Green Building Professional - Embodied Carbon Analyst

WSP is seeking a Green Building Professional - Embodied Carbon Analyst in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves managing projects, developing solutions for reducing embodied carbon, and utilizing life cycle assessments to inform design decisions. Candidates should have a relevant degree and 5-7 years of experience in sustainability and LCA. This position requires strong leadership skills and collaboration with project teams to enhance building performance.
Join Our Team of Sustainability Experts

We are seeking an experienced Green Building Professional to join our Built Ecology team. As a Senior Consultant, you will grow and strengthen our team by securing, staffing, managing, and delivering complex projects and client-facing engagements.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for sustainability, technical knowledge in building life cycle assessments and embodied carbon, and leadership skills to deliver high-quality projects and programs.

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop innovative, integrated, data-driven, and practical solutions for reducing embodied carbon and improving building performance.
• Utilize life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling results to inform design decisions, optimize building performance, and reduce environmental impact.
• Maintain expertise in whole building life cycle assessment methodologies and provide LEED, ILFI, and other certifications strategy and advice related to LCAs and whole-building GHG emissions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate sustainability into building design and operations.

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, building science, built environment, and/or sustainability.
• ~5-7+ years of experience in sustainability, energy, and climate consulting for buildings, including at least 3 years of applied professional experience in life cycle assessments and embodied carbon analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of GHG accounting practices and life cycle assessment software, such as One Click LCA, EC3, Tally LCA is essential.

About WSP USA

WSP USA is an operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. We partner with our clients to help communities prosper.