Senior Sustainability Engineer

About the role

The Senior Sustainability Engineer will lead construction‑stage sustainability implementation, ensuring compliance with green building certification requirements throughout the project lifecycle. This role works closely with clients, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to embed sustainability objectives into all phases of construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate sustainability activities on site, including testing, commissioning and handover.
• Communicate certification requirements, updates, risks and progress to stakeholders and management.
• Liaise daily with contractors' sustainability managers/engineers to drive implementation strategies.
• Collaborate with architecture, MEP, civil, landscape, infrastructure, QA/QC and commissioning teams to integrate sustainability requirements into construction deliverables.
• Organise and document sustainability meetings, workshops and technical coordination sessions.
• Provide technical guidance on compliance, certification strategies and implementation methodologies.
• Identify sustainability risks, compliance gaps and support mitigation measures.
• Review contractual sustainability requirements, material submittals, shop drawings, technical reports and calculations for compliance.
• Track sustainability‑related RFIs, technical queries, deviations and alternative proposals.

Required profile

• Proven experience in senior‑level sustainability engineering within construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of green building certification processes and standards.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple disciplines and manage stakeholder communication.

Required skills

• Sustainability certification and compliance
• Construction‑stage sustainability implementation
• Technical documentation review (material submittals, shop drawings, calculations)
• Risk identification and mitigation in sustainability contexts