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.  

What You Will Do 

• 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, daylighting 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 

​Your Qualifications 

• 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 daylighting 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 business needs 

• A sense of humour, a knack for innovation/ problem solving, and a collaborative, solutions-oriented working style   

Technical Skills    

• Proficient user of LEED Online, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign   

• Familiarity with Revit   

• Familiarity with building simulation and LCA software      

• Familiarity with Salesforce, and other project management tools such as Smartsheet or Teams Planner, or willingness to learn   

• Familiarity with digital collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, and willingness to learn others such as Miro and/or Mural   

This role requires on-site presence in our London office. 

Life at Gensler 

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.  

As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future. 

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