proactively seeks to build knowledge and improve skills; open to feedback and focused on development.
• Resilience and Adaptability: Maintains performance under pressure, responds positively to change, and stays focused in a fast-paced environment.

BRE Benefits: For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits.

Work Location Options: Hybrid – This role offers a mix of home and office working. You will need to be within commuting distance of our Watford or Glasgow office, as you will be expected to attend in person once per week.

Our Recruitment Process: Online Assessment shortly after you apply (within approximately 10 minutes), you’ll receive a link to complete an online assessment. This takes around 20 minutes and helps us better understand your skills and suitability.

Note to Employment Agencies: At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

Equal Opportunities Statement: BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.