Role: Senior or Principal Consultant -LCA / Embodied Carbon
Location: London
Salary: up to circa £65k
About the company:
An independent engineering and sustainability consultancy that delivers tailored, well-engineered, and practical sustainable solutions. The business is built on a commitment to providing exceptional consultancy advice to the clients, actively promoting innovation and new ways of working to remain one step ahead in the industry. Embracing a flat management structure, giving staff a true sense of ownership and responsibility to both the clients and the business. While there is work hard to deliver outstanding results, there is also an offering of a flexible and supportive environment for personal and professional growth.
The role will mainly focus on providing consultancy services relating to Life Cycle Assessment (Embodied Carbon) and Circular Economy Strategies. Project will include new build, refurbishments and fit outs. As part of your role, you will be leading the delivery of projects and helping to train and upskills the team in LCA and circular economy strategies and assessment techniques. The role will require in-depth technical knowledge of LCA tolls including OneClick LCA and Circular Economy strategies for new and refurbished projects, in addition to exemplar interpersonal, presentation, organisation and management skills. In addition, you will be expected to contribute to the development of the business through involvement in writing fee proposals, attending project interviews and fostering business relationships with both existing and new clients.
Responsibilities- Technical
The successful candidate is expected to have sufficient knowledge and project experience of LCA and Circular Economy Strategies for new and refurbished buildings. Technical responsibilities will including the following:
- Calculation of embodied carbon and whole life carbon using OneClickLCA and other bespoke tools.
- Development of Circular Economy strategies
- Provide advise to project teams and run workshops to explore opportunities to reduce embodied carbon and material use.
- Reporting in line with BREEAM and GLA reporting guidance for LCA and Circular Economy.
- Maintain knowledge of low carbon technologies and design strategies with a particular focus on (net) zero carbon.
- Have oversight of LCA assessments and circular economy work undertaken by more junior members of staff including developing and adopting robust QA procedures, QA of project models and studies.
- Develop technical report and produce calculations in line with project needs
- Ensure continuous improvement and application of the latest thinking and innovations relating to sustainable design and operation of buildings.
- Development of standards and assessment procedures
Responsibilities - General
- Agree level of service and project outputs with your line manager for each project, including understanding the scope, time scales and target profitability of each project.
- Attend project meetings as required and present findings/ progress reports.
- Oversight of projects including resourcing, project delivery, project team, client communications and project budget.
- Develop project proposals and attend project interviews and presentations as required.
- Report on costs and progress
- Support, assist and deputise to other members workload and/or circumstances require
- Manage and mentor more junior members of staff and ensure that sustainability ethos is maintained across the team
- Maintain excellent client and team relationship to achieve high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities where appropriate with existing and new clients
- Champion sustainability on behalf of the company through active participation in relevant industry groups, development and/or coordination of thought pieces and presentations to the wider industry.
Qualifications/ Experience/ Skills
The individual undertaking this role is expected to have the following skills:
- Have a relevant science or engineering degree
- At least 4-6 years' experience in a related role
- Working knowledge and experience of BREEAM and GLA reporting requirements for Embodied Carbon and Circular Economy Statements.
- Good understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape relating to sustainable building and building energy in the UK.
- In-depth knowledge subject matter framework and guidance like RICS methodology, LETI guidance, UKGBC related guidance and UK Pilot NZC Building Standard.
- Good experience of front line (face-to-face) delivery to customers
- Clear communicator- comfortable with presenting to an audience (both written and verbally) on both technical and non-technical matters.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, independently and as a team member or leader.
- Good experience of analysing complex data.
- Highly motivated, customer focused and willing to take on new challenges.
- Ability to prepare and deliver compelling proposals in wiring an in interview situations.
- Ability to contribute to team working and collective objectives.
Desirable skills/ Qualifications
- Formal One Clicks LCA qualifications
Employment Basis
- Hybrid working policy - allowing staff to work from home up to 3 days a week. (subject to meeting client and project needs)
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
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