Senior Sustainability Consultant

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Salary: £43,000 - £60,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Bristol

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to join one of the UK's leading employee-owned building services engineering consultancies in their Bristol office.

This award-winning consultancy is recognised for delivering innovative, low-energy and sustainable building design across a broad range of sectors including commercial, residential, healthcare, education, science, workplace and public sector developments. Sustainability is at the heart of everything they do, with dedicated specialists working across net zero carbon, building performance, environmental assessment, wellbeing, materials and strategic sustainability advice.

As part of the Bristol team, you'll work on high-profile developments from concept through to completion, collaborating with mechanical, electrical and sustainability engineers to deliver practical, commercially focused solutions that help clients achieve ambitious environmental targets. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to progress their career within a highly respected consultancy that offers genuine long-term development, technical excellence and the opportunity to influence the future direction of sustainability within the built environment.

The Role

As a Senior Sustainability Consultant, you'll lead the delivery of environmental assessment and certification projects while acting as a trusted sustainability advisor to clients, design teams and project stakeholders.

You'll manage your own portfolio of projects across multiple sectors, ensuring assessments are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest technical standard. Working closely with experienced sustainability professionals, you'll help shape project strategies, review technical outputs and contribute to the continued development of the consultancy's sustainability services.

Alongside project delivery, you'll mentor junior consultants, support quality assurance processes and play an active role in developing best practice across the team. You'll also have opportunities to contribute towards business development, client engagement and the growth of new sustainability services.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of BREEAM, BREEAM International and WELL assessments from concept through to certification.
Deliver additional assessment schemes including BREEAM Domestic, Fitwel and BREEAM Infrastructure where required.
Act as the lead sustainability consultant across multidisciplinary design teams.
Coordinate sustainability strategies throughout the design and construction process.
Provide technical advice on environmental certification and sustainable building design.
Advise clients on Net Zero Carbon, ESG objectives, climate resilience and sustainable development.
Produce high-quality technical reports, assessments and project documentation.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining programme and budget requirements.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, contractors and project teams.
Support the development of technical standards, templates and internal quality procedures.
Mentor, supervise and support the development of junior sustainability consultants.
Assist with fee proposals, bids and business development activities.
Deliver workshops and presentations to clients and project teams where required.
Work collaboratively with specialists in building performance, wellbeing, materials and environmental design.
About You

Essential Experience

Minimum of 6 years' experience within sustainability consultancy in the built environment.
Qualified BREEAM Assessor.
WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP).
Experience delivering environmental assessment schemes across a variety of building types.
Strong understanding of the design, planning and construction process.
Experience leading sustainability advice across multidisciplinary projects.
Previous experience mentoring, supervising or managing junior consultants.
Excellent written communication and technical report writing skills.
Strong presentation and client-facing communication skills.
Excellent organisational and project management abilities.
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
Passion for delivering sustainable, commercially practical design solutions.
Desirable Experience

Chartered Environmentalist status.
BREEAM Advisory Professional.
LEED Accredited Professional.
Fitwel Ambassador.
HQM Assessor.
Knowledge of the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard.
Experience undertaking Life Cycle Carbon Assessments.
Experience producing Circular Economy Strategies.
Sustainability strategy development for individual projects and wider portfolios.
Experience preparing bids, tenders and fee proposals.
Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
Development of bespoke sustainability frameworks.
Commercial awareness and project profitability management.
What's On Offer?

Salary between £43,000 - £60,000 depending on experience.
Employee-owned consultancy with annual bonus opportunities.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Modern Bristol city centre office.
Six weeks annual leave including bank holidays.
Excellent pension scheme.
Paid professional memberships.
Full support towards chartership and professional accreditation.
Ongoing CPD, mentoring and structured career development.
Genuine opportunities to progress into senior leadership positions.
Generous parental leave, company sick pay and additional employee benefits.

If you're interested, please contact Conner Richards at RGB Recruitment - (url removed)