🌱 Senior Sustainability Consultant

Location: Greater Manchester / Hybrid

Salary: Up to £55,000 + benefits

We’re working with an award-winning building services consultancy that is recognised as a market leader in sustainability, low-carbon design, and net zero delivery.

This is a standout opportunity for an experienced sustainability-focused mechanical design engineer to play a key role in delivering net zero and decarbonisation strategies across high-profile projects in the commercial, public sector, and healthcare sectors.

🔍 The Role

You’ll take a senior technical and leadership role, including:

Leading mechanical building services design and coordination on complex projects
Delivering thermal modelling and energy analysis using IES VE
Developing decarbonisation and net zero strategies for new and existing buildings
Ensuring designs meet low- and net-zero carbon requirements
Working with AutoCAD and Revit as part of multidisciplinary project teams
Managing client relationships and contributing to business development
Mentoring junior engineers and influencing best-practice sustainable design

👤 About You

You’ll bring:

Expert-level proficiency in IES VE, with demonstrable thermal modelling experience
Strong experience in low-carbon and decarbonisation design
A collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and mentor others
Excellent project management skills and commercial awareness

🎓 Essential Qualifications

LCC – Low Carbon Consultant
NDEA Level 5

⭐ Desirable / Advantageous

OCDEA
One Click LCA
NABERS
CP1 – Heat Networks
BEng or MEng (Chartered preferred)
MCIBSE or MIMechE (IHEEM desirable)
5–10+ years UK-based consultancy experience
Healthcare experience (HTMs/HBNs) or transferable sectors such as laboratories or cleanrooms

🎁 What’s On Offer

Salary up to £55,000
Private medical insurance
Life assurance & income protection
Pension scheme
Generous holiday allowance (including an extra day for your birthday)
Flexible hours and hybrid working
Quarterly incentive payments
Strong focus on professional development, CPD, and career progression

If you are looking for a new challenge within a progressive company and are interested in this opportunity, please contact Matt at matt@zest4talent.co.uk or call 07968441234. All applications are handled with the strictest of confidence.

If you do not hear from us within seven days, then your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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