Associate / Senior Associate - Sustainability

Overview of role

An award-winning, design-led engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Associate - Sustainability to join its established Sustainability team in the South-West.

You will lead sustainability and commercial strategies on high-profile, design-led developments, working with ambitious clients committed to advancing environmental performance. This role combines technical leadership, client engagement, team development, and business growth.

You will play a key part in delivering commercially sound, human-centred and environmentally responsible solutions, helping shape projects from concept through to completion.

Role responsibilities and requirements

You will:

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• Manage client relationships and act as a senior project lead.
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• Monitor project finances, contribute to fee proposals, and support invoicing.
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• Support business development and regional work-winning initiatives.
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• Lead workshops and clearly communicate technical information to design teams and stakeholders.
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• Oversee modelling and analysis including whole life carbon, embodied carbon, operational energy, overheating and circular economy strategies.
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• Mentor and develop junior team members.
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• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing and industry engagement activities.
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Key skills and qualities needed

Professional capabilities

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• Significant experience within sustainability consultancy in a design-led environment.
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• Chartered or working towards professional accreditation.
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• Confident leading multidisciplinary sustainability workshops.
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• Commercially aware with experience managing project performance.
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• Strong communication and organisational skills.
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• Experience mentoring and developing colleagues.
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Strong knowledge in several of the following (specialist depth in selected areas expected):

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• Energy strategy development
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• Building Regulations compliance modelling
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• Environmental certification delivery (e.g. BREEAM, HQM or equivalent)
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• Sustainability, energy and whole life carbon planning documentation
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• Circular economy strategy development
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Further information

This consultancy offers a collaborative, flexible and inclusive working environment with structured career progression and opportunities for industry involvement.

If you are seeking a leadership role within a forward-thinking practice at the forefront of sustainable design, this is an opportunity to make meaningful impact.