Job Description

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IPS is hiring! We are looking for a talented Senior Sustainability Engineer / Consultant to join our established team based at our office located in Birmingham, UK.
At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people, solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities.
As our new Senior Sustainability Engineer you will be part of a growing global wide sustainability team, working on global projects within life sciences. You will leverage opportunities in capital project planning, design, and construction phases towards measurable KPIs to reduce energy, emissions, water, and waste intensities. You should be technically and analytically minded, and able to articulate ideas and concepts, using research of proven strategies and the latest technologies to guide fellow colleagues and partners toward innovative designs. You should also understand the nature of change management and be prepared to defend ideas and earn buy-in, among both colleagues and clients.
Responsibilities

• Represent the IPS Sustainability function on capital projects. This includes facilitating goal setting, and establishing and managing project work plans for self and junior team members across design and/or construction.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify opportunities and feasibility for sustainable design, construction, and operational strategies. Focus areas include energy/emissions, water, materials, waste, and health & wellbeing.
• Be a generalist in the broad topics that Sustainability influences in the built environment, but sufficient basic technical knowledge to manage quantitative deliverables.
• Be a strong subject matter expert for at least several relevant focus areas (i.e. energy, waste management, materials, civil, etc).
• Undertake LEED, and/or BREEAM Assessments across commercial & industrial schemes from feasibility through to final commissioning.
• Manage design teams and deliverables for rating systems like LEED and/or BREEAM.
• Understand and apply current and proposed Sustainability related legislation (Building and Planning regulations)
• Research the latest advances in sustainable technologies for general building design, construction and specialised manufacturing processes.
• Organise information in a collaborative, knowledge-sharing fashion, collecting, and developing lessons learned and case studies.
• Supporting the training, development and growth of junior team members

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

• RAVEL DURATION, IF ANY, IS BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF RELEVANT CONFERENCES OR MEETINGS WITH KEY COMPANY AND/OR CLIENT STAKEHOLDERS.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 10+ years of industry experience in design, engineering, consulting, project management, or construction
• 7+ years of experience in a Sustainability-focused role
• Experience in the life-sciences or manufacturing/industrial sectors
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• LEED/BREEAM Assessor - Minimum of five projects completed through to certification
• Experience in energy analysis
• Experience in evaluating sustainable material attributes
• Experience in waste management and infrastructure
• Strong written and verbal skills, able to communicate in a concise, clear and compelling manner (role will be client-facing)
• Enthusiastic and resilient, innovative and technically grounded

Valued (but not required):

• To hold / working towards Chartership (CEng or CEnv) with CIBSE, IMechE, IEMA or equivalent.
• Master's Degree in a related field, or relevant advanced training
• WELL AP or Fitwel Ambassador
• LCA Assessor
• Energy modeling experience
• Experience with Revit and other CAD tools

Demonstrated Competencies

• Must be able to effectively interact with varying tiers of the company from project teams to senior leadership.
• Must exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit by consistently seeking new opportunities to add value to the organisation. Must strive for excellence in all aspects of job performance.
• Must approach their work enthusiastically with a contagious energy and drive.
• Must display creativity and innovation by continually working to improve solutions, tools, methods and service delivery system.
• Must conduct oneself with an uncompromising commitment to the welfare of our clients and each other. Must act in an ethical, professional and respectful manner at all times.
• Must exhibit the ability to build and sustain long-term relationships of mutual value through teamwork.
• Must be driven to succeed and committed to goal attainment.

About Us:
IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products. IPS, inclusive of its Enterprise entities, has over 3,500 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. For further information, please visit www.ipsdb.com.
Specialties
Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
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