£58K/yr to £65K/yr
Gedling, England
Permanent, Variable

Principal Sustainability Consultant - Nottingham

Posted by Penguin Recruitment Ltd.

Principal Sustainability Consultant - Nottingham

CTJ43

£58,000 - £65,000

The successful candidate will be managing a team of five specialists and consultants, delivering energy, sustainability and overheating strategies to a broad spectrum of clients, including major complex London development, low rise volume and regional housebuilder schemes and a variety of non-domestic developments.

Job responsibilities of the Principal Consultant:

  • Identifying training and development needs of the team
  • Ensure that workload is effectively managed and assigned, coordinating service delivery across multiple disciplines
  • Work with the Commercial Director to develop a business plan for the planning and IES team covering investment, market opportunity, recruitment and software opportunities
  • Ensure that our reports are compiled against all relevant regulatory and planning requirements, both current and future, to future proof our client's developments
  • Review completed projects to identify process improvements and training opportunities

The ideal Principal Consultant will:

  • Be degree qualified within a relevant subject such as Environmental Science/Engineering
  • Be chartered from CIBSE or the Energy Institute
  • Have excellent Excellent understanding of the GLA and local borough planning requirements and their interaction with both Approved Document L of the Building Regulations and the upcoming Future Homes Standard
  • Have a firm understanding of overheating management strategies through the use of dynamic simulation modelling through IES
  • Have knowledge of industry accreditations schemes such as BREEAM, WELL, NABERS are beneficial but not essential
  • Have knowledge of Passivhaus standard and operational energy modelling processes (CIBSE TM54) and whole life cycle carbon assessments (preferably using One Click LCA)

Benefits of the role:

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Private Healthcare
  • Life assurance
  • Company pension scheme
  • Excellent starting salary
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays flexi leave
  • Career progression

In order to discuss Principal Sustainability Consultant role and other positions within Energy and Sustainability sectors please call Callum on or email your CV to

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