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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Sustainability team as a Consultant or Senior Consultant and BREEAM Assessor in Birmingham or Manchester.

Manchester ,  Birmingham

The role is primarily to lead and support BREEAM New Construction assessments and undertake Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for projects across the UK, however there is opportunity to diversify skills and input across our wider sustainability offering which includes the following services: 

• Sustainability Statements for planning applications 
• Embodied carbon reduction strategies  
• Greenhouse gas assessments 
• Whole Life Carbon Assessments 
• Circular Economy Statements 
• BREEAM Refurbishment 
• BREEAM in-use 
• Home Quality Mark 
• Net zero carbon strategies 
• ESG strategies  

 Essential Skills/Experience 

We are looking for passionate sustainability advocates with the following essential skills and experience: 

• Undertaking BREEAM assessments  
• BREEAM New Construction Licenced Assessor 
• BREEAM Advisory Professional  
• Use of One Click or other LCA software 
• Experience of project management including preparation of fee proposals, budgeting, delivering to a deadline, and leading meetings 
• Business development and client relationship management 

The candidate should also be able to travel to sites and projects across the UK. 

In addition to the above, experience in the following areas is desirable:  

• Understanding of the UK planning system and relevant sustainability requirements 
• BREEAM In-Use Assessor 
• BREEAM Refurbishment & Fit Out Assessor 
• Home Quality Mark Assessor 

Since working at Turley, I have been involved in a range of sustainability and BREEAM work. I am proud to be a member of the sustainability team where everyone is incredibly supportive and there is a vast amount of knowledge, skills, and experience amongst the team - I feel like I am always learning something.

There are some great benefits to working for Turley, including flexible working opportunities, a health and wellbeing allowance and social events that take place throughout the year - to name a few!

Jessica Cronin

Senior Consultant, Sustainability and ESG

Why work for Turley? 

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future. 

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Business Cases and Funding, Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way. 

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus. 

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process. We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive. 

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future. 

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status. 

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners. 

Our aim is to be an even more diverse, equitable and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments to support you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk). 

Find out more about our company and its culture: 

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.If you are interested in this position and think that Turley could be the right move for you, please send your CV with a covering letter, including salary expectations and advise if you require sponsorship, in confidence to careers@turley.co.uk. For an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with Fiona Lomas-Holt on 07917708057 or email at fiona.lomas-holt@turley.co.uk. 

No agency interest please.