Sustainability Consultant

Overview

In this Sustainability Consultant role, you will lead ESG advisory for institutional real estate clients, owning relationships and directing workstreams across GRESB and BREEAM In-Use projects. You’ll translate technical insights into commercial decisions and shape service development with limited supervision. The position offers client ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and scope to expand into adjacent ESG areas. You join a people-focused, employee-owned firm with hybrid, flexible working and a strong emphasis on development and wellbeing.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• competitive salary
• pension
• private healthcare
• APC and in-house mentoring
• professional memberships and training

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day client relationships for institutional investor, fund manager and asset manager clients
• Present findings and recommendations to fund managers, asset managers and investment committees
• Coordinate with management agents, property managers, occupiers and assessors to gather data
• Manage client expectations on scope and timelines and escalate when needed
• Deliver annual GRESB Real Estate Assessment submissions (Management and Performance) and build multi-year improvement roadmaps
• Own the data workstream (energy, water, waste, GHG data collection, coverage, reporting, acquisitions/disposals)
• Design and operate QA processes ensuring traceability of reported figures
• Interpret results against peer group benchmarks and prepare post-results narratives
• Advise on BREEAM In-Use strategy (scope, Parts 1 and 2, target rating) and evidence gathering
• Liaise with licensed BREEAM In-Use Assessors through to certification and support audits
• Undertake site surveys and building reviews to identify improvements
• Advise on interventions to move assets between rating bands with cost-management input
• Contribute to bids, proposals, and fee submissions
• Develop tools, templates, and methodologies to improve efficiency

Key requirements

• Approximately 4 years’ client-facing consultancy experience in real estate, sustainability, or built environment
• Experience working directly with institutional investors, fund managers or asset managers
• Strong, hands-on GRESB experience with multiple submissions
• Strong BREEAM In-Use experience with knowledge of the current scheme version and certification process
• Proven ability to manage own workstreams and deadlines with minimal supervision
• Excellent client management skills and ability to operate under commercial pressure
• Strong data handling with advanced Excel and large datasets
• Clear, concise written communication suitable for non-technical readers
• Absolute integrity around evidence and data
• Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience

• client management
• commercial acumen
• attention to detail
• GRESB Real Estate (advisory, scoring, data coverage)
• BREEAM In-Use (Asset Performance, Management Performance, evidence requirements)
• data management and analysis (large utility datasets)

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