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WSP USA Senior or Principal, Energy and Sustainability Consultant in London, United Kingdom
In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond…
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With 9,000 talented people in 60 offices across the UK and Ireland, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
The role will focus on the development and delivery of our advisory services on Net Zero, decarbonisation, energy efficiency and sustainability in the real estate, retail and healthcare sectors amongst others.
As an Associate Consultant, you will be responsible for developing new opportunities and services in the built environment space, as well as providing expert and strategic decarbonisation advice to our existing and new clients.
In addition to the support to our clients, WSP UK has committed to halve the carbon footprint of our designs and advice by 2030 and will achieve carbon neutrality in our own UK operations by 2025. Both targets are in line with global goals to limit climate change to 1.5°C. We’re proud to be the first company in our sector to make such ambitious commitments to limit the effects of climate change. To find out more about our Earth and Environment business click on the following link: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/hubs/environment
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In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.
To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Work-life balance?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
Health & Wellbeing?
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.
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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
Leading on the development of advisory studies related to decarbonisation, Net Zero, energy efficiency, low carbon HVAC, low-carbon heat and on-site renewables, with focus on the real estate, retails and healthcare sectors.
Developing technical decarbonisation advice, recommendations, scenarios or pathways for a variety of clients (from large-scale asset managers to public sector healthcare trusts or universities) as part of pieces of wider strategic support.
Managing advisory projects and clients.
Producing sustainability, energy and decarbonisation strategies for individual assets or portfolio, in line with the client’s, industry and policy objectives.
Working autonomously to understand the team’s scope of services, develop tailored project approaches to develop propositions and respond to client tenders. An element of being able to develop good client relationships will be required.
Undertaking energy efficiency and net zero site audits of complex commercial, retail, healthcare or industrial facilities.
Writing up technical and strategic reports for clients, indifferent formats, from short presentations to long reports.
Contributing to the delivery of the ESOS service (not the team’s main service).
Contributing to the team’s delivery of wider energy efficiency, Net Zero, sustainability and ESG projects.
Experience in managing projects, people and clients.
A proactive and problem-solving approach to technical and strategic challenges.
Deep knowledge and significative experience in building services, HVAC, renewables and low-carbon technologies.
Deep understanding of the main UK/EU decarbonisation policies, trends and the state of the art of key decarbonisation technologies.
Excellent communication skills.
Track record of technical and advisory work delivered in the built environment decarbonisation space within the private real estate and built environment sectors, or similar (e.g. healthcare, public sector).
Chartered engineer or chartered energy manager status is preferred, through membership of the Energy Institute, CIBSE, IET, IEMA or other similar professional bodies.