Energy and Carbon Advisor

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Advisor, with technical and practical knowledge of low carbon buildings (existing and/or new build) and global green building certification tools, to contribute significantly to the building sectors’ net zero transition.

This role is ideal for a built-environment professional with demonstrable advisory experience, seeking to build on their knowledge and further extend their network. The industry-facing position offers the opportunity to rapidly develop and enhance skills in a range of areas, including project management, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, multi-disciplinary research, and presenting at conferences and events. 

The successful candidate will help shape the content of nationally applicable outputs while developing their own broad insight and knowledge through working with a diverse and dynamic team of colleagues, and also with businesses across the entire built environment value chain. 

Key Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert in low energy and net zero carbon buildings (e.g., operational energy, embodied carbon, operational carbon, retrofit, carbon pricing, renewable energy & offsetting etc.),
• Manage the delivery of guidance on performance targets for low and net zero carbon buildings (and other assets) and their verification, in collaboration with relevant professional institutions, industry bodies, UKGBC members and other groups as required
• Contribute to the delivery of guidance related to the transition to, and delivery of, sustainable and resilient buildings 
• Upskill the wider team by drawing upon previous experience on relevant topics and capabilities – e.g., construction, managing operation buildings, investment appraisals, constructing a business case, running collaborative projects etc.
• Carry out stakeholder engagement that accounts for the diverse viewpoints of stakeholders (industry / UKGBC membership, professional, trade and NGO groups, and local and national government etc.) using methods including facilitation of workshops and small working groups, one-to-one meetings, surveys, email, and good contacts management
• Contribute to and, where agreed, lead work to deliver and strengthen UKGBC members recruitment and relations to ensure that they are deriving significant value from engaging with UKGBC.
• Write content for, and deliver high quality reports and outputs that account for the diverse viewpoints of stakeholders
• Present at and support advocacy for the UKGBC programmes at external events and meetings
• Input into and support UKGBC’s Solutions and Innovations work
• Support delivery of learning and leadership activities, including presenting and leading sessions relating to carbon and energy
• Support the recruitment of, management of, and reporting to, partners, funders and other supporters
• Liaise with WorldGBC and other national GBCs involved in relevant global programmes and campaigns
• Contribute to and support work on other UKGBC programmes as required
• Engage in regular organisational wide meetings related to UKGBC operations and / or other projects and workstreams
• Take accountability for your own contribution towards your personal and professional development; including regular 1-1s, objective setting, performance and development conversations; and soliciting and providing feedback, including for those outside your core work area and upward for managers.

This is a Fixed-term contract aligned with financial years / partner funding cycles, with an expected end of date 31^st March 2026.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we get a suitable amount of vacancies, so early applications are encouraged. 

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