Arcadis
Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant
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Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant
Sustainability Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant
Arcadis – Improving Quality of Life
About the Role
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people across 30+ countries, our mission is to enhance the quality of life by unifying curious minds to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
We are seeking a Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant to join our LII Places Sustainability Team. Our team focuses on embedding sustainability into projects, offering transformative services to strengthen our clients' sustainability governance and performance.
At Arcadis, we celebrate diversity and passion every day. You’ll contribute to delivering impactful, sustainable solutions across industries, including buildings and infrastructure. Whether it’s guiding strategic sustainability management or driving accreditation efforts like BREEAM, LEED, or WELL, this is your chance to grow your expertise and deliver next-generation innovations.
As an inclusive culture of curiosity, we value flexibility. Smarter, agile working is our priority—we trust your initiative to balance workflows, ensuring valuable time both for results and personal interests.
Role Accountabilities
This diverse yet dynamic role will see you providing sustainability services across public and private sector clients while supporting the growth of the LII Places Sustainability Team. Key responsibilities include:
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Sustainability Assessments & Accreditations
- Lead day-to-day delivery for BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and other high-profile sustainability assessments.
- Chair client and design team meetings to align on requisite information and evidence.
- Prepare and submit professional reports to accrediting bodies (e.g., BRE, USGBC).
- Forecast assessment scores and provide regular updates to project teams.
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Underpinning Delivery & Strategic Contributions
- Prepare and maintain monthly tracking schedules for project progress.
- Perform environmental, sustainability, and accreditation gap analyses.
- Support on integrated technical studies, including sustainability and resilience chapters in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and sustainable masterplanning efforts.
- Draft, review, and update sustainability strategies, statements, and policies.
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Knowledge Sharing & Innovation
- Aid internal development of sustainability thought leadership across Arcadis.
- Share expertise externally through client engagements and proposition development (bids, proposals).
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Proven technical and commercial acumen in sustainability professionally.
- 3+ years’ experience in sustainability consultancy.
- Licensing/qualifications in key accreditation schemes (e.g., BREEAM AP).
- Demonstrated success in leading credentialed projects from inception to certified close.
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in managing datasets across platforms.
- Proficient in Excel and Power BI with analytical insight.
- Commitment to engaging thought-leadership—internally and externally.
- In-depth knowledge of carbon/climate challenges and broader sustainability strategies.
- Ability to lead or assist with client presentations, crafting compelling proposals and bids.
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Desired
- Professional Memberships or chartered status (e.g., IEMA, CIOB).
- Experience with tools like Tracker-Plus and IES TaP.
- Project/portfolio management experience, especially with complex or multistakeholder sustainability projects.
Why Arcadis?
Join us—where progress meets purpose. Together, our diverse community shapes a legacy: sustainable, equitable, and flourishing solutions for humanity and the planet.
- Create lasting impact. Share cutting-edge expertise.
- Work with purpose. No generic projects here—just meaningful contributions.
- Grow with choice. Arcadis’ skills-based approach aligns your unique strengths to your career goals.
- Belong. Our commitment to ED&I fosters a workplace where diversity fuels innovation.
At Arcadis, your best self drives the best results. IoT’s your stage—make your mark.
At Arcadis, we’re more than delivering consulting. We’re committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging. If you share our collective vision, be part of our journey in turning bold ideas into reality. Together, transform the world.
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