Sustainability Consultant

WSP is seeking a Sustainability Consultant in Los Angeles, CA, to lead sustainability strategies and certification tasks for various projects. The role requires collaboration with project managers, providing technical support, facilitating stakeholder conversations, and producing detailed deliverables. Candidates should have a degree in architecture or a related field, 3-5 years of experience in sustainability consulting, and knowledge of green building rating systems.
Creating a Positive Impact through Sustainable Solutions

We are united by a common purpose at WSP, which is to create positive and lasting impacts for the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.

We are looking to grow our teams with future-ready champions and change makers who are committed to collaboration, continuous learning, and thoughtful solutions that lead to meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve.

To achieve this goal, we hire candidates with a wide range of experiences, skillsets, backgrounds, and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity are part of our fundamental structure.

We work with clients to create buildings that support their business goals while also restoring balance with the natural environment and sustaining healthy resilient communities.

As part of a worldwide community of built environment experts, we bring creative problem-solving, future-ready planning, innovative design solutions, and deep technical expertise in building systems.

When combined with our world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency, and earth sciences, we are one of the largest and best sustainability consultancies in the world.

Built Ecology is WSP's US buildings sustainability practice, providing a broad range of services including sustainability strategy and planning, goal setting and workshop facilitation, high-performance design assistance, complex building performance analysis, building certifications, energy and GHG master planning, and building performance verification.

We work across a wide range of project types and scales, from master planning and district infrastructure to building design and construction, to ongoing performance and operations.

This role will involve working with project managers to lead sustainability strategy and certification tasks on various projects.

The successful candidate will be passionate about creating sustainable, healthy, resilient, and equitable built environments, driven to create solutions that deliver ambitious high-performance design outcomes.

Candidates should have a background in sustainability, building design, and high-performance design analytics, as well as strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Working with project managers to lead sustainability strategy and certification tasks on various projects
• Provide strategic and technical sustainability support to building design and construction team
• Facilitate conversations between multiple stakeholders to devise sustainability strategies and run client and project meetings
• Develop and oversee the production of clear, comprehensive, and detailed deliverables
• Provide mentoring and support for staff
• Have a leadership presence in the industry and provide subject matter expertise within WSP
• Support continued improvement of team resources and processes

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, building science, built environment, and/or sustainability
• 3-5+ years of professional experience in sustainability consulting and green building certifications
• Experience with third-party green building rating systems (LEED, WELL, Fitwel, Passive House, LBC or related)
• Knowledge of the building design and construction process, ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings
• Knowledge of sustainable products and services
• Ability to understand and coordinate energy, daylight, comfort, and other modeling deliverables
• Ability to work efficiently in a team environment
• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Self-starter, able to work independently as well as multi-task

Preferred Qualifications:
• 3+ years experience leading strategy and completing documentation for LEED and/or WELL projects
• Experience providing detailed trainings and presentations on sustainability, green building, healthy buildings, and resilient design
• Experience with corporate sustainability consulting, Science-Based Targets, and developing sustainability and carbon reduction programs for organizations