Sustainability Consultant in Bedford

Health and Safety Consultancy

From Principal Designer to CDM Advisors, entrust the health and safety requirements of your project to health and safety experts and specialist CDM consultants.

Sustainability and BREEAM

Discover our comprehensive range of sustainability consultancy services provided by our dedicated team, who are highly experienced in using BREEAM, and committed to reducing a project’s environmental impact. We take the responsibility to strive to offer the most sustainable and efficient solutions very seriously, as well as continually assessing our own actions to reduce carbon, waste and negative environmental impact.

Main Purpose of Job

To work as a Sustainability Consultant on a wide variety of interesting and challenging projects covering many different construction sectors throughout the UK, including healthcare, commercial offices, education, retail, mixed use and residential schemes. To play a key role in ensuring that Scott White and Hookins continues to provide a first-class sustainability consultancy service.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide sustainability assessor services on projects including: engaging with project teams, taking part in/hosting meetings, carrying out BREEAM site inspections, reviewing evidence, collating submission reports, liaising with Clients and building relationships, as well as carrying out internal reviews on projects to support your colleagues.
• Write Sustainability and Energy Statements for planning applications.
• Research, analysis and reporting of net zero carbon reduction strategies, ESG reporting, Life Cycle Analysis, corporate sustainability strategies and carbon management as well as providing general sustainability advice.
• Carry out office EMS audits to meet the requirements of ISO14001.
• Deliver health and wellbeing certifications such as WELL and Fitwel certifications for projects.
• Attend internal and external project meetings, write reports and create/deliver presentations.
• Liaise and communicate clearly in a professional manner to clients, contractors and other designers and to offer advice and guidance on matters relating to your work.
• Manage projects to the agreed budgetary limits and timetables.
• Maintain all necessary records related to project work.
• Seek opportunities to promote Scott White and Hookins as well as identify and develop new workstreams.
• Support business development activities in sustainability and energy related work in the practice when required.
• Keep up to date with sustainable building design strategies, current legislation, British standards and code of practices, renewables and low carbon technology.
• Help support, advise and train more junior members of the team as well as colleagues from the wider company on sustainability matters.
• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team. Attend regular team meetings and undertake all work collaboratively with colleagues in your office.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• Educated to a degree level preferably in the built environment such as building construction/ Environment or Sustainability/Building services/Engineering etc.
• Previous Sustainability Consultant, BREEAM and/or other sustainability related monitoring, advisory or certification experience.
• Qualified BREEAM Assessor, or other sustainable built environment qualifications preferable but not required.
• Working knowledge and experience in carbon accounting, Life Cycle Analysis and preparation of sustainability statements or strategies (desirable but not required).
• A passion for sustainability and good understanding of sustainable building design, renewables and low carbon technology.
• Good analytical, organisation and time management skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (desirable but not required).

Benefits of working at SWH

Come and work in a flexible, friendly, stimulating and rewarding environment. We are an equal opportunities employer who is committed to the development and retention of staff and offer:

• Competitive salaries and benefits packages commensurate with experience.
• Flexitime, remote working and home working opportunities.
• Pension scheme.