Job Description
Director of Sustainability – Building Services
Vertical Recruitment is working exclusively with a leading Independent Building Services Consultancy based in central Manchester. The company is experiencing significant growth which has led to an opportunity for a Director of Sustainability to join the team in Manchester or Liverpool.
The Role
The role is providing an all-round sustainability lead with an expertise in Net Zero Carbon design. Working in a multidiscipline environmental buildings team you will assist in providing a comprehensive design service to the company’s wide range of clients across multiple sectors. You will be the interface between clients and the inhouse multi-disciplinary teams, liaising with Architects and communicating with the team to develop the concept design. Working as part of a dynamic group of sustainability specialists providing consultancy advice on a wide range of subjects for all projects across the business.
The Individual?
- You will have experience in developing projects for planning and beyond and experience in strategic corporate or portfolio sustainability advice.
- You will have proven experience in sustainability and a good understanding of the impacts of buildings on aspects such as climate change and energy consumption to help meet our net zero carbon goals.
- You will also have a desire to share knowledge and work laterally with other teams.
- You will be a keen advocate of the advantages of sustainability.
Experience Required:
- Experience of championing sustainability and leading early project design
- Experience and understanding of NZC design, renewable energy, dynamic thermal modelling and energy modelling
- Experience and understanding of embedded carbon and all things carbon related
- Experience and understanding of low carbon building design and management
- Providing appropriate low carbon material and procurement solutions to lower the embodied carbon of a project
- Knowledge of the UKGBC Net Zero and RICS Embodied Carbon guidance methodology for embodied carbon and experience of delivering results against the BREEAM standards.
- Understanding of building certification methods (BREAM) (LEED) (WELL)
- Knowledge of the Green House Gas emissions reporting
- An understanding of renewable energy
- Knowledge of dynamic thermal modelling for buildings
- Managing workload and meeting project deadlines
- Report writing experience and communication skills for clients and internal teams
- Appropriate technical design experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with liaising with clients and Architects is essential
Qualifications & Skills:
- An appropriate degree and post graduate qualification, with extensive experience within sustainability.
- Associate/ affiliate level qualification with an appropriate professional body is desirable
