The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge, skills and experience in providing Sustainability advice. The role of Sustainability Consultant includes the provision of this advice and the development of strategies to meet the relevant criteria, using the framework provided by BREEAM and EcoHomes.
This includes the provision of technical advice for design strategies, coordinating input from relevant disciplines, including:
·Advising on low energy design
·Simulation of the building environment and assessing the feasibility of natural ventilation
·Daylight modelling and the assessment of energy saving
·Feasibility of the integration of renewables into schemes
·Feasibility of combined heat & power and district heating
·Water saving measures including recycling and harvesting strategies
·Construction impacts and minimum strategies
·Brownfield land and ground contamination assessment
·Bio-diversity and ecological appraisal
·Social and economic sustainability measures
It is important that the you will be able to advise in general terms on all of these areas and undertakes BREEAM or EcoHomes Assessments as necessary. Others would normally carry out detailed technical studies.
Duties include:
·To develop sustainability and energy strategies for developments and buildings - master planning and detailed design
·To sit within design teams and advise on cost effective measures for introducing sustainability and achieving related performance benchmarks
·To run BREEAM and EcoHomes workshops
·To carry out BREEAM and EcoHomes assessments when necessary - preliminary and formal (NB most formal assessments will be carried out by our assessment team)
·To support planning applications
·To develop procedures, policy advice, strategic plans, toolkits to help organisations implement Government and regional policy on sustainability
·To produce reports and run workshops
·To attend design team meetings
·To participate in business development, prepare proposals and quotations and generally help grow the business.
Ideally you will have an Environmentally based degree or equivalent and be professionally qualified. Our client offers a flexible benefits package including contributory pension, private medical insurance, flexible holidays, competitive salary, profit related pay, and a Company share ownership scheme. They encourage team work in a supportive environment and provide opportunities for personal development through training and job related experience in a global context.
REF: JB324
Jack Bartlett
0121 265 2538
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