Senior Environmental Specialist (Sustainability)

• Lead and develop interdepartmental Project wide sustainability and environmental goals, objectives, initiatives and strategies, in collaboration with other Technical Divisions and Departments, to achieve the City’s Vision as a Smart and Sustainable City.
• Introduce, implement and monitor sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as best practices, cost-effectiveness, and technical feasibility.
• Chair / co-ordinate environmental workshops and committees such as the smart sustainable city committee.
• Champion high standards of environmental performance within multidisciplinary engineering projects, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental outcomes in line with the Client’s Master Plan Vision.
• Provide technical and administrative support for environmental sustainability programs and challenges.
• Project and track sustainability indicators, such as likely energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling etc.
• Research and review regulatory, technical, and market issues related to environmental and sustainability practices globally and specifically in the Middle East.
• Advise, develop and review environmental and sustainability proposals or policies.
• Present best practice information about environmental and sustainability initiatives to inform senior management.
• Develop reports/ presentations to communicate the effectiveness of environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify needed resources and partners to implement environmental and sustainability programs or projects.
• Participate in marketing, such as brochures or websites, to communicate environmental and sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives.
• Develop grant applications or project proposals to secure funding for environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify, modify or create new environmental and sustainability indicators suitable for JCPDI.
• Champion the coordination and delivery of environmental initiatives being undertaken by Departments in Technical Affairs.
• Provide technical planning advice including the development of Environmental management processes, procedures & guidelines suitable for key sustainability projects.

• Meet with stakeholders and regulators and obtain statutory approvals for environment components of projects.
• Deliver Environmental and Sustainability assessment across of range of topics and initiatives providing clear, well written reports.
• Support the Sustainability Lead in his role in managing the team, providing technical support and covering when he is on leave.
• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others.
• Able to manage clients' needs and present well developed ideas in a confident, professional manner.

• At least 10 years of related work experience including time dedicated primarily to sustainability, preferably with some time spent on projects in the Middle East region.
• In depth knowledge of current Sustainability Standards such as LEED, Envision, Mostadam, BREEAM, Green Star, Estidama.
• Master’s degree in Environmental Planning, Sustainability or related discipline preferable.
• Accreditation of at least two of the following: with LEED (AP), Envision (ENV SP) and Mostadam SP/AP
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Environmental or related field.
• Ability to professionally and effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Experience in leading and coordinating technical teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Adobe Professional, office automation products, and creating and manipulating environmental databases

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