Senior Sustainability Engineer

Your role

Sustainability Management & Coordination

• Lead and coordinate construction-stage sustainability activities across site operations, testing, commissioning, and handover stages.
• Communicate sustainability certification requirements, updates, risks, and progress to project stakeholders and management teams.
• Liaise with Contractors' Sustainability Managers/Engineers on daily sustainability-related matters and implementation strategies.
• Coordinate with Architecture, MEP, Civil, Landscape, Infrastructure, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams to ensure sustainability requirements are incorporated into site activities and construction deliverables.
• Organize, lead, and document sustainability meetings, workshops, and technical coordination sessions.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and contractors on sustainability compliance requirements, certification strategies, and implementation methodologies.
• Identify sustainability-related risks, compliance gaps, and certification concerns and support development of mitigation measures.

Documentation Review & Compliance Tracking

• Review contractual sustainability requirements, technical documentation, and contractor submissions for compliance with project sustainability targets.
• Review construction-stage sustainability documentation and contractor submissions including:
  • Material submittals
  • Shop drawings
  • Technical reports
  • Sustainability plans and procedures
  • Calculations and compliance documentation
  • Review
• Ensure sustainability comments and requirements are incorporated into procurement activities, material approvals, and construction documentation prior to implementation.
• Track sustainability-related RFIs, technical queries, deviations, and alternative proposals to ensure continued compliance with project requirements.
• Ensure all documentation complies with project sustainability requirements and KPIs.

Certification & Compliance

• Manage and oversee construction-stage green building certification processes including LEED, Estidama, Al Sa'fat and WELL.
• Coordinate sustainability submissions, approvals, and technical clarifications with regulatory authorities, certification bodies, clients, and third-party consultants.
• Review and verify sustainability documentation, compliance reports, and supporting evidences required for certification submissions.
• Lead construction-stage sustainability compliance activities to ensure certification targets are maintained throughout procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover stages.
• Assess contractor alternative proposals and evaluate technical compliance with sustainability requirements.
• Identify certification risks and recommend corrective actions or mitigation measures to avoid non-compliance or loss of certification credits.
• Support preparation and review of final sustainability submission packages and close-out documentation.

Site Monitoring & Audits

• Conduct regular sustainability audits and regular site inspections.
• Plan, lead, and report audits as required by regulatory bodies and project specifications.
• Monitor Contractor's Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) implementation and report non-compliance incidents.
• Issue, track and close:
  • Non Conformance Reports
  • Site Observation Reports
  • Corrective and Preventative Actions
• Coordinate with third-party specialists to ensure effective implementation of sustainability requirements.

Reporting & Performance Tracking

• Review contractor monthly sustainability progress reports and supporting documentation.
• Prepare consolidated sustainability reports in coordination with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Maintain sustainability trackers, compliance matrices, risk registers, and certification progress dashboards.
• Monitor project sustainability KPIs related to energy, water, waste, materials, indoor environmental quality, and commissioning.
• Prepare technical presentations, management reports, and progress updates for clients, internal teams, and regulatory authorities.
• Report sustainability performance metrics and project compliance status to stakeholders.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Ensure sustainability-related inspections, sampling, and material testing are carried out as per applicable standards.
• Conduct inspections of on-site and off-site materials.
• Witness laboratory and field tests when required to verify compliance.

Knowledge Management & Business Development

• Prepare high-quality technical and non-technical sustainability reports, presentations, and technical guidance documents.
• Conduct research on sustainability technologies, materials, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Support preparation of technical proposals, bids, client presentations, and sustainability workshops.
• Mentor and coach junior sustainability engineers and support internal training initiatives.
• Contribute to development of internal sustainability procedures, workflows, trackers, and technical templates.
• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across multidisciplinary teams.