Associate Energy/Principal Consultant - Penguin Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Principal or Associate Sustainability Consultant - Energy Focus

£55,000 - £68,000

CTJ77Location: Bournemouth or ReadingA leading UK engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal or Associate Sustainability Consultant (Energy) to join its thriving team in Bournemouth or Reading. This consultancy is known for its human-centric and environmentally conscious approach, delivering intelligent, sustainable design solutions across a wide range of projects in the built environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver complex sustainability and energy projects across multiple sectors
• Manage project teams, set priorities, and report on resourcing needs
• Mentor junior consultants and review technical outputs
• Support fee proposal preparation, budgeting, and invoicing
• Conduct modelling and analysis, including:
  • Operational energy use
  • Embodied carbon and circular economy strategies
  • Building performance simulation
  • On-site energy generation
  • Overheating and thermal comfort assessments
• Oversee the development of sustainability and energy strategies
• Lead delivery of environmental assessments such as BREEAM, WELL, and HQM

The ideal Principal/Associate Consultant will have experience in:

• Energy strategies and low-carbon building design
• Building Regulations Part L assessments (e.g., using Elmhurst, IES)
• Thermal modelling and overheating risk analysis
• In-use energy modelling and performance gap analysis
• Support for planning applications with environmental input
• Net-zero carbon strategy development

Benefits:

• Hybrid working options (office and home-based flexibility)
• Flexible working hours
• Up to 30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Additional leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Private medical insurance
• Mental health support and employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Competitive salary with regular reviews
• Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance and income protection
• Discretionary bonus schemes (dependent on role/level)
• Share options (or equity participation for senior positions)
• Structured career development pathways
• Access to in-house training, CPD events, and technical development
• Sponsorship for professional qualifications (e.g., CEng, BREEAM, WELL AP)
• Recognition and long-service awards

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to or call Callum .