Principal Consultant - Life Cycle Assessment
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Lead the Charge Toward a Sustainable Future
Are you passionate about driving real environmental impact through science and strategy? At BRE, we’re looking for an experienced and visionary Principal Consultant LCA to lead high-profile projects, shape sustainable innovation, and guide clients toward greener decisions. If you're ready to turn deep expertise into industry-changing outcomes, want to hear from you.
Help BRE make buildings safer and more sustainable!
BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.
Your role at BRE
This role will ensure the technical excellence and operational delivery of BRE’s Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) services. With construction products contributing significantly to global carbon emissions, BRE plays a critical role in enabling robust, standard-compliant environmental declarations. As a Principal Consultant, you will be central to advancing BRE’s mission to support sustainable construction through credible, science-based assessments and trusted verification schemes.
What We Are Looking For
* Proven experience using LCA software tools (e.g., SimaPro, GaBi, OpenLCA).
* Strong working knowledge of ISO and EN standards relevant to LCA and EPD in construction (e.g., EN 15804).
* Track record of developing or contributing to Product Category Rules (PCRs) or scheme documentation.
* Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, delivering high-quality outputs on time and within budget.
* Experience contributing to or representing an organisation in industry bodies or technical working groups, e.g., ECO Platform.
* Experience communicating decisions, revisions and amendments made at ECO Platform level to the EPD team, and update scheme documentation accordingly
* Involvement in the development or refinement of EPD programme rules or tools.
* Understanding of digital platform development for sustainability services (e.g., involvement in platforms like BRE LINA or IMPACT).
* Advanced experience managing and delivering Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) projects to ISO 14040/44 standards.
* Advanced experience in EPD verification, ideally within an established EPD programme.
BRE Benefits
At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.
Financial & Security Benefits
* Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution
* Life assurance – 4x your basic salary
* Enhanced maternity package
Health & Wellbeing
* HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
* Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points
Career Development
* Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform
* Professional membership reimbursement
For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits
Work Location Options
Mostly Remote – This role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel to our head office in Watford for planned meetings.
Our Recruitment Process
Online Assessment
Shortly after you apply (within approximately 10 minutes), you’ll receive a link to complete an online assessment. This takes around 20 minutes and helps us better understand your skills and suitability.
Note to Employment Agencies
At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.
Equal Opportunities Statement
BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.
BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
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Full-time
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Construction
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