Sustainability Consultant

Overview

Element Sustainability Ltd. is a successful, well-established provider of technical compliance and sustainability assessment services to the construction and development industry. We have an exciting opportunity for a sustainability consultant to join our team, assisting with the ongoing development of our business and supporting our clients.

Role Summary

Your role will focus on the delivery of the technical elements of our project work and supporting our team of experienced sustainability consultants. Using technical expertise to determine appropriate sustainability strategies for schemes across all sectors.

The main purpose of the role would initially be to support the experienced team members and help deliver a range of interesting projects. Full support and managed workflows will be provided, along with any identified training requirements.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team, working in a professional yet relaxed environment based in our own office in beautiful Cheshire countryside surroundings.

Responsibilities

Your role will include some or all of the following:

• Reporting to the project manager, the key focus will be support on the following:
  • Assisting in the preparation of reports & sustainability statements
  • Coordination of BREEAM / Home Quality Mark / SKA assessments
    • Checking evidence for compliance and upload
  • Developing skills in energy assessment
    • SAP and EPC lodgement
    • Life cycle analysis
  • Administrative duties
    • Social media input
    • Management of client enquiries
    • Report processing
• Supporting client engagement and projects
• Assist the client in achieving compliance with building regulations, planning policy and sustainability / compliance targets
• Determine appropriate methodologies / strategies and with support from our (in-house and/or sub-contracted) multidisciplinary team of environmental specialists
• Input to technical reports and output
• Report to the management team and inform administrative and accounting tasks
• Engage with and manage clients to identify service opportunities.
• Achieve and maintain competency requirements, liaison with clients and seek to ensure a positive working environment

Candidate Requirements

General criteria –

• Good numeracy skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• A team player, highly organised, motivated and self-disciplined
• Experience and appreciation of working in a collaborative working environment
• Awareness of Building Regulations, planning process and construction industry - knowledge of UK environmental regulatory framework and sustainability indicators, technical appraisals, compliance targets and sustainability assessment criteria

Education, Qualifications & Experience –

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:

• Ideally two years’ experience in related role
• Educated to a minimum of degree or post-graduate level (or equivalent) in a related discipline
• Working towards professional qualification through relevant professional body (IEMA, CIBSE, LCC etc.)

Computer Skills

• Computer literate with good MS Office skills
• Full training provided for building energy modelling software (e.g., Elmhurst Design SAP)

Additional Requirements

• Full driving licence with less than 3 points
• Willingness to travel

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Private Health Care
• Pension
• Excellent working environment and friendly team
• Flexible hours and hybrid working model
• Great career prospects & training provided