Sustainability Strategist

Your Role

Gensler is seeking a Sustainability Strategist to manage the certification process and provide design guidance on projects pursuing LEED, WELL, BREEAM, Living Building Challenge, Fitwel and/or Net Zero Building Certification. Additionally, you may participate in consulting engagements that provide bespoke sustainability strategies for a wide range of world class clients and projects ranging from commercial interiors to ground up buildings and real estate portfolios.

As a Sustainability Strategist, you will work with a highly creative, collaborative team dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence. You will work with the Europe Climate Action & Sustainability Consulting team in providing a full spectrum of sustainability advisory and support to clients and project teams, from pre-design through post-occupancy.

• Work with clients and design teams to establish sustainable design and project certification goals, employing feasibility analysis or other methods to facilitate goal setting
• Design and facilitate work sessions with clients and design teams to build consensus on sustainable design solutions
• Coordinate with project design teams to provide sustainable design guidance and technical support, and certification process management, participating in and leading client meetings when necessary
• Coordinate integration of Revit, IES, energy modeling, day lighting and other technical analysis in projects where needed
• Coordinate the work of multiple consultants and team members
• Ensure quality control and consistency across all projects
• Establish and manage project fees, staffing, and client invoices for your projects
• Participate in business development for Sustainability Certifications consulting project opportunities, ensuring prompt and timely response to all proposal requests
• Identify and maintain awareness of current and emerging technologies, tools, and methods as they impact the delivery of green building design
• Track regional and local regulations and incentives and provide guidance to clients
• Ensure sustainable design projects status are integrated into Gensler marketing information (Digital Library)
• Ensure that lessons learned are shared across projects

• 5+ year of post-graduate experience in a similar role
• Bachelor or Master's degree in sustainable building, architecture, engineering, interiors or related field
• LEED AP with at least one specialty required, or willingness to take the exam within 6 months of joining Gensler
• Additional accreditations a plus(WELL, BREEAM, Fitwel, Living Building Challenge)
• Working knowledge and delivery experience of LEED, WELL, BREEAM, Fitwel - sufficient to be able to speak authoritatively to clients during business development
• Significant interest in and aptitude for sustainable design, certifications, project management, and client relationships
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills
• Strong knowledge of building systems, project management, and consultant coordination (current expertise or interest/aptitude to build expertise quickly)
• Strong knowledge of LEED and certification project management, gained through directly relevant project experience and education
• Ability to perform technical analysis is a plus (e.g. energy and day lighting simulation, specification writing, materials selection, cost and life cycle studies, etc.)
• Strong writing, speaking, organizational skills, and technical presentation ability
• Able to teach and train effectively
• Innovator, ability to create and successfully implement new programs
• Ability to synthesize new information quickly
• Self-directed and strong track record of autonomous delivery
• Willingness to pursue certification in further accreditation to align to…