Senior Sustainability Consultant

• Member of⠀Sustainability⠀team;
• Manage⠀the⠀delivery⠀of⠀advisory⠀assignments⠀related to⠀the⠀strategic⠀roll-out⠀of a new⠀sustainability⠀program to⠀be applied⠀in one of⠀the GCC⠀markets.⠀This⠀includes⠀technical,⠀Business⠀Strategies,⠀Marketing,⠀Regulatory⠀and⠀Compliance;
• Lead⠀the⠀technical⠀discussions⠀about⠀various⠀sustainability⠀topics⠀with⠀clients⠀and⠀provide⠀necessary⠀advise to⠀secure⠀compliance⠀with the⠀applicable⠀green⠀building⠀rating⠀systems⠀such as⠀(LEED,⠀Estidama,⠀BREEAM,⠀Mostadam⠀,etc.);
• Manage⠀client’s⠀relationships⠀and ensure⠀high⠀quality in⠀delivering⠀contracted⠀services⠀of⠀technical⠀and⠀strategic⠀consultancy;
• Delivery⠀technical⠀workshops⠀and⠀training⠀courses in⠀relation⠀to a newly⠀launched⠀sustainability⠀program⠀and other⠀various⠀topics in⠀the built⠀environment;
• Maintain⠀direct⠀control of⠀timelines⠀and⠀budgets⠀for⠀different⠀projects⠀assigned⠀to the⠀consultant⠀and other⠀junior⠀staff;
• Develop⠀technical⠀and⠀non-technical⠀reports as⠀per scopes⠀of⠀assigned⠀projects⠀and ensure⠀high⠀quality of⠀deliverables;
• Support⠀the⠀company in⠀potential⠀business⠀growth by⠀promoting⠀Alpin’s⠀services⠀and being⠀ready to⠀communicate⠀and⠀network⠀with new⠀potential⠀clients⠀and⠀contacts;
• Coaching⠀of junior⠀staff;
• Project⠀Management⠀and⠀Project⠀Accountability⠀including⠀projects⠀of junior⠀staff;
• Participate⠀as a team⠀leader in⠀carrying⠀out⠀specific⠀global and⠀local⠀projects⠀such as⠀sustainable⠀building⠀projects,⠀operational⠀efficiency,⠀etc.;
• Quality⠀control⠀and review⠀of⠀reports;
• Business⠀Development⠀Support;
• Understand⠀and⠀implement⠀the⠀principles⠀of project⠀management⠀(scheduling,⠀resource⠀leveling,⠀effective⠀meetings,⠀client⠀relations);
• Site⠀and Office⠀Based⠀Consultancy;
• Manage⠀the green⠀building⠀design and⠀LEED/Estidama/QSAS⠀documentation⠀process as⠀well as⠀project⠀specifications,⠀calculations,⠀plans and⠀submittals⠀for⠀LEED/Estidama/QSAS⠀compliance;
• Coordinate⠀with/support⠀contractors⠀including⠀MEP/Civil⠀engineers;
• Conduct⠀product⠀and⠀technology⠀research⠀related to⠀sustainability;
• Contributions⠀to⠀regional⠀publications,⠀lectures,⠀teaching;
• Personal⠀development⠀and plan⠀to develop⠀skills⠀necessary⠀for⠀promotion⠀to⠀Principal⠀Consultant.

Skills:

• Willingness⠀to travel⠀regularly⠀between⠀UAE and⠀KSA;
• Willingness⠀to⠀potentially⠀relocate⠀in KSA or⠀able to⠀take 3 to⠀6 months⠀mission of⠀full time⠀in⠀KSA;
• Has⠀solid⠀Client⠀Relationsip⠀management⠀skills and⠀able to⠀control⠀project⠀delivery⠀and any⠀expected⠀challenges;
• Has⠀strong⠀experience⠀in Green⠀Building⠀industry⠀in order⠀to provide⠀strategic⠀consultancy⠀to clients⠀in⠀relation⠀to best⠀practices⠀and⠀feasibility⠀of⠀pursuing⠀certifications;
• Has⠀strong⠀communication⠀and⠀presentation⠀skills;
• Bilingual⠀in⠀communication⠀(writtent⠀and⠀verbal);
• Has⠀experience⠀in⠀delivering⠀technical⠀sustainability⠀workshops⠀in front⠀of large⠀audiences;
• Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills and⠀ability to⠀work with⠀both⠀clients⠀and⠀consultants;
• Have⠀background⠀within the⠀built⠀environment⠀sector⠀(3-6⠀years);
• Working⠀Knowledge⠀of MEP,⠀Construction⠀Management⠀and⠀Design;
• Demonstrated⠀leadership⠀experience;
• Strong⠀Knowledge⠀of current⠀sustainability⠀standards:⠀LEED,⠀BREEAM,⠀Green⠀Star,⠀QSAS, or⠀Estidama;
• LEED⠀AP, PQP,⠀Estidama,⠀Green Star⠀or BREEAM⠀Accreditation;
• 5+⠀years LEED⠀experience;
• Experience⠀of⠀managing⠀projects⠀independently;
• Fluent⠀/ native⠀English;
• Willing⠀to travel⠀regularly;
• Able⠀to travel⠀easily⠀between⠀UAE and⠀KSA;
• Bachelor’s⠀Degree in⠀related⠀discipline⠀(Environmental,⠀Construction⠀Management⠀(PREFERRED),⠀Mechanical⠀Engineering⠀(PREFERRED),⠀Electrical⠀Engineering⠀(PREFERRED),⠀or⠀Architecture);
• GCC⠀experience;
• Excellent⠀planning⠀and⠀organization⠀skills⠀required⠀for our⠀fast-paced⠀environment;
• Extremely⠀strong⠀communication⠀skills⠀(Written,⠀electronic⠀& spoken)

Additional Experience/Certifications:

• Solid⠀engineering⠀and⠀project⠀management⠀skills⠀(PMP);
• Arabic⠀language⠀is a⠀must;
• Applicants⠀who are⠀already⠀located in⠀the UAE⠀are⠀Preferred;
• Available⠀at short⠀notice⠀(Preferred);
• Saudi⠀experience;
• Local⠀Driver’s⠀license;
• Passport⠀which⠀allows for⠀efficient⠀regional⠀travel