Job Description
Are you a proven sustainability consultant who wants to join an innovative team of sustainability professionals? Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? Do you have a minimum of 6 years’ experience contributing to and delivering sustainable solutions on buildings projects as a qualified assessor?
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Sustainable Solutions team as our new Principal Sustainability Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.
Your new role
As our new Principal Sustainability Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work on sustainability projects from varying sectors within the UK and across Europe. You will join our Sustainable Solutions team, made up of sustainability experts across varying fields such as certifications, whole life carbon and circular economy, indoor environmental quality and decarbonisation. You will thrive working in a supportive team environment on prestigious projects with ambitious clients and project teams. You will bring your sustainability knowledge and experience to projects through being involved in all aspects of sustainable buildings. Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:
1. Delivering embodied carbon calculations, BREEAM and GLA compliant Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) at different stages of project design and construction.
2. Delivering Circular Economy Statements and circularity strategies.
3. Developing decarbonisation strategies for buildings.
4. Supporting on sustainable certifications projects, including BREEAM, HQM, DREAM, WELL, Fitwel, LEED etc.
5. Hosting workshops and presentations with clients, design teams, planners and developers.
6. Analysing project related data and information from project teams.
7. Contributing to internal tool development and research.
8. Preparing technical reports.
9. Supporting the training, development and growth of junior team members.
10. Managing project budgets, timeframes and deliverables to ensure high quality and profitable work.
About you
From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success. These include:
11. A relevant degree and a minimum of 6 years’ experience of delivering sustainability projects within the Buildings sector.
12. A strong track record of working on projects throughout design and construction.
13. Experience in delivering projects for certifications, LCAs, circular economy and decarbonisation.
14. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to lead project meetings, liaise with clients and convey highly technical knowledge to a wide range of audiences.
15. Report writing experience and communication skills for clients and internal teams.
16. Fantastic focus with the ability to work both in a team as well as an individual.
17. Brilliant organisational skills with the ability to manage own workload, project finances and meet project deadlines.
18. A keen interest in sharing your knowledge throughout the wider business to support Ramboll’s strategy of being ‘The Partner for Sustainable Change’.
What we can offer you
19. Commitment to your development
20. Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
21. A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
22. Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
23. The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
24. Flexible work environment
25. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
26. Matched pension contributions
27. Private medical cover and life assurance