Senior Sustainability Engineer

Role Overview

Senior Sustainability Engineer at HILL International. The role focuses on delivering strategic sustainability expertise in building design, energy efficiency, and low-carbon solutions.

Role Purpose

Provide strategic sustainability advice and technical leadership on low-energy, low-carbon, and sustainable building design solutions. Partner with clients and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement project and organizational sustainability strategies, identify performance risks and opportunities, and ensure sustainability objectives are maintained throughout project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Advisory

• Provide strategic advice on low-energy, low-carbon, and sustainable building design solutions.
• Work with key client stakeholders to develop and implement project and organizational sustainability strategies.
• Identify sustainability risks, recommend mitigation measures, and identify opportunities to enhance sustainability performance and credentials.

Assessments & Design Review

• Conduct sustainability pre-assessments and provide design recommendations to achieve targeted building ratings and performance objectives.
• Undertake gap analysis and prepare reports where the desired sustainability or certification rating is not achievable, including recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor the design process to ensure sustainability objectives, project requirements, and client expectations are incorporated and maintained throughout project development.

Technical Analysis & Documentation

• Prepare low- and zero-carbon technology feasibility studies, energy statements, and supporting documentation for planning and authority approvals.
• Develop design and sustainability models using CAD, GIS, mapping technologies, and other relevant tools to support engineering and sustainability solutions.
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, manage client projects, provide regular progress updates, and maintain current building assessment information.
• Prepare technical reports, client portfolios, bids, and proposals while providing additional technical and sustainability support to the wider team.

Compliance & General Duties

• Inform yourself of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within HILL International and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or supervisor.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Architecture, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of sustainability experience, preferably in buildings, construction, or engineering.
• LEED certification preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in LEED and Mostadam standards.
• Strong knowledge of green-building principles, energy efficiency, water conservation, and sustainable materials.
• Good understanding of decarbonization, low-carbon building design, renewable energy, embodied carbon, and operational carbon reduction.
• Strong engineering knowledge with the ability to review designs, assess building systems, and evaluate sustainable products and materials.
• Proficiency in CAD, GIS, modelling, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent technical report writing, documentation, and sustainability assessment skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering, design, construction, and client teams.