Strengthening its sustainability consulting team and services, multi-disciplinary consultancy Pick Everard has appointed its first associate circular economy consultant to the practice.

Jonny Burke, who brings 14 years’ experience to the firm in management consultancy roles, joins Pick Everard with a background in circular economy strategy, investment planning, environmental strategies and asset management.

In his previous role, he led the development of a global circular economy strategy, working on client-facing projects for National Highways and Hitachi-BAM.

In his new role, Jonny will work closely with both public and private sector clients to help identify and secure opportunities to implement circularity in both organisational practices and on built environment projects, helping advance low-impact, future-proofed, and whole-life value solutions.

His appointment is a key part of Pick Everard’s drive to be widely recognised as an industry leader in the circular economy, and raise further awareness around embedding its core principles from the earliest stages of projects.

Jonny Burke, associate circular economy consultant at Pick Everard, said: “This is a growing business and having recently joined Pick Everard, I can already see there are significant opportunities to help our clients achieve their net zero and wider sustainability goals through the implementation of circular economy principles.

“As a consultant, and with the support of the wider practice, I am well-positioned to help clients move from understanding the concepts of the circular economy to meaningful implementation that improves the whole life value of projects, supports the transition to net zero, and delivers resilient, adaptable solutions.”

The construction and built environment sectors stand to benefit significantly from circular economy practices, which address the industry’s high levels of waste, promote the use of regenerative resources, and prolong useful asset lifecycles. The concept also leverages modern methods of construction, which promote design for adaptability, reuse and refurbishment.

Jonny adds: “The long-term vision for Pick Everard is to fulfil our potential to be a leader in circular economy practices within the built environment. To achieve this, we will continue to build on our internal skills and awareness as well as expand key circular capabilities for clients covering areas from circular strategy, circular design, metric identification, and circular opportunity mapping.”

Tim Danson, director of sustainability and energy at Pick Everard, said: “The circular economy is absolutely crucial not only for the projects we deliver but for our practice as a whole.

“Having Jonny on board, with his extensive experience in strategy development and asset management, strengthens our ability to adopt circular economy practices across all disciplines. His expertise also enhances our capabilities to deliver comprehensive sustainability offerings at all lifecycle stages of client projects and initiatives.

“Already, we’re working together to deliver a three-year plan that will position our teams as leaders in this field, ensuring that our clients can join us on this journey and benefit from the outcomes.

“The circular economy continues to gather significant pace across industry. By articulating and identifying the art of the possible now, we are already making a positive impact for our clients.”

Pick Everard is a multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in sustainability and energy, architecture, project and programme management, civil engineering, building services, environmental services, cost and commercial management, health and safety services, and landscape architecture.

To view the full range of services Pick Everard provides, please visit www.pickeverard.co.uk