Senior Energy Consultant/Building Physicist

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.
We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.
Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin

About the Role

As a Senior Energy Consultant / Building Physicist, you will take responsibility for defined workstreams and smaller projects, while supporting senior colleagues on larger or more complex commissions. You will be expected to understand the wider design context, not simply produce modelling outputs, and to translate technical findings into clear recommendations that influence the architectural and engineering design.

The role will suit someone who enjoys combining analytical work with consultancy, is comfortable presenting findings to clients and design teams, and wants to develop further expertise in operational energy, advanced HVAC modelling and performance-led design.

Day-to-day Task and Expectations

• Lead and deliver dynamic thermal modelling using IES VE across concept, planning, detailed design and post-completion stages.
• Undertake whole-building energy, comfort, overheating, natural ventilation and passive-design assessments for residential and commercial developments.
• Use relevant IES VE applications such as ApacheSim, MacroFlo, SunCast and VistaPro to test design options and interpret performance.
• Develop robust models from architectural, structural and MEP information, clearly recording assumptions, limitations and inputs.
• Review fabric, glazing, shading, ventilation, heating, cooling, lighting and controls strategies and advise on their effect on energy use and occupant comfort.
• Translate modelling results into practical, proportionate recommendations for architects, engineers, developers and contractors.
• Undertake and coordinate Part L compliance assessments for residential and non-domestic buildings, including SAP, SBEM, BRUKL and associated reporting as appropriate to the project.
• Support the preparation and review of Energy Performance Certificates and related compliance evidence, working within relevant accreditation requirements.
• Deliver overheating assessments in accordance with appropriate guidance, including CIBSE TM52 and TM59, and explain the design implications to project teams.
• Undertake or coordinate daylight and sunlight assessments where required, using the results to support design development and planning submissions.
• Prepare high-quality planning-stage Energy Statements, Sustainability Statements, Overheating Assessments, Daylight Reports and other technical notes.
• Respond to planning conditions, Building Control comments and technical queries, maintaining a clear audit trail of assumptions and design changes.
• Keep informed of changes to UK building regulations, planning policy, industry guidance and energy-assessment methodologies.
• Develop energy and sustainability strategies that balance carbon performance, occupant comfort, planning policy, buildability, programme and cost.
• Work collaboratively with mechanical, electrical, public health, structural and civil engineers, architects and specialist consultants.
• Attend client, design team and coordination meetings, presenting technical information clearly and confidently.
• Manage agreed tasks, deliverables, budgets and programmes, identifying risks or information gaps at an early stage.
• Review project information and modelling inputs for completeness and coordinate the information required from other disciplines.
• Support construction-stage queries, review contractor proposals where relevant and assist with post-completion performance evaluation.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and project teams by providing responsive, practical and evidence-based advice.
• Contribute to fee proposals, scopes of service, bids and work-winning material, including estimating the effort required for modelling and reporting tasks.
• Apply internal quality assurance procedures and take ownership of the technical accuracy, clarity and presentation of deliverables.
• Mentor graduate and junior consultants, including reviewing models, calculations and reports and providing constructive feedback.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, templates, guidance and the continuous improvement of modelling and reporting workflows.
• Support innovation in analysis tools, automation and data-led design methods that improve efficiency and technical quality.