Are you an experienced sustainability consultant looking for a new role in real estate?
Do you want:
* hands on support by a senior team that will help you grow?
* great career progression?
* to work for an employer that cares?
* great work life balance?
* the space to prioritise quality over quantity?
We are looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join our team to help us deliver our real estate Green Building Certification services.
About Verte
We are a Sustainable Real Estate consultancy, guiding clients on reducing their environmental impact. We specialise in green building certification, building performance and Net Zero Carbon planning across the asset lifecycle.
Our Vision: We see a world where buildings are net positive contributors to the environment, human health & wellbeing and the economy.
Our Mission: To provide portfolio and asset level insights to decision makers in real estate and enable them to accelerate change to a low impact economy.
Our Values: Curious, Dependable, Authentic, Kind.
About the role
You will be part of our Green Building Certification (GBC) team.
This is a full-time hybrid role, but with a regular presence required in London for team meetings, site visits and industry events.
The candidate will be part of a team delivering a range of projects with a strong focus on refurbishment and fit-out. Fit-out experience is essential.
Each GBC team member is a "Project Coordinator" and requires the competence to coordinate multiple deliverables, either directly or in cooperation with the wider Verte team.
What we are looking for
Essential skills & experience:
* Licensed BREEAM Assessor and / or SKA Assessor
* 3+ years’ work experience in consultancy
* Experience delivering SKA assessments (whether licensed or not)
* An MSc and/or BSc degree
* Ability to manage sustainability certification schemes: BREEAM, WELL, Ska, Fitwel, LEED
* Experience working on fast paced fit-out projects
* Experience working closely with contractors to tight programs
* Ability to quickly assess barriers to success and identify how to overcome these
* Client facing, excellent communicator and capable of presenting and discussing a range of topics including: Net Zero, Circularity, Wellbeing
* Capable project manager, coordinating multiple deliverables on each project
* Good understanding of real estate commercial drivers and the interactions with sustainability
* Capable of doing bid work
* Excellent research and analytical skills
* Good attention to detail and meticulous approach to assessment
* Understanding of Net Zero Carbon, NABERS and wider ESG principles
* Experience undertaking planning submissions, in particular in alignment with GLA requirements
Desirable skills & experience:
* Licensed SKA Assessor (training can be provided)
* Qualified as LEED, Fitwel, WELL, BREEAM In-Use, BREEAM AP
* Experience carrying out LCA and LCC using One Click LCA
* Experience working with contractors and supply chains
* Experienced formulating sustainability strategies
* Knowledge of Circular Economy principles
Our benefits
* c. £35,000 - 45,000 p.a. dependent on experience and seniority level
* Remote working (needs to live within commuting distance to London)
* 25 days' annual leave per year (bank holidays excluded) plus 3 days additional annual leave over the Christmas period
* Medical cover
* Training
Closing date: Friday 13th June
Availability for on-line interviews: w/c 9th June
Please send your CV and cover letter as well as your availability to start work to hello@verteltd.com, quoting “Sustainability Consultant_Verte”.
We look forward to receiving your application!