We are seeking a sustainability professional to lead and assist the delivery of environmental certification across a variety of projects. With demonstrable experience in BREEAM, WELL, Ska and LEED, the successful candidate will work with clients and design teams from early stage design to project completion, across various sectors including workplace, healthcare, education, historic, and sci-tech.
We are a diverse, international practice of architects, engineers, designers, and urbanists. We work closely with our clients, users, and communities to craft spaces for living, working, learning, and enjoying life across the globe. Our work is rooted in creativity, quality, and collaboration.
Our Sustainability Group provides a wide range of services across building design to both internal and external clients. Our current suite of services includes:
* Sustainability strategies and bespoke frameworks
* Net zero carbon strategies (operational and embodied carbon)
* Environmental assessments, including BREEAM, LEED, SKA and WELL
* Production of planning documentation, including Sustainability and Energy Statements for Planning
* Ecological assessment and consultancy
* In-use and post-occupancy evaluation and building optimisation
* Knowledge sharing and upskilling of the practice
The successful candidate will lead the delivery of environmental certification, with support from senior members of the team by:
* Reviewing project details and developing targets for environmental certification and opportunities to enhance sustainable outcomes.
* Delivering workshops to communicate sustainability requirements to internal and external team members.
* Providing support and guidance to design teams in developing compliant and robust design strategies and associated evidence.
* Supporting planning applications
* LCA assessments
* Construction site monitoring
* Reviewing evidence and completing validation statements and QA processes for submission to third party certification organisations.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to be involved in the following workstreams:
* Net zero carbon strategies and assessments (both operational and embodied)
* Material lifecycle assessments (embodied carbon assessments)
* Circularity assessments
* Post occupancy evaluations
* Environmental management systems.
BDP offers a wide range of learning opportunities to encourage personal and professional career development. We are committed to being an employer of choice and offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package that includes an employee profit share scheme, tax efficient smart benefits, private medical insurance, life insurance, long term sickness insurance, interest free season ticket loans, health screening, opportunity to buy/swap holidays and enhanced maternity and paternity provision.
To apply please click on the 'Apply' button below. You will then need to complete the online application form and attach a CV and cover letter. BDP is actively fostering an inclusive organisation where people can be themselves and everyone has a sense of belonging. We want our teams to be diverse at every level, reflecting the communities we design for.
The successful candidate will join a team of specialist consultants working across all areas of the built environment. They will have experience of the planning, design, and construction industries (and associated processes) and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Their expertise should be borne from an enthusiasm for environmental sustainability, through the practical implementation of strategies that support environmental, social and economic sustainability at local, national and global levels.
Qualifications and Previous Experience Required
* A formal qualification in a sustainability/environmental management/built environment subject
* A BREEAM Assessor qualification and/or BREEAM AP status and experience working on BREEAM projects
* Experience of delivering LEED, Ska or WELL Building Standard assessments (WELL AP and LEED AP qualification desirable)
* Previous relevant experience working in the field of sustainability
* Working knowledge of environmental and sustainability legislation and its applicability to UK development.
* Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
* Exemplary written and spoken English, with experience of technical report writing
* Experience of using materials life cycle tools and software such as OneClick LCA
* Experience of carrying out circularity assessments and consultancy.
BDP is a leading, global, multidisciplinary design practice united by a shared purpose: to design a world that's built for good.
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