Sustainability Manager (Green Certification)

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51^st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a Sustainability Manager (Green Certification) to join our award-winning team based in Bangalore, India. We also have the flexibility to work full time remote as well from India.

The role is focused on green building certifications and sustainability delivery across projects, and we are particularly looking for candidates with GCC project experience and exposure to regional certification frameworks.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Leading the delivery of green building certification projects across all design and construction stages.
• Managing certification processes and submissions in accordance with LEED requirements, while supporting compliance with regional sustainability frameworks such as Mostadam, Estidama, and GSAS.
• Organizing and delivering sustainability strategies, assessments, and certification requirements during project planning, design, and delivery.
• Preparing and reviewing technical reports, calculations, sustainability assessments, and certification documentation.
• Conducting audits, reviews, and quality checks to ensure compliance with applicable sustainability standards and certification requirements.
• Delivering technical workshops, presentations, and training sessions on sustainability and green building certification topics.
• Managing project programmes, deliverables, budgets, and stakeholder expectations across multiple assignments.
• Liaising with clients, project teams, certification authorities, and regulatory bodies to facilitate successful certification outcomes.
• Providing technical guidance and sustainability advice to clients and project teams to achieve project sustainability objectives.
• Reviewing submissions prepared by internal teams and external consultants, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with project requirements.
• Supporting carbon management, decarbonization, and carbon credit initiatives where applicable.
• Ensuring compliance with established quality assurance, quality control, and document management procedures.
• Leading technical discussions on sustainability and green building certification requirements and identifying opportunities to enhance project performance.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 9 years' professional experience partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Sustainability, or a related discipline.

Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience in delivering LEED-certified projects, including the preparation, coordination, and submission of documentation in accordance with USGBC requirements. Experience with regional sustainability rating systems such as Mostadam, Estidama, or GSAS will be highly beneficial, while exposure to WELL Building Standard projects would be advantageous.

Professional accreditation such as LEED AP is preferred.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.