London, UK
Sustainability coordinator
at PLP Architecture
PLP Architecture is seeking a sustainability coordinator to join its team in London.
PLP Architecture is a London-based group of architects, designers and thinkers who value the transformative role of ideas and the capacity for architecture to inspire. PLP has created some of the world’s smartest and sustainable buildings that have redefined what it means to live and work in today’s cities. The practice’s in-house think tank, PLP Labs, is a research collaborative that develops concepts and technologies aimed at the future development of urban living.
PLP is currently designing projects across three continents and has buildings under construction in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore and Japan. Notable work in a diverse portfolio includes 22 Bishopsgate, Sky Central and Arbor in London, Tree House and The Edge in Amsterdam, Corso Como Place in Milan, Park Nova in Singapore.
PLP Architecture seeks a professional with a passion in this discipline to work with us minimising the impact of our projects on climate change.
The candidate will help define the practice’s goals on carbon reduction and environmentally responsible design methods.
Required skills and experience:
- work with management in learning to define the practices goals on carbon reduction and environmentally responsible design methods, including meeting with project team leaders and educating project teams to be involved in the earlier stages of the project
- work with the senior management and project teams to implement and operate relevant sustainability software to projects in the office which include operational carbon, climate, solar, microclimate, parametric generation of massing based on environmental drivers and embodied carbon. There are some templates already set up to help with this.
- capability in using Revit and Rhino plug-ins and tool kits for projects to make decisions with management and project teams
- develop staff awareness through internal talks on areas such as developing lessons learnt tools, POE methodology, project toolkits and the introduction of regular sustainability reviews of projects
- look at project sustainability strategy’s some of these have already been set in the past for various awards, bids, website and intranet – again something to learn
- keep up to date with certification documents such as BREEAM, Part L and other certificate for bids/awards etc
- helping the bids department with generic text for potential bids
- uploading general sustainability project updates on the intranet
- project benchmarking data
- project data sustainability record
- flexible approach to projects in different geographical regions with a flexible understanding
- strong and clear communication skills are essential together with a passion to help drive sustainability and its importance within the practice
- speaking at events when required both internally in the office and at external events
- ability to work on own projects unsupervised as well as work as part of a team
- possess a professional attitude and the ability to think independently
- sustainability qualification preferred
- good planning and time management skills to prioritise tasks in an efficient manner
- good team working skills.
This is a London-based part-time permanent position which includes benefits.
All candidates should be eligible to work in the UK.
To apply, please send your CV (maximum 10 MB) via the apply for job button below and include ‘Sustainability Coordinator’ in the subject line.