Senior Sustainability Consultant

Cundall is seeking a Senior Sustainability Consultant in Karnataka, India, to lead sustainable projects across various sectors. The role involves project management, developing sustainability strategies, and client management. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering or Built Environment and relevant experience in sustainability and building physics. The position emphasizes business development and collaboration within a multi-award-winning team committed to innovative and energy-efficient solutions.
The Team

Our passionate MENA team play a key role in some the regions most important and exciting projects. The team works across all sectors in the region with project locations far and wide .

The team are multi award winning and very proud of our sustainability achievements and offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.

The worlds first consultancy to be formally endorsed as a One Planet Company and certified carbon neutral, Cundalls ESD team is at the heart of the built environments response to the global ecological and climate emergencies. The team works with Cundalls wider global sustainable design practice which has delivered some of the most innovative and ecologically positive projects in several countries and all sectors of the built environment.

At Cundall, we do things differently; we are committed to pushing beyond standard compliance and solutions on every project we deliver. We pride ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative, sustainable and energy efficient solutions, that minimise the use of natural resources, as well as helping businesses respond to increasing Sustainability legislation, reporting requirements and stakeholder expectations.

With offices in Asia, Europe, UK, the Middle East and Australia, we offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, professional excellence and knowledge sharing.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented, passionate and motivated Senior Sustainability Engineer to join our new team in Bengal u ru , India, to work and lead on some of the most exciting sustainable projects in India, MENA and around the world.

In this new role you will be working closely under the guidance and supervision of our Head of Sustainability MENA who is based in the Dubai office.

You will develop your existing knowledge and skills in Sustainability, Project Management, and Building physics and assist with the development of energy and sustainability strategies for buildings and businesses.

There will be a strong emphasis on business development and industry leadership; you will be required to quickly assimilate the innovative services we have developed so that you can use these to promote our services and wider Cundall capacity in the local market.

Working closely with colleagues of various disciplines, you will design, analyse, report, document and lead on Sustainability & Building Physics projects as well as present to clients. You will work across a variety of sectors and will have the opportunity over time to assume greater levels of responsibility and autonomy as we support the development of your professional skills.

You will be responsible for client management and project delivery for our key work streams:
Building physics and parametric model services
Building performance and operational energy optimisation
Certification and compliance
Health and wellbeing advice and guidance
Net zero carbon services
Sustainability design services
Sustainable Strategy and Governance

The Skills

Educated to Bachelors or Masters level (or equivalent) in Engineering or the Built Environment, you will have gained relevant practical experience in a similar role, and demonstrable knowledge and experience of sustainability and building physics, particularly in relation to thermal comfort, passive design, compliance modelling and real operational energy assessments.

Knowledge of dynamic simulation software, mechanical design, International Building Regulations, Planning issues, climate-based daylighting analysis, operational energy calculation and life cycle carbon costing is highly desirable.

An understanding of financial and resource management is critical.

Given the collaborative and client focussed nature of this role, excellent communication skills and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges are essential.
Engineering, Architecture or built environment-related degree.
LEED Accredited Professional.
PMP or equivalent Management degree.
6 to 8 years of experience within ESD consulting in the built environment sector, specifically in the MENA region.
The ability to lead projects and more junior staff and positively represent the business.
Experience with preparing strategy, implementation and certification of best practice schemes, including LEED, Mostadam , Estidama , GSAS, BREEAM and WELL.
Advanced Experience in building physics modeling (Energy, Daylight, Comfort, Parametrics ) in general, and IES-VE software in specific.
Solid understanding of the relevant industry codes across the region.
Possess a body of knowledge allowing you to evaluate ESD attributes and opportunities within designs, and where improvements are required (mechanical, faade, spatial etc).
Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
Strong Presentation & Reporting skills.
Excellent Organizational, Time Management & Resource Management skills.
Client liaison and relationship management throughout various stages of a project.
Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, effectively planning to meet deadlines.
Ability to manage the various sustainability aspects of complex design and construction projects, with aspiring Net-Zero carbon targets.

Preferable, But Not Essential
Estidama PQP/ WELL AP / GSAS CGP/ Mostadam AP.
Familiarity with Architectural modelling software platforms, including Revit, Sketchup & Rhino.
Experience with Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using E-tool or equivalent software.
Experience with ESG and Corporate Sustainability principles.

Job Description

Why Join Cundall

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That is why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.,