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Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential.

The role is based in our London office and is part of the Sustainability group, which has a presence across Hoare Lea offices.

A fantastic career opportunity has arisen for a creative and driven Associate or Senior Associate Sustainability Consultant to join our Sustainability Group. The role is based in our London office and will be part of our broader Sustainability group which has a presence in every Hoare Lea office across the country. You will be joining a collaborative, knowledgeable, highly engaged team who love what they do and offer a supportive, flexible, and high performing work culture.

In this key and varied role, you can expect to:

• Play a supporting role in the leadership of the London Sustainability team. You will share line management responsibilities with the team leader, mentoring and training junior staff.
• Specialise in whole life carbon assessment and management, serving as a technical expert within the team. Provide in-depth analysis, guidance, and innovative solutions to reduce carbon footprints across the lifecycle—from design and construction through to operation and end-of-life. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed sustainable practices and ensure compliance with evolving carbon regulations and standards.

• Take ownership and deliver large scale projects with industry leading clients.
• Manage and prioritise the workload of a project team.
• Report resourcing requirements to the project lead team.
• Contribute to the development of junior team members.
• Effectively delegate, manage and review work undertaken by others.
• Support in production of fee proposals and invoicing.
• Lead workshops with the client and design team and communicate information clearly and concisely.
• Undertake a range of modelling and analysis, including embodied carbon of materials, circular economy opportunities, building performance simulation, operational energy use, energy generation, and overheating.
• Lead the development of sustainability and energy strategies.
• Lead the delivery of environmental assessments (such as BREEAM, WELL, HQM, etc.) from early design stages through to completion.
• Support the drive towards realising net zero whole life carbon in projects.
• Collaborate with the Sustainability Group on research and development initiatives and stay at the cutting edge of knowledge in the industry.

Key Skills & Knowledge:

• Energy strategies
• Building Regulations Part L assessments using Elmhurst and IES
• NABERS UK modelling
• In-Use energy modelling and assessment
• Dynamic modelling for thermal comfort assessments and overheating risk assessments
• BREEAM and HQM assessments
• Bespoke sustainability charters
• Health and wellbeing strategies and certification
• Production of planning documents including sustainability statements, energy statements, whole life carbon reports and circular economy statements
• Net zero carbon strategies and embodied carbon calculations

To Be Successful In This Role You’ll Need

• Experience working within sustainability consultancy, and a desire to work at the forefront of the field.
• Degree in an applicable field and a passion for creating sustainable solutions.
• Confidence in leading sustainability workshops with design teams.
• Desire to be part of a dynamic, progressive, and well-respected firm.
• Good communication skills and enthusiasm for team-based work.
• Demonstrable experience working with clients, contractors, and architects in a design-oriented consultancy role.
• Self-awareness, openness, and generosity; willingness to support others to develop knowledge and skills.

To apply, complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact louiescottodiperta@hoarelea.com.

If shortlisted, a recruitment team member will contact you to arrange an introductory call (about 30 minutes) to discuss the role and your experience in more detail. Successful candidates will be invited to a panel interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.

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