Method Consulting’s stimulating and challenging workload provides a varied career, while supporting your professional and personal development. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a variety of social activities from sporting events to cultural visits and lectures.

Graduate Building Physics Engineer – Bristol (Job reference MC008)

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this role will be a blend of the office and working remotely.

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic STEM graduate or experienced computer modeller (IES) who is keen to join our Building Physics department. You will be expected to develop dynamic 3D computer models of the proposed building and input and analyse data from the computer simulation software to meet various targets. An appreciation of thermodynamics, sustainable building design, and energy systems is essential.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Computer dynamic modelling of buildings to assess energy use, thermal performance, and daylighting (using IES or Rhino)
  • Completing projects for Part L compliance, CIBSE TM52/59, EPCs, CIBSE TM54, Passive House
  • Advising design teams and clients on how to reduce energy use through passive design, energy efficiency and renewable technologies
  • Advising design team and clients on how to improve the thermal comfort through building physics and passive design measures
  • Performing daylight and sunlight assessments
  • Assessing proposed buildings utilising the PHPP (Passive House Planning Package) software
  • Working with design teams including architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors and specialist consultants
  • Advising on building physics aspects and completing modelling required for BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes
  • Advising on building-integrated renewable energy
  • Site visits to construction sites and existing buildings

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • An appreciation of thermodynamics and energy systems are essential
  • You should have a good degree in sustainable building design or architectural engineering
  • You must have a passion for sustainable building design and reducing the carbon emissions of the built environment
  • You must be interested in the built environment and have the ability to communicate clearly and professionally
  • You will need to adapt to new situations quickly and be willing to contribute as an active design team member
  • Knowledge of passive design, renewable energy systems and sustainable assessments such as BREEAM, WELL, Passive House.
  • Experience with using IES Virtual Environment software is essential
  • Education: Degree or Master’s in Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design of buildings or similar.

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of the benefits we offer can be found here. Starting salary is £28k and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Graduate Project Revit Technician (Job reference: MC009)

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this role will be a blend of the Swindon office and working remotely.

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Project Revit Technician who is keen to join our Building Information and Modelling (BIM) department.

Working closely with our M&E team, you will be based at our head office in Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining counties such as the Cotswolds.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Gaining knowledge of MEP systems and their design in detail.
  • Developing skills in Revit, creating complex models.
  • Detailed understanding of BIM and what its process involves.
  • Developing knowledge of relevant standards such as ISO19650 and associated standards.
  • Woking in accordance with company processes.
  • Creating detailed MEP drawings From RIBA Stage 2 through to Stage 4.
  • Collaborating with engineers and external design team members to create clash free models relevant to the design stage.

 

Experience and Qualifications Required

  • A keen interest in how buildings work and a pro-active approach to working with engineers is essential in order to provide accurate and useful drawings.
  • Some knowledge or appreciation of the BIM process and standards utilised.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Education: Architectural, Engineering/Design or Construction related degree & A Levels/ BTEC in related subject.

 

Experience Desirable

  • Some work experience within the construction Industry. Such as placement year in Architecture, engineering consultancy or main contractor.

 

Full training will be given.

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of benefits we offer can be found here.

Salary is in the range of £26k to £28k depending on experience and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Graduate Sustainability Consultant & BREEAM Assessor (Job reference MC0010)

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Graduate Sustainability Consultant and BREEAM Assessor to join our growing Energy and Sustainability team.

Working closely with our M&E and Building Physics team, you will be based at our head office in Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and Villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining Counties such as the Cotswolds.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • advising clients on how to reduce the environmental impact of buildings
  • providing BREEAM, HQM and other rating systems advice and assessment to clients
  • SAP modelling of buildings to assess materials and energy use
  • advising on building-integrated renewable energy
  • developing sustainability strategies for buildings and developments

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • Team player capable of working in a multi-discipline team
  • Excellent at planning your own workload and dealing with competing deadlines
  • Good communication skills- verbal and written
  • A passion for sustainability
  • Educated to degree level in any Environmental / Sustainability / Energy or related discipline

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of benefits can be found here. Salary is £26k and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Revit Technician (Job reference: MC006)

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this role will be a blend of the Swindon office and working remotely.

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Revit Technician who is keen to join our Building Information and Modelling (BIM) department.

Working closely with our M&E team, you will be based at our head office in Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining counties such as the Cotswolds.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Gaining knowledge of MEP systems and their design in detail.
  • Developing skills in Revit, creating complex models.
  • Detailed understanding of BIM and what its process involves.
  • Developing knowledge of relevant standards such as BS1192 and PAS 1192 and the new BS EN ISO19650 Standards.
  • Woking in accordance with company processes.
  • Creating detailed MEP drawings From RIBA Stage 2 through to Stage 4.
  • Collaborating with engineers and external design team members to create clash free models relevant to the design stage.

 

Experience and Qualifications

 

  • Previous experience working within the construction industry, ideally within a design role utilising Revit.
  • A keen interest in how buildings work and a pro-active approach to working with engineers is essential in order to provide accurate and useful drawings.
  • Some knowledge or appreciation of the BIM process and standards utilised.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • The ability to manage and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
  • Education: 5 GCSE’s at grade C or Higher. (Maths & Sciences B) + some work experience
  • A Levels/ BTEC in related subject

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of benefits we offer can be found here.

