X571 Sustainability Consultant (ESD)

Cundall is seeking a Sustainability Consultant for their Perth office to work on innovative sustainable design projects. The role requires 3-5+ years of experience in ESD consulting within the built environment, with responsibilities including project analysis, client liaison, and leading sustainability initiatives. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and knowledge of certification schemes. This position offers opportunities for career advancement in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.
The Team For over 20 years, Cundall’s Australian team have been creating a ripple effect across the property sector through applying the science of sustainability to achieve market-leading firsts. Our achievements include some of the first 5 Star Green Star and 6 Star Green Star ratings in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth. Our expertise contributed to Australia’s first Living Building Challenge certification, the first carbon-neutral certified office in Western Australia and the first WELL-certified retail centres. Cundall globally was also the first multidisciplinary consultancy to become a One Planet Living Certified company, and the first to achieve carbon neutral certification. Inventing solutions to advance progress towards net zero and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are our mission – and we collaborate across geographies, time zones, disciplines, and cultures to deliver the best opportunities for our people and a better future for the planet we all call home. Our world-leading, and growing, project pipeline needs more talent to deliver its sustainable design potential – contact us today to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join our team. The Role This is an excellent opportunity for a talented, passionate, and motivated Sustainability Consultant to join our world-leading sustainability team at our office in Perth to work on the design of some of the most exciting sustainable design projects in Australia. We expect all team members to aim to go well beyond industry standards to positively impact every project we work on. As an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team, and working closely with colleagues across multiple offices, you will inspire, analyse, report, model, and document Sustainability projects and liaise with clients with the aim of expanding the project portfolio. You will ideally have experience in a similar role working in ESD consulting in the built environment and be looking to take the next step in your career and increase your client exposure, job management, and leadership qualities. Your work will span all sectors and potentially offer a high degree of autonomy, and the ability to influence, and in some cases lead, our national capabilities and processes, based on the level of experience already gained in the industry. The Skills - Engineering, Architecture, or built environment related degree. - 3-5+ years of consulting experience in the built environment sector. - Candidates with more years of experience may be considered for the Senior Consultant role. - Experience with preparing strategy, implementation, and certification of best practice certification schemes, including Living Building Challenge, Green Star, IS ratings, NABERS, and WELL Building Standard. - Developed knowledge of engineering and architectural principles to analyse and interpret documentation and drawings. - Possess a body of knowledge that allows you to evaluate ESD attributes and opportunities within designs, and where improvements are required (mechanical, façade, spatial, etc). - Excellent verbal & written communication skills. - Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and environment. - Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, effectively resourcing to meet client deadlines. Preferable, but not essential - Green Star Accredited Professional - WELL Accredited Professional - Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional - Experience in building physics modelling (Energy, Daylight, Comfort, Parametrics) - Experience in Climate Active & Carbon Neutral. - Experience with Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using OneClick or equivalent software. What We Offer We provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development while maintaining a healthy work-life balance such as flexible start and finish times, working from home, diverse and exciting engineering projects, paid parental leave, paid purchase leave, professional memberships, birthday day off, amongst others. We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That’s why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people. #J-18808-Ljbffr