Sustainability Consultant & BREEAM Assessor in Bristol

Sustainability Consultant & BREEAM Assessor

Reference: MC003– please quote on application

Location: Bristol/Swindon – Please quote your preferred location

Employment type: Permanent, Full Time

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Sustainability Consultant and BREEAM Assessor to join our growing Energy and Sustainability team. Working closely with our M&E and Building Physics teams, you will be based at head office in Swindon or our Bristol office. The area has great travel links to London and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining areas such as the Cotswolds.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list for the past three years, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this will be a blend of the office and working remotely.

Role and Responsibilities

Leading on projects to deliver BREEAM, HQM and other rating systems advice and assessment to clients and design teams

Working on a wide variety of projects, with multiple clients, across industry sectors

Delivering across various sustainability services including energy and sustainability statements for planning, master‑planning sustainability advice, contractor support and energy/water analysis

Project management responsibilities including managing multiple and cross‑team workflows and team members, financial management of projects, invoicing and project performance reporting

Business development responsibilities including bid development, fee proposals and work winning

Building and maintaining new and existing client relationships at project and strategic levels

Keeping abreast of industry/sector initiatives (e.g. LETI, net zero, Building Regulations) and feeding back to team members

Potential for line management of other team members

Potential for involvement in embodied carbon Life Cycle Assessments depending on experience and capacity

Experience and Qualifications

A proven track record of leading on and delivering successful BREEAM assessments for clients, including BREEAM Excellent or better

BREEAM licensed

BREEAM AP licensed (beneficial)

Knowledge and experience of any of the following schemes is beneficial; Home Quality Mark (HQM), BREEAM Communities, SKA, WELL, Fitwel, CEEQUAL and DREAM

Awareness and knowledge of industry regulations and sector initiatives including net zero carbon, LETI, NABERS etc

Knowledge and experience of working on embodied carbon Life Cycle Assessments (beneficial)

Leading/project managing delivery of energy and sustainability services on projects

Team player capable of working in a multi‑discipline environment

Experience of working with multiple design teams and clients on a variety of projects

Excellent at planning your own workload and dealing with competing deadlines

Excellent communication skills- verbal and written

A passion for sustainability

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

We offer 24 days’ leave plus additional flexi‑leave (up to 12 days flex, plus an additional 10 days’ unpaid leave), flexible working hours, private healthcare, life assurance, company pension scheme, regular appraisals and a profit‑share bonus scheme. Salary is highly competitive and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably‑qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.