Senior Sustainability Consultant

About BNP Paribas Real Estate

BNP Paribas Real Estate is one of the leading international real estate providers. Offering clients a comprehensive range of services that span the entire real estate lifecycle. With 5,000 employees across 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, BNP Paribas Real Estate supports owners, leaseholders, investors and communities. BNP Paribas Real Estate is a as part of the BNP Paribas Group, a global leader in financial services.

Our Team

Our property management consulting team unlocks expertise in customer experience, social value, sustainability and operational design to drive asset value across the UK and Europe. Our experienced team offers fresh insights to proactively enhance asset performance through occupier retention, risk management, climate resilience and cost efficiency. We provide full coverage from assessment and strategic advice to implementation support on the ground throughout the asset lifecycle, including development, leasing, refurbishment and disposal. The ESG team is a key part of the consultancy offering who lead the delivery of sustainability services across the Property and Facilities teams with a strong focus on commercial real estate.

The role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to play a key role in growing our ESG consultancy offering. Working closely with our UK and international sustainability specialists you will support business development, strengthen our market presence, and promote our innovative sustainability services. The role is a blend of technical ESG expertise, client relationship and project management, providing crucial support to investors, asset managers, and corporate occupiers as they navigate regulatory demands, investor expectations, and operational performance goals.

Reporting to the Consulting Lead, the role will be client-facing, helping clients to understand how to define and fulfil their strategic ESG goals and in turn supporting our operational team to deliver them through the property management agreements.

You will combine technical expertise in building performance, energy and carbon with client-facing leadership to become a trusted advisor. You will support the effective running of the team: helping plan and prioritise resourcing, maintaining visibility of delivery performance and project financial health, and embedding delivery frameworks and quality standards. You will contribute to major bids and frameworks—shaping win themes, scopes, programmes and resourcing plans.

Our Service Areas:

• GRESB assessments, benchmarking and improvement strategies.

• ESG and sustainability due diligence for acquisitions, disposals and lending.

• Fund- and asset-level ESG strategies, policies and roadmaps.

• Climate risk, resilience and regulatory alignment (e.g. TCFD, SFDR, EU Taxonomy).

• Carbon foot printing and decarbonisation strategies, including pathway development.

• Building certification schemes such as BREEAM, LEED and WELL.

• Sustainability reporting and asset-level performance optimisation.

Job Description

• Conduct comprehensive building audits and assessments to evaluate energy and water ratings through site inspections, data collection, energy bill analysis, and building systems evaluation.

• Lead and manage the delivery of building certification projects and competitive bids.

• Provide expert technical guidance on BREEAM, WELL and other certification schemes.

• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused ESG advice aligned with client investment strategies. Eg: Support clients in setting decarbonisation targets and defining practical pathways to achieve them.

• Deliver strategic sustainability advice during early project design stages as part of our Design for Management offer.

• Produce concise technical summaries and analyse large datasets and translate findings into clear, robust outputs.

• Mentor junior consultants and provide support to senior team members.

• Prepare assessment reports working with 3rd party experts for building owners, property managers, and executive stakeholders.

• Translate technical results into actionable recommendations for energy efficiency improvements.

• Monitor developments in sustainability practices, energy efficiency technologies, and relevant government policies. Share insights with internal teams and integrate emerging best practices into assessment methodologies.

• Collaborate with Property Management team to prioritise workload based on regulatory deadlines and client commitments.

• Identify and communicate opportunities to expand sustainability services and capital upgrade capabilities based on assessment insights and client conversations.

Attributes

Leadership & Commercial Contribution

• Mentor and manage project team members, supporting high-quality outputs without the need for close senior supervision.

• Contribute to business development, including proposal preparation and client pitches.

• Support resource planning, fee management and project profitability tracking.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sustainability regulations, market expectations and emerging best practice.

• Good communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with technical staff, property managers and clients.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, seeking feedback and identifying opportunities for further work

Project Management & Communication

• Take full ownership of project delivery, including planning, budgets, timelines, and quality assurance

• Collaborate effectively across teams, building strong internal and external relationships

• Act as the sustainability focal point between client teams, internal specialists and external stakeholders—driving actions, decisions and accountability.

• Translate client ambitions into practical, deliverable strategies; communicate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Support task planning and resourcing across live projects and bids, resolving clashes and prioritising workload to maintain delivery momentum.

People development, capability & team operations

• Actively mentor and upskill consultants, and contribute to senior capability through peer review, coaching and technical challenge.

• Oversee and support the senior team with day-to-day resourcing coordination: short-term planning, resolving clashes, managing priorities and supporting workload balancing across live projects and bids.

• Lead inputs to delivery forecasting and financial awareness activities, supporting the team to manage budgets, fees and deliverables effectively.

Experience: Essential

• Typically, 5+ years’ experience in sustainability, ESG or environmental consultancy, with time spent in a senior or autonomous delivery role.

• Strong understanding of real estate markets, investor priorities and landlord/tenant dynamics.

• Proven experience managing client accounts and delivering projects independently.

• Sound kn

• owledge of ESG frameworks and standards (e.g. GRESB, TCFD, SFDR, EU Taxonomy, UN PRI).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including client presentations and workshops.

• Strong organisational, project management and financial awareness skills.

• Net Zero programme management and delivery and understanding of embodied carbon and life cycle assessment methodologies

Experience: Desirable

• BREEAM AP, WELL AP or similar

• Strong understanding of building design, construction processes, and material performance.

• Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities.

• Ability to guide multidisciplinary teams through certification processes.

• Experience preparing and leading tenders and proposals.

• Strong grounding in environmental impact assessment and environmental science.

Qualifications

• Qualification in a technical discipline related to ESG management.

• Solid experience in a management role.

• Proven network in Sustainability, in real estate a bonus.