Overview

You’ll collaborate with architects, engineers, and clients, helping to create buildings that respond intelligently to climate, regulation, and human comfort. We are also active contributors to industry bodies such as the UK Green Building Council, shaping guidance on sustainability and building performance.

Our Sustainability team operates at the forefront of net zero carbon, building performance, and occupant wellbeing. From complex retrofits to world-leading new developments, we deliver integrated, performance-led design solutions.

You’ll collaborate with architects, engineers, and clients, helping to create buildings that respond intelligently to climate, regulation, and human comfort. We are also active contributors to industry bodies such as the UK Green Building Council, shaping guidance on sustainability and building performance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Delivering environmental design and building performance consultancy from concept through to technical delivery.
  • Undertaking and coordinating building physics analysis, including:
  • Energy modelling
  • Thermal comfort and overheating assessments
  • Daylight and façade performance analysis.
  • Supporting parametric modelling and performance-led design optimisation.
  • Assessing and integrating renewable and low-carbon energy solutions.
  • Delivering whole life and embodied carbon assessments.
  • Supporting the delivery of Net Zero Carbon strategies.
  • Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, engaging with clients and design partners.
  • Communicating design solutions clearly, including risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
  • Producing high-quality technical reports, models, and presentations.
  • Presenting technical work to clients and stakeholders.
  • Supporting bids, proposals, and design competitions.
  • Mentoring and reviewing work of junior engineers.
  • Maintaining high standards of technical quality and QA compliance.
  • Progressing toward (or maintaining) professional accreditation.

What We Are Looking For

Essential:

  • Strong background in environmental design, building physics, or performance engineering.
  • A solid understanding of passive and low-carbon design strategies.
  • Experience delivering performance analysis on complex building projects.
  • Ability to work independently and manage workload to deadlines and budgets.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Proven experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members.
  • A relevant STEM or engineering degree.
  • At least 5 years’ experience in environmental design or sustainability engineering.
  • Knowledge of UK regulations and frameworks (e.g. Part L, BREEAM, NABERS, Net Zero standards).

Desirable:

  • Experience using tools such as IES-VE, Rhino/Grasshopper.
  • Knowledge of energy systems, thermal modelling, daylight and carbon analysis.
  • Experience with scripting (Python, C#, JavaScript).
  • Familiarity with LEED, BREEAM, and planning requirements.
  • Progress toward Chartered status.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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