Sustainability Manager

The Sustainability & Environmental Manager will lead and manage all sustainability and environmental functions under Hill PMC, ensuring full accountability for ESIA delivery, LEED certification , regulatory compliance, and alignment with the project milestones. The role requires strong leadership, authority interface, and proactive management of environmental and sustainability risks.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all sustainability and environmental activities across design and early construction phases.
• Take full ownership of ESIA review, coordination, and approvals (Terrestrial, Marine, and Coastal studies).
• Lead and oversee the LEED certification process
• Ensure compliance with EEAA and SPA requirements and other applicable regulations.
• Act as the primary interface with the client on all environmental and sustainability matters.
• Lead responses to authority comments and ensure timely closure.
• Coordinate with environmental consultants, LEED consultants, designers, and PMC teams.
• Monitor LEED scorecard progress and ensure achievement of targeted certification level.
• Ensure alignment between design deliverables, ESIA commitments, and LEED requirements.
• Establish systems to track authority comments, submissions, approvals, and certification progress.
• Identify and mitigate risks impacting approvals and certification timelines.
• Oversee ESMP development and implementation.
• Establish environmental and sustainability KPIs and reporting systems.
• Lead stakeholder and authority meetings.
• Manage and lead the environmental and sustainability team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (Environmental/Water), Environmental Science, or related field.
• LEED AP (BD+C) or proven experience delivering LEED Gold projects is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Proficiency in Arabic & English language is a MUST

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience.
• Strong experience in ESIA and authority approvals (EEAA / SPA).
• Proven experience in LEED certification delivery (minimum Gold level).
• Experience in large-scale developments (coastal/tourism preferred).
• PMC or international consultancy experience is preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of EEAA regulations and approval processes.
• Strong knowledge of LEED and green building systems.
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage high-pressure and urgent deliverables.