Our client is looking for a Sustainability Expert to work alongside their creative design teams and fulfil the practice's RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge commitments. With the opportunity to develop your career in an award-winning architectural firm and a superb working environment, this is a unique chance to make a difference.

About the Company

Our client is a highly-regarded firm of freethinking architects, urban designers and interior designers with a highly diverse portfolio of projects operating at every scale from strategic urbanism through to the interiors of buildings. The practice undertakes design work in the UK and internationally for ambitious clients across a range of sectors, with each area informing the other and a cross-cutting approach to research. Employing over 200 staff in Germany and London, their ongoing success is a direct result of their wonderfully dedicated and diverse team of talented thinkers, designers, makers and creators from across 22 nationalities speaking 31 languages. This is an organiusation that values the happiness and development of its employees, clients and the wider community playing a proactive role in make a positive impact.

At the forefront of everything our client does stands sustainability and the environmental impact of their architectural designs. Our client is an organisation that values the happiness and development of its employees and along with a competitive salary, wonderful social and supportive team environment and real career development opportunities in a busy, growing and well-established firm, they offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, annual bonus, 22 days holiday (plus 4 additional days at Christmas), flexibility, medical insurance, enhanced parental benefits plus more.

The Position

This significant and highly rewarding role will see you:

• work alongside our client’s design teams to develop sustainable, low carbon and regenerative architectural and design strategies 

• lead and coordinate project analysis and benchmarking

• support the use of environmental analysis (including energy, embodied carbon, daylight and thermal comfort) across the practice

• assist with carrying out Post Occupancy Evaluation for projects post-completion

• provide sustainability certification advice where applicable

• assist with our client’s CPD programme in line with RIBA curriculum

• participate in external events and activities with clients and the broader sustainability community

• assist in activities to maintain ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification

Requirements

• Post graduate degree in environmental design, architectural engineering or equivalent

• Architectural training preferred but not essential 

• Demonstrable experience in applying sustainable design in an architectural or engineering practice

• Detailed awareness of UK building regulations Part L

• Awareness of sustainability initiatives, including (but not limited to) RIBA 2030 Challenge, LETI and Passivhaus

• Approachable attitude with an enthusiasm to connect with internal and external teams

• Confident in communicating environmental strategies in a variety of formats

• Commitment to continuous development and sharing of knowledge

• Excellent organisation, problem solving and time management skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Annual bonus

• 22 days holiday (plus 4 additional days at Christmas)

• Study support

• Cycle to work scheme

• Gym membership

• Medical insurance

• Employee assistance programme including confidential telephone helpline and referral to local counsellor, 

• Peppy pregnancy, parenthood, menopause and fertility support

• Subscription to ARB and membership of RIBA

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the "Apply" button below or send a copy of your CV and portfolio to hello@fatrecruitment.co.uk, quoting the job reference number.

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