Salary is in the range of £24k to £28k depending on experience and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Senior Revit Technician (Job reference: MC007)

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this role will be a blend of the Swindon office and working remotely.

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Revit Technician who is keen to join our Building Information and Modelling (BIM) department.

Working closely with our M&E team, you will be based at our head office in Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining counties such as the Cotswolds.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

 

 

Role and Responsibilities

  • Engaging with engineers to assist in the design of MEP systems and their design in detail.
  • Developing complex models considering basic engineering principles.
  • Collaborating with internal Engineers and external Design team members to create coordinated MEP models.
  • Detailed understanding of BIM and what its process involves.
  • Knowledge and application of relevant standards such as ISO19650.
  • Work in accordance with company processes.
  • Creating detailed MEP drawings From RIBA Stage 2 through to Stage 4.

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • Experience of using Autodesk Revit for MEP. With the ability to work autonomously in the software.
  • Experience of working to project specific BEP’s.
  • Knowledge of utilising the BIM process.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to query design and provide constructive comments to both internal team members and external design team members at meetings.
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Using Navisworks or Solibri to run automated Clash detection (desirable)
  • Experience of working to BSRIA BG/6 (desirable)
  • Education: 5 GCSE’s at grade C or Higher. (Maths & Sciences B) + some work experience or A Levels/ BTEC in related subject

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of the benefits we offer can be found here. Salary is in the range of £32k to £40k depending on experience and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Sustainability Consultant & BREEAM Assessor (Job reference MC003)

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this role will be a blend of the Swindon or Bristol office and working remotely.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sustainability Consultant and BREEAM Assessor to join our growing Energy and Sustainability team. Working closely with our M&E and Building Physics team, you will be based at either our head office in Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, with easy access to surrounding towns and villages across Wiltshire and the beautiful countryside in adjoining counties such as the Cotswolds, or our Bristol office.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list 2021, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey for four of the last five years. We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • advising clients on how to reduce the environmental impact of buildings
  • providing BREEAM, HQM and other rating systems advice and assessment to clients
  • advising on building-integrated renewable energy
  • developing sustainability strategies for buildings and developments

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • Previous experience of experience working on BREEAM assessments
  • BREEAM  licensed
  • BREEAM AP licensed (beneficial)
  • Knowledge and experience of any of the following schemes is beneficial; Home Quality Mark, Code for Sustainable Homes, LEED, WELL, Fitwel, CEEQUAL and DREAM
  • Experience of working on Life Cycle Assessments
  • Leading/ project managing delivery of energy and sustainability services on projects
  • Team player capable of working in a multi-discipline team
  • Excellent at planning your own workload and dealing with competing deadlines
  • Good communication skills- verbal and written
  • A passion for sustainability
  • Educated to degree level in any Sustainability / Energy/ Environmental Science/Engineering, Climate Change, Engineering, Architecture or related discipline

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of benefits we offer can be found here.

Salary is dependent on experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

 

Sustainable Mechanical & Electrical Services Engineer – Bristol (Job reference MC004)

We are looking for an experienced M&E Engineer to join our talented team in our Bristol office.

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this will be a blend of the office and working remotely.

With experience working for a major M&E engineering consultancy, an appreciation of sustainability, renewable energy technologies, thermodynamics and energy systems are essential.

Our unusual multi-disciplinary approach to engineering means we’d prefer you to have some experience in both mechanical and electrical engineering but we’re also very happy to look at candidates who have specialised in one discipline.

Role and Responsibilities

  • leading the design, planning and coordination of a variety of projects
  • managing key clients and attending design team meetings
  • working with design teams including architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors and specialist consultants
  • attending site visits to inspect building services installations
  • advising on building services aspects of BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes
  • computer thermal modelling of buildings to assess energy use
  • advising on building-integrated renewable energy
  • CAD using AutoCAD or similar
  • providing technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced members of the team

 

Experience and Qualifications

 

  • Relevant experience in a similar role
  • Experience working on projects within a range of sectors
  • Experience in client facing roles, attending client meetings
  • Ability to design and deliver projects to a high quality, from concept to completion
  • Working knowledge and good understanding of all other Building Services disciplines
  • Ability to consider safety in design and develop design solutions to eliminate health and safety risks
  • Chartered Engineer, or working towards and member of recognised professional institution (e.g. CIBSE, IET) (preferred)
  • Educated to degree level in physical sciences or any engineering discipline – for example physics, mechanical or electrical engineering, building services engineering, environmental engineering, architectural engine

 

To meet with current legislation, rights to work checks will be carried out to ensure candidates are eligible to work within the UK. We are currently unable to support candidates with a Tier 2 Visa or those requiring sponsorship to work here.

A full list of benefits can be found here. Salary is highly competitive and will increase rapidly with experience.

Method Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified persons.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role to recruitment@methodllp.com.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.