Green Building Specialist

About the role

Bureau Veritas is expanding its green building and building performance offering across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa (MCA) region, where local green building codes, net-zero commitments and ESG disclosure are driving demand from developers, asset owners, governments and contractors. The Green Building Specialist acts as the regional technical anchor, supporting business development and proposal work while leading energy audits, certification and advisory assignments under LEED, EDGE and local schemes such as Al Safat, Estidama Pearl, Mostadam and GSAS.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Director of Sustainability and country teams in identifying and pursuing green building opportunities, acting as subject matter expert in client meetings, site visits and pitches, and mapping the regulatory landscape of each market
• Build and maintain relationships with certification bodies, scheme operators, regulators and municipal authorities, and contribute to pricing models, scope templates and marketing content
• Lead technical writing of proposals and tenders, build bottom-up cost estimates, prepare a reusable proposal library and coordinate bid input across product lines and countries
• Plan and conduct energy audits to ASHRAE Level I, II and III, develop energy models and simulations, and produce technical and financial analysis of energy conservation measures
• Manage certification assignments end-to-end under LEED, EDGE and local schemes, and provide design-stage advisory on passive design, envelope and MEP, water efficiency, embodied carbon and commissioning
• Own project delivery, manage sub-consultants, ensure technical quality and independence, mentor junior consultants and train the regional team

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, civil, architectural or building services engineering, architecture or environmental/energy engineering; master's degree an advantage
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in green building consultancy, energy auditing, sustainability design or building performance, preferably in the GCC or wider MCA region
• Demonstrated delivery of at least one full certification cycle to award under LEED and one local scheme (Al Safat, Estidama, Mostadam or GSAS)
• Practical experience conducting energy audits and producing ECM business cases
• At least one current professional credential such as LEED AP, EDGE Expert/Auditor, Estidama PQP, Mostadam AP, GSAS-CGP, CEM, CMVP or ASHRAE BEAP/HBDP
• Strong technical writing in English and willingness to travel across the region; preferred Arabic

Required skills

• Energy simulation tools: IES-VE, DesignBuilder, EnergyPlus, eQUEST
• Lifecycle assessment tools (One Click LCA, EC3) and ISO 50001, ISO 14001 or ISO 14064 experience preferred
• Knowledge of embodied carbon, net-zero roadmaps, GRESB and real estate reporting preferred
• Experience in a TIC or engineering consultancy with billable-utilisation targets preferred