Sustainability Associate

Your new company
Your new company is a large international player in the Sustainability world and has over 30 global offices which all specialise in Architecture, Building Services, Civil and Sustainability. Your new company is involved with conceptual and detailed design across the range of city master planning with existing schemes across Health, Education, Commercial, Historic, Residential, Leisure amongst others.
As part of the larger organisation, the Sustainability Group provides a wide range of services across building design to both internal and external clients. Their current suite of services includes (but is not limited to):

• Thought leadership, research and development
• Well-being consultancy
• Whole Life / Net Zero Carbon consultancy
• Environmental assessments, including BREEAM, LEED and WELL
• Ecological assessment and consultancy
• Post-occupancy evaluation and building optimisation
• Knowledge sharing and training
• Environmental / energy management system support

Your new role

• Support the Head of Sustainability in developing, expanding and delivering your new company's sustainability offering in the North, with a focus on net-zero carbon, circular economy, embodied carbon and decarbonisation strategies
• Deliver external presentations for business development and to raise the profile of the practice
• Project leadership and mentorship of junior team members
• Supporting the delivery of high-quality design focused outputs across a range of sectors, fostering connections between disciplines
• Produce technical guidance and analysis to influence sustainability strategies (including leading workshops to help clients define their strategic sustainability brief)
• Deliver, report and evaluate project sustainability targets
• Speak at industry events championing BDP as a sustainable practice
• Represent industry working groups and positively engage with industry institutes to promote and share knowledge
• Assist in bid writing and attending project interviews
• Assist in project forecasting and budget management
• Identify research and development opportunities to enable your new company to stay at the forefront of the sustainability agenda

The role will report directly to the Head of Sustainability and support them in the following additional activities:

• Development and implementation of sustainability policies and strategy
• ESG reporting, including performance against Science-Based Targets
• Managing and maintaining our ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certification
• Development of communications plan for practice, producing up-to-date marketing materials for our sustainability activities and coordinating internal and external messaging to ensure the sustainability agenda is communicated effectively

What you'll need to succeed

• A formal qualification in a sustainability/environmental management/built environment subject with UK experience
• Relevant experience working in the field of sustainability, with specific experience of sustainability design consultancy
• The ability to take responsibility for leading and delivering projects, coordinating and managing input from more junior members of the team
• Demonstrable evidence of developing sustainable design strategies in a built environment context
• Experience in financial management, including forecasting and resourcing
• Experience in work winning and business development
• The drive to build capacity and expertise within the team and wider practice
• Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Chartership with a relevant industry body
• Exemplary written and spoken English, with experience of technical report writing

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a highly competitive salary and the opportunity to work with a world-class employer with a secure pipeline of work. As an employer, they also offer annual appraisals and a mentoring program which is supported by our online internal learning platform.
We are committed to being an employer of choice and offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package as well as interesting work, a rewarding and friendly environment, excellent office space, and a respect for the work-life balance of our people through hybrid working. All permanent employees can participate in stakeholder pension arrangements to which the company contributes, a Profit Share Scheme and tax-efficient Smart Benefits, Life Insurance, Long Term Sickness Insurance, Private Medical insurance and health screening, interest-free season ticket loans and enhanced maternity and paternity provision, plus many more.

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