​What is a Sustainability Consultant?

Sustainability Consultants are responsible for measuring and then improving sustainability performance for their clients on both a social and environmental level. This can include measuring pollutants and noise, materials used, waste produced on a projects and management of energy, water and land.

Sustainability Consultants can be involved at all levels of a construction project, from planning all the through to delivery of a project, offering consultative advice on improving sustainability performance.

What are the typical duties and activities for a Sustainability Consultant?

From employer to employer the job description of a Sustainability Consultant will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:

  • Measuring energy use and how much energy is used for power and temperature regulation

  • How this energy can be recycled

  • Impact on local communities and eco-systems

  • sustainable construction strategies

  • compliance with environmental legislation and regulations

Skills required to be a successful Sustainability Consultant

To be successful as a Sustainability Consultant, the below skills are important;

  • Creative thinking

  • Problem solving

  • Stakeholder management

  • Relationship building

  • Communication, both written and verbal

  • Ability to persuade

How can we help with your Sustainability Consultant job search?

For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Sustainability Consultants across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Sustainability Consultants and secure the market's leading Sustainability Consultant opportunities.

With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.

Interested in looking for a new Sustainability Consultant job?

If you are looking for a new Sustainability Consultant opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

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