Sustainable Energy Consultant (Buildings) Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Sustainable Energy Consultant (Buildings) to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver (or manage) building energy modelling and other analyses with the appropriate tools,
- Provide consultancy support to organisations to develop carbon reduction and GHG emissions reduction strategies;
- Writing proposals and winning new work as well as building client relationships and delivering work;
- Assigned as a consultant to a wide variety of areas;
- Input to new-build projects and masterplans on how to minimise energy demands and seek to achieve net zero performance;
- Provide consultancy support to organisations (public and private sector) to develop carbon reduction and GHG emissions reduction strategies;
- Support building energy modelling and other analyses with the appropriate tools,
- Contribute to the development of energy strategies to support building design teams and energy statements to support planning applications;
- Delivering high quality, clearly written outputs;
- Under general supervision, provides analysis on projects. Executes work plans and task definition, participates in data collection;
- Contributing to a wide range of projects as the work load dictates.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of smart systems/ smart grids;
- A science, engineering or building-related degree; a building sustainability/energy related MSc is desirable;
- If not currently chartered, ideally should be working towards chartership with a relevant institution (e.g. CIBSE, Energy Institute, IEMA);
- Experience of techno-economic modelling of low carbon heat networks;
- Knowledge of GHG accounting and reporting methodologies;
- Experience with using GIS tools for spatial mapping of data;
- Knowledge of new fuels and technologies – e.g. hydrogen;
- Experience with demand side management and/or energy storage;
- Experience of stakeholder engagement and stakeholder workshop facilitation;
- Experience of evidence base development to support changes in regional or national policy and regulations;
- Have a good understanding of and interest in sustainable development issues as they relate to the built environment;
- An ability to communicate effectively, be client-facing and able to write concise and clear reports.