We are seeking a graduate to join BDP’s growing sustainability profession. The successful candidate will have a passion for sustainability in the built environment, demonstrated through qualification in a relevant subject. They will be enthusiastic and driven to effect change through the practical implementation of the principles of sustainability. Some experience in design and/or architecture would be beneficial.
About you
The successful candidate will join a growing team of specialist consultants working across all areas of the built environment. They will assist in the delivery of sustainability strategies, including environmental assessment, life-cycle assessment, and performance monitoring, for a range of projects across different sectors and scales. They will be supported by a team of specialist consultants alongside BDP’s wider design professions, including planners, interior designers, landscape architects, architects, engineers and a range of specialists.
They must have the ability to communicate effectively as well as possessing numerical, analytical and graphical skills. They will be able to work well within a team.
Qualifications
Required
- A relevant qualification in environmental design and/or a sustainability related subject
- An understanding of the interdependencies of sustainability aspects and impacts in the built environment
- Exemplary written and spoken English, with experience of report writing and presentations
Desirable
- Experience in working in the built environment
- Experience in implementing sustainability initiatives in projects or organisations
- Membership of a relevant body
About us
BDP is a continuous collective of architects, engineers, designers and urbanists. We design at every scale from city masterplans, neighbourhoods, parks, streets and buildings to specialist, bespoke light and acoustic installations.
We are placemakers who work at every stage of the design process from visioning to briefing to design, delivery and operation. We respond to the demands of our dynamic and ever-changing planet with cross-discipline design thinking that spans all of life’s activities, protects the environment and enhances social value.
Harnessing our collective ethos, the spirit of BDP is about making places for people. Our structure and governance as a global network of federated city studios creates design hubs that are connected to the cities, regions and communities they serve.
As part of the Nippon Koei Group, we fuse our passion for architecture and engineering with user-centred design and large-scale infrastructure projects to deliver world-class solutions for better, more prosperous places.
As part of the larger organisation, the Sustainability Group provides a wide range of services across building design to both the internal and external client. Our current suite of services includes (but is not limited to):
- Thought leadership, research and development
- Well-being consultancy
- Whole Life / Net Zero Carbon consultancy
- Environmental assessments, including BREEAM, LEED and WELL
- Ecological assessment and consultancy
- Post-occupancy evaluation and building optimisation
- Knowledge sharing and training
- Environmental / Energy management system support
Group objectives
- To evolve and expand the knowledge of the organisation, raising the company’s profile for delivering consistently environmentally conscious places and buildings
- To ensure that the company develops and expands its environmental and sustainability services internally and externally, working to influence design proposals and lift design quality
- To become accepted as a resource for sustainable design advocacy and creativity, working closely with different teams to provide low impact, healthy and value added design solutions
- To work with the studios, profession heads and board of directors to ensure the sustainability agenda is communicated effectively throughout the practice
- To work to reduce the environmental impact of our day-to-day operations in line with our ISO 14001 and 50001 certification.
- To be regarded as a thought leader for aspects of the sustainability agenda
