Manager - Sustainability

About Us  

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Position Summary

Your key focus will be to lead day-to-day activity on our engagements, building our Sustainability practice and developing the team. The role is based in KSA and may require travel.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to develop integrated sustainability strategies and design solutions provide subject matter expert advice to key clients.

• Develop sustainability key performance indicators, strategies and management plans for planning and design projects and implement them throughout the project duration.

• Develop sustainability polices, standards, procedures and guidelines at organisational or portfolio levels for key clients.

• Develop sustainability/ESG programmes and reporting through materiality assessment, benchmarking, gap analysis, KPI identification and stakeholder engagement.

• Champion high standards of sustainability performance within multi-disciplinary engineering projects, influencing project development and delivering optimal sustainability outcomes.

• Manage technical and commercial aspects of bid development and project delivery while drawing in expertise from our global SNC-L and AtkinsRéalis group.

• Support business development with opportunity identification, proposal development and thought leadership.

• Meet with regulatory authorities and certification bodies and obtaining statutory and certification approvals for sustainability components of projects. 

• Gather data and research information from a range of sources to provide clear, well-written technical reports.

• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard and review the work of others, on time and to budget.

• Being able to manage clients’ needs in a confident, professional manner.

• Provide guidance, coaching and training to our junior staff; lead people-related initiatives including recruiting and retaining consulting professionals.

Education

• Educated to Degree qualified level or equivalent qualification or experience, degree in Sustainability or other related fields is preferable.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree qualified in an environmental, sustainability or other related subject. 

• At least 5 years of experience in Sustainability Consulting, preferably from Big 4 or other strategy/management consulting firms.

• At least 2 years Middle East experience.

• Specialist in carbon and sustainability or relevant subject, especially with the following skills:

  • Carbon/GHG accounting based on, e.g. GHG Protocol, PAS 2080, SBTi, etc.

  • ESG/Sustainability reporting based on, e.g. GRI, SASB, TCFD, GRESB, ISSB, etc.

  • Green building certification advisory for, e.g. LEED, Estidama, Mostadam, etc.

  • Modelling such as energy/thermal, microclimate, BIM, GIS, carbon/GHG, etc. a plus.

• Regional experience of multi-disciplinary work in large-scale master planning, design and infrastructure projects.

• Relevant technical experience and knowledge of whole-life carbon assessment, analytical tools for embodied and operational carbon, climate risk management, Net Zero Carbon roadmap for large-scale portfolios.

• Experience of development of complex technical reports in line with local/regional regulatory requirements and international best practices.

Behavioural Skills

• Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills and able to review the work of others to ensure quality.

• Able to prioritise and work effectively under pressure.

• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate issues and ideas effectively.

• Be flexible, adaptable, and prepared to take on new challenges and work from other AtkinsRéalis or client office locations.

• Be highly self-motivated, possessing strong enthusiasm and commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes. 

Rewards and Benefits

We work in a hybrid working environment with 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM working hours, promoting work-life balance and are outcome oriented. We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive tax-free salary

• Accommodation allowance

• Transportation allowance

• 22 days annual leave

• Medical and life insurance cover

• Company gratuity scheme

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• Annual flight allowance to point of origin