Senior Sustainability Consultant

Are you a Sustainability Consultant looking to work on impactful projects in the North West and further afield?
We are looking for an experienced Sustainability Consultant who can lead projects and engage and excite our clients, working amongst signature collaborators.
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More about the role...
Our Sustainability & Physics team in Manchester continues to be at the forefront of sustainable design and strategic consultancy in the region, with recent projects ranging from award-winning museums , premier league stadiums and performance venues , NABERS 5-star commercial offices , and even city-level decarbonisation plans .
In this role, your work could range from strategic sustainability guidance for large portfolio managers, to building design consultancy and advice on regional, national and international projects. Ultimately, your main focus will be in helping clients (developers, building owners/ operators & local authorities, architects/designers, corporates) with their sustainability challenges and supporting Buro Happold's ambitious net zero roadmap .
Joining a UK-wide sustainability team of over 100 engineers and consultants, you will also benefit from a wide range of technical and personal development support, along with a plethora of career development opportunities such as international secondments and transfers, R&D programmes , working groups, etc.
Key duties:

• Sustainability project and service support.
• Task leadership and direction/mentorship of more junior team members.
• Production of technical guidance and analysis to influence sustainability strategies.
• Providing written comments and producing reports and presentations with excellent visual and grammatical quality.
• Working as part of multidisciplinary teams (including, but not limited to attending meetings with architects, planners, government agencies and clients).
• Formulating external presentations for outreach and business development purposes.

Your skills & experience:

• Knowledge in one or more of the following areas; Energy and Carbon; Building Performance; Natural Capital; Climate Resilience; External Environments; Health & Wellbeing; Social Value; Circular economy.
• Working knowledge of wellbeing and sustainable design techniques, analysis or modelling relevant to the construction industry or corporate strategies.
• Experience in undertaking technical analysis, and the development of suitable responsive strategies.
• Experience producing high quality graphical and written outputs.
• Strong facilitation and team working skills.
• Sustainability assessment qualifications (e.g. LEED, BREEAM, WELL) and evidence of practical competence of their application.
• Exudes passion and enthusiasm for the built environment to support human outcomes and fair distribution of value.
• Relevant qualifications and professional membership is preferred.

Buro Happold is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you don't fulfil all of the criteria, we would encourage you to apply.
What we offer:

• Parental leave, up to six months on full salary.

• Hybrid working and flexible working.

• 25 days holiday plus public holidays and flexible leave.

• Employer pension contribution of 10% (based on 5% employee contribution.

• Private medical cover.

• Flexible Benefits - cycle to work, gym memberships, corporate discounts, etc.

• A stimulating, supportive and diverse multi-disciplinary office environment in Deansgate with lots of social activities and events.

We wish to create a team that is fully inclusive, and welcome applications from those who are seeking flexible or part-time working. If you have any specific requirements that would enable you to take this role, we would be keen to explore this with you.
Interested? Intrigued? Inspired?
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