Senior Sustainability Consultant

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM has an seeking an Senior Sustainability Consultant  to join our High Performance Buildings and Communities (HPBC) team and work closely with out Innovation Laboratory team to support our growing decarbonization innovation as a service initiative across our business. This position is to be based in Atlanta, GA. 

At AECOM are working towards a future of Net Zero carbon emissions through research and innovation, focusing on the development of smart solutions for our Buildings+Places practice. Through training programs solutions can be implemented quickly and applied at AECOM’s high-performance and Net-Zero carbon (NZC) projects, expanding our portfolio of future-ready projects that meet our ESG goals and the need to foster climate health. The Innovation Laboratory initiative (iLAB) is AECOM’s research and development studio for Buildings+Places that operates at the intersection of sustainability research, technical innovation, and smart design solutions. It develops new products and tools as minimum viable prototypes (MVPr) that are to be applied quickly at AECOM’s leading high-performance and Net-Zero carbon projects for immediate results that work towards meeting our company’s ESG goals.

Some of the roles and responsibilities for the Senior Sustainability Consultant position are:

• Manage decarbonization and net zero projects (ground up or retro-fit)
• Implement and facilitate iLAB strategies and tools applications
• Work on new iLAB and HPBC pursuits, prepare proposals and negotiate with clients
• Evaluate current iLAB and HPBC projects' performance and identify ways to expand and grow
• Work on the development and execution of Scope X Technical Services
• Responsible to developing and leading prototype execution initiatives across the region to help grow the practice.
• Responsible for providing architectural guidance, calculations, analysis, studies, and recommendations for a specialized segment of the Architectural Discipline within the schedules and budget of an assigned project. 

• May manage various size groups of architects, designers, and/or specialists on pursuits and projects
• May work on modest size projects and/or assist Project Architectural or Engineering Managers with the integration of research and innovation into the project.

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture. With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions. Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements 

• BA/BS + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Masters Degree and 8 years of experience is preferred 

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is available for this position 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy