Sustainability Consultant Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Role: Sustainability / Carbon Consultant
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.
Our UK Sustainability and Climate Services Business has an exciting opportunity in Scotland for a Sustainability/ Carbon Consultant to join our team and support on a wide range of projects in sustainability, climate and decarbonisation. At its core, your role will help to deliver low carbon, climate resilient and sustainable outcomes for the projects we deliver.
Arup is committed to sustainability as an organisation and sustainability is central to our firm’s strategy. We are committed to meaningfully contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, creating value for our clients and our communities. We have also committed to achieving net zero emissions across our entire operations by 2030 and reducing our emissions in line with Science Based Targets. We are also transforming the services we offer to align with these commitments - Arup undertaking whole lifecycle carbon assessments of all of our buildings projects (new and retrofit), and during COP26 in Glasgow Arup committed to no longer working on any new energy commissions involving the extraction, refinement or transportation of hydrocarbon-based fuels.
We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm and passion for shaping a better world and to play an integral role in helping our clients understand the impact of their projects and assets and help them transition to net zero carbon and improved sustainability outcomes.
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The opportunity:
As a consultant you will work as part of a peer group of specialists and project managers, supported by a strong and diverse team of consultants and senior leaders. The role requires strong content knowledge in the field of sustainability and climate change, together with a sound understanding of qualitative/quantitative analysis and excellent report writing and communication skills. The collaborative nature of the role requires strong interpersonal skills to work well with others.
Your role will include:
- Analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data
- Preparing and delivering compelling client- and public-facing reports
- Developing comprehensive strategies and recommendations
- Preparing and delivering presentations and/or training to client teams and stakeholders
- Active participation in knowledge and skills networks within Arup and the wider professional community.
- Contributing to the corporate sustainability of Arup as a firm.
We are looking for people who have:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s university degree in a relevant field such as Sustainability, Climate Change, Carbon, Environmental Engineering or Geography. Other relevant qualifications will be considered.
- Experience in at least one of the following: sustainability strategy and policy, sustainability assessments (CEEQUAL/BREEAM), carbon/GHG modelling and mitigation, climate change mitigation, carbon management, carbon accounting, management systems, ESG reporting.
- Understanding of the principles of sustainability and climate change and its relationship to the planning, design and operation of the built environment
- Experience of quantitative/qualitative data analysis and producing compelling insights and findings from analysis, i.e. the “so what?” from complex data sets.
- Experience with writing and editing technical and non-technical reports
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Rewards and Benefits
We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.
As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Different People, Shared Values
At Arup we are an equal opportunity employer, and we accept people for who they are – we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of age, gender identity and expression, marital status, disability, neurodiversity and mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We know that when diverse teams collaborate great things are possible.
Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – we provide a space for you to express yourself and to make a positive difference – discover more about life at Arup here.
At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates and are a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.
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