Consultant - Healthy Buildings

Make your mark at BRE!

BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

Your role at BRE

Joining the Health and Wellbeing team, you'll support the development and ongoing operation of the BREEAM product portfolio, with a particular focus on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and indoor air quality.

Working closely with the Health and Wellbeing Science Lead, you'll contribute technical expertise, research and evidence-based guidance that helps ensure BREEAM remains robust, relevant and aligned with industry best practice. You'll collaborate with colleagues across BRE, engage with external stakeholders and support customers through the delivery of high-quality technical services.

This role offers the opportunity to influence industry-leading sustainability standards while developing your expertise across a broad range of healthy building topics, including air quality, ventilation, material emissions, monitoring and testing, thermal comfort and acoustics.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of BREEAM technical standards, manuals and guidance.

• Provide technical expertise on indoor air quality and wider indoor environmental quality topics.

• Conduct research and review scientific evidence to inform technical decisions and future developments.

• Respond to technical queries from customers and stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.

• Contribute to the development of digital tools and online platform improvements.

• Collaborate with internal teams, industry groups and professional bodies to support innovation and best practice.

• Help ensure technical content remains accurate, evidence-based and aligned with relevant regulations and standards.

• Support work relating to thermal comfort, acoustics and wider health and wellbeing topics where required.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with a strong technical background in healthy buildings, indoor environmental quality or a related discipline, who enjoys solving complex problems and translating technical information into practical solutions.

You'll ideally have:

• Knowledge of indoor air quality, ventilation, material emissions and related building performance topics.

• Understanding of relevant EN and ISO standards, regulations and testing methodologies.

• Experience within the construction, building performance, sustainability or built environment sectors.

• Strong research, analysis and technical report writing skills.

• The ability to interpret evidence and make well-reasoned, scientifically robust recommendations.

• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• A proactive and solution-focused approach, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities and deliver work to agreed deadlines.

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be particularly beneficial:

• Indoor air quality testing and monitoring.

• Dynamic computational modelling.

• Construction product certification.

• Sustainable building design or consultancy.

• Thermal comfort or acoustics.

BRE Benefits

At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.

Financial & Security Benefits

• Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution

• Life assurance – 4x your basic salary

• Enhanced maternity package

Health & Wellbeing

• HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more

• Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points

Career Development

• Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform

• Professional membership reimbursement

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefit

Work Location Options

Mostly Remote – This role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel to our head office in Watford for planned meetings (Once per quarter).

Our Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process we will be conducting 10-30 minute phone screening calls via an AI recruiter called Ryan with all shortlisted candidates. The information gathered from this screening will be used to help assess your suitability for the position.

Note to Employment Agencies

At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

Equal Opportunities Statement

BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Department BREEAM Science Locations Watford Remote status Fully Remote Yearly salary £32,000 - £40,000 Employment type Full-time

About BRE

BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.

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