Senior Sustainability Consultant

Where

Cardiff

Type

Permanent

Salary

Annual

Our client, a leading multidisciplinary engineering and sustainability consultancy, is currently seeking a Senior Sustainability Consultant to join their growing team in either Cardiff or Bristol. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative, sustainable solutions across a diverse range of high-impact projects.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking sustainability group, recognised for its leadership in sustainable design, construction, and operational strategies across the built environment. This team thrives on technical excellence, research-led thinking, and a collaborative, people-focused approach.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and lead integrated sustainability strategies across a variety of projects.
  • Manage and deliver environmental and wellbeing assessments including BREEAM, WELL, HQM, and others, from early-stage design through to project completion.
  • Undertake technical modelling and assessments, such as embodied carbon, operational energy use, building performance simulation, and overheating risk.
  • Support the creation of energy and sustainability strategies that challenge norms and drive innovation.
  • Guide and mentor junior team members in technical delivery and project planning.
  • Contribute to internal research and development programmes to maintain the team's position at the forefront of sustainability consultancy.
  • Engage with wider industry through thought leadership, research contributions, and development of best practice guidance.
Desired Experience and Knowledge

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge and experience in some of the following:

  1. Energy and Building Performance
    • Energy performance modelling (e.g. ApacheHVAC, IES, NABERS, Part L, Passivhaus)
    • Overheating and thermal comfort analysis
    • Net zero carbon planning and energy strategies
  2. Environmental Assessment and Planning Support
    • BREEAM, WELL, HQM, Fitwel certifications
    • Preparation of sustainability and energy statements for planning
    • Whole life carbon assessments and circular economy principles
  3. Technical Tools & Methodologies
    • Use of OneClick LCA or similar tools for embodied carbon
    • Climate resilience and climate change assessments within Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
Candidate Profile
  • A degree in a sustainability, environmental, engineering, or related discipline.
  • Experience working in the built environment, ideally within a sustainability or engineering consultancy.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
  • Passionate about delivering practical, sustainable design solutions and effecting meaningful change.

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