Addresscalfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy. We provide a definitive range of services to the UK building and construction industry covering civil & structural engineering, building & quantity surveying, clerk of works, project management, employers agent, architecture, mechanical & electrical engineering, sustainability, building information modelling, development monitoring, expert witness, rights of light, party wall and health & safety.
Description:
This role is suitable for a candidate with an enthusiasm and passion for energy efficiency, sustainable design, and low carbon technologies.
The role will provide you with an opportunity to become an integral part of our successful Sustainability team. You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of projects including sustainability assessments, planning reports and client liaison.
The culture in our team is to be a trusted client advisor, selected for our professional quality service, enthusiasm and expertise in the built environment.
Person Specification:
The candidate is expected to be enthusiastic, well organised, and professional. They must contribute towards the positive and collaborative environment within the team. The candidate is expected to be proactive with their learning, personal development and adopting the high standards and quality of the team.
General:
Basic hours: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., five days per week.
Holidays: Between 24 and 30 days depending upon years of service.
Location:
Based at one of Kent, London or Cambridge offices but providing support to all other offices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on a wide range of projects including residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial and educational.
- Attend meetings alongside senior consultants to build relationships with the clients and multidisciplinary design teams as the Sustainability consultant.
- Develop and present project sustainability design proposals to the project team and client.
- Assist senior consultants in project assessments including Part L (SAP, SBEM), Part O, BREEAM, HQM and other industry assessments.
- Undertake Building Physics modelling and Overheating simulations and present report findings.
- Undertake energy surveys of buildings.
- Prepare high quality information including sustainability assessments, planning reports, presentations.
- Maintain regular contact with clients.
- Continue to improve your own technical knowledge.
- Report resource information to senior group managers.
Competencies:
- Hold an academic or industry qualification related to sustainability or design is desirable.
- Knowledge of low carbon and sustainable design and London Plan Energy Policy.
- A good understanding of Part L assessments (SAP/SBEM).
- A good understanding of Home Quality Mark and BREEAM Assessments, under both BREEAM New Construction 2018 and BREEAM Refurbishment & Fit-out 2014.
- Ability to use CAD and/or IESVE.
- Ability to use Microsoft packages (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Performance Requirements/Objectives:
- On a daily basis, provide support to the team, deal with client related issues and provide professional services as required.
- Each month ensure that project and team progress reports are completed and report to the senior team.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism at all times.
- Mange projects effectively and to the satisfaction of the client.
- Maintain high quality project records and information.
- Attend group meetings.
- Develop your own knowledge and technical expertise.
Our Vision:
To be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment
Our values, which are:
Collaboration – being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential
Being Yourself – being true to ourselves and other and celebrating differences
Social Value – recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact
Excellence – Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do
Support – providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our people
Integrity – being honest and doing the right thing
are integral to everything we do and are reflective of our interaction with each other, our clients, our wider stakeholders and how we approach our work and present ourselves.
Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best results and are ultimately why our clients choose to work with us time and time again.
Wellbeing and Inclusion are at the forefront of our people strategy, and we are now happy to offer hybrid working on 95% of our roles and have recently committed to enhanced Family Leave schemes (after a qualifying period). We also invest heavily in Leadership and Management Development and Female Leadership Programmes. We are passionate about encouraging more diversity within the construction industry and are looking at apprenticeship and schools outreach programmes as part of our strategy.
If you are aligned to our values and are a talented and commercially mindedNet Zero Sustainability Consultant, please apply, or if this job isn’t quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within construction consultancy, please send us your CV for one of our future roles.
Training and Development
The Practice is keen to assist individuals in developing work related professional interests. The Practice takes training seriously, providing practical and financial assistance to all personnel.
Calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to and support the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training and service delivery.
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: List of Documents
The Practice is required under this Act to ensure that all Employees have the right to work in the UK and the right to do the work offered.
At interview all potential Employees must provide one of the original documents set out in List A or two of the original documents in the combinations given in List B (Please see Supporting Document 1). It is not necessary to produce documents from both lists.
Photocopies of documents provided will be retained on the successful applicant’s file.
This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and may include other duties and responsibilities as may be determined. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works.
Under General Data Protection Act 2018 all employees are responsible for records held, created or used as part of their work for calfordseaden, whether paper-based or electronic, which also includes emails. Records should be managed and stored appropriately and should in all cases comply with the requirements of the ACT.
The appointment is subject to proof of the attainment of any qualifications deemed essential to the post and used as a basis for shortlisting and selection. Failure to provide evidence of the required qualifications will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
