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Our newly established Energy and Sustainability Team are looking for an experienced Sustainability Manager to partner with our real estate clients on leading built environment projects, across the UK.

This is a newly created role within our existing sustainability team and we have very ambitious growth plans! The ideal candidate will have experience delivering carbon reduction within real estate/built environment and have the knowledge and credibility to engage with clients to advise them to their best ability to assess risks, realise opportunities and identify the best pathway to enable them to achieve these goals.

Bidwells is one of the top 15 property consultancies in the UK. Since being established since 1839, we’ve retained many of our original clients. These include some of the best-known Colleges in Cambridge and Oxford. We’re also the leading property consultancy working in the Cambridge and Oxford ARC – 85% of the Science and Tech real estate advisory in the ARC is done by us! It’s an exciting market to be at the forefront of!

We’re looking for a sustainability expert to partner with these globally recognised education and scientific facilities to lead the change with exemplar major projects and property-related sustainability matters. Given their prestigious nature, this role will come with its challenges but if successful in overcoming these hurdles, we will be considered leading sustainability advisors for historic and prestigious properties, globally.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partner with clients on leading real estate projects and assets to advise on decarbonation strategies, strategic sustainability and energy plans
• Engage with clients as a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Analyse energy profiles, assess performance, generating insights and reporting
• Elevate your profile within Bidwells so internal colleagues from across the wider business see you as the go to for Energy and Sustainability building advice
• Hold sustainability workshops with necessary parties to identify and agree opportunities/constraints
• Make key recommendations to clients regarding their approach to environmental sustainability, including the approach to:

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  Energy conservation and carbon emissions reduction
• Water conservation and water recycling
• Sustainable materials selection
• Construction waste management and diversion from landfill
• Operational waste management and diversion from landfill
• Opportunities to improve biodiversity
• Opportunities for sustainable modes of transportation

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  Make key recommendations regarding passive design, energy efficiency and approach to low carbon development following the ‘Energy Hierarchy’ and ‘Cooling Hierarchy’
• Benchmark the likely energy and C02 emissions performance of those non-dwellings not assessed based on representative Part L2A results from similar developments
• Create and present the energy strategy to the design team and client for review
• Attend meetings as necessary to deliver the service
• Assess performance of design proposals against relevant planning conditions
• Undertake surveys and deliver sustainability services of a technical nature; BMS optimisation, Fault Detection Diagnostics, Energy Audits, Net Zero Carbon Audits, and such.
• Maintain advanced knowledge associated with carbon legislation, certifications and the wider sustainability agenda and regulations to ensure that internal and external colleagues/clients are always fully informed
• Build relationships with existing and new clients, identify opportunities, and assist in securing future business for the company

About you:

• Relevant degree associated with the built environment/sustainability
• Significant experience in sustainability management within the property and construction industry
• Advise, lead and influence large teams to achieve great outcomes for complex projects
• Successful relationships builder across internal and external teams
• Accountable and responsible for complex design and procurement issues working against fast moving project deadlines
• Demonstrate and communicate the value of sustainability objectives in conventional cost and value terms
• Ability to communicate effectively to articulate sustainability matters to a wide variety of stakeholders with varied understanding of the sector to ensure our business case and value is clearly received (gaining buy-in from clients and colleagues)
• Good organisation skills which ensures effective management of multiple projects and varied teams at once
• Experience of ISO14001 Standard accreditation
• Experience of building certification schemes such as BREEAM, WELL, Home Quality Mark
• Good knowledge of the Design for Performance NABERS UK process
• Good knowledge of construction carbon reporting, SBTIs, RICS and whole life carbon assessment
• Experience in completing submissions to ESG benchmarks, such as CDP, DJSI and GRESB
• Knowledge of the planning system
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to quantify the impact of decisions from a cost and value perspective
• Professional and considered in their approach

Your Package:

We will pay you competitively and provide you with an excellent benefits package: 28 days holiday (increasing with length of service), your birthday off work, car allowance or company car, up to 8% contributory pension, health insurance, bonus schemes and profit share, car allowance of firm car aswell as medicash scheme (money towards dental treatments, opticians and remedial therapies).

Agile working has been part of the way we work for many years. Employees are empowered and trusted to have more choice about where they carry out their work, subject to them being able to work effectively and agreeing their working arrangements with their manager. The team and clients should always be put before individual requirements. A hybrid working pattern has been adopted at Bidwells which will include a blend of office and home working. Flexible working requests can be made for all positions, please add details to your application.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief.

Please note we will offer the position as soon as we have found the right candidate, which may be before the closing date, so we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

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