Senior Sustainability Consultant

AESG is an international specialist consultancy, engineering, and advisory firm, with offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London, Cape Town, Sydney, Cairo and Singapore, dedicated to helping solve our client's greatest challenges, through collaboration, innovation, and advanced technical solutions. With unparalleled experience, gained from working on hundreds of projects, our multi-disciplinary team of Architects, Planners, Engineers, Scientists, Modelers, and Project Managers work alongside our clients to deliver effective solutions that stand the test of time.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Sustainability Consultant to lead and manage a large-scale green building certification project in Jeddah, KSA. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality sustainability consulting services, ensuring compliance with international and regional certification standards, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the delivery of a large green building certification project (LEED, WELL, Mostadam, or equivalent).
• Provide technical expertise on sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, water conservation, and indoor environmental quality.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, and contractors to integrate sustainability requirements into project design and construction.
• Manage client relationships, providing regular updates, reports, and guidance on certification progress.
• Conduct technical reviews, gap analyses, and sustainability assessments to ensure certification compliance.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including credit templates, calculations, and compliance evidence.
• Oversee sustainability workshops, stakeholder meetings, and training sessions as needed.
• Ensure all deliverables meet high-quality standards and are submitted within agreed timelines.

Essential skills:

• The candidate must have a degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Engineering, Architecture, or Environmental Science), with further post-graduate education desirable (e.g., Master's degree), along with demonstrated work experience within the field.
• 7-8 years of experience across the sustainability field within the built environment.
• Professional qualifications such as LEED AP, Mostadam AP (Mandatory).

Why join AESG?

AESG is a multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.

Through our world-class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to out-perform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering, and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the world's most forward-thinking and exciting new developments.

The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate, and love what they do.

Through our progressive, lively, and collaborative environment, we identify, foster, and nurture the greatest strengths of our staff, and allow them the opportunity to flourish by offering positions of responsibility at an early stage and providing clear career progression pathways for all.

As an employee of AESG, you can expect:

• Great career opportunities with access to a huge variety of projects and incredible clients make your mark in a growing company and accelerate your career.
• Working on some of the worlds leading developments and tackling our client's greatest challenges
• Commitment to building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program.
• Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings
• Internal and external training opportunities where do you want to take your career? Well, help you get there!
• Promotion of the importance of the health and well-being of the team, including team-building fitness activities, social events, and the provision of a healthy work environment
• To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture