Sustainability and Environment Specialist

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Sustainability & Environmental (S&E) Specialist to join our team! In this role you will get to contribute to the sustainability and environmental strategies for the delivery of challenging high-quality infrastructure and masterplan projects.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be part of multidisciplinary project teams and support managing complex projects which require sustainability input and environmental compliance, from conception to completion.

• Support developing sustainability, environmental and waste management strategies tailored for each project s aspirations and requirements.

• Be curious and suggest alternative solutions and innovative ideas for each project s vision.

• Develop technical reports and studies for sustainability certification and environmental documentation as part of project deliverables.

• Assist with preparing RFPs to appoint the most suitable sub-consultants for any given project. Support senior experts to assess and manage the appointed sub-consultants, and review their S&E deliverables for accuracy and quality.

• Expected to work mostly on your own, using your own initiative with support as and when necessary.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor s degree or above (Masters, PhD) in sustainability, environment, architecture, engineering, planning, or related natural sciences field.

• Work experience of minimum 1+ years in an international engineering /design / project management / sustainability consultancy.

• Good knowledge on the latest trends on the sustainability and environmental fields and finding ways to implement them synergistically.

• Bring a clear understanding of global good sustainability and environmental consultancy practices and delivery of multiple projects running concurrently that include bespoke sustainability advice.

• Analytical skills, detail oriented, well-organized, and able to work independently as well as part of a team, on multiple large-scale projects in parallel.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Master s degree in sustainability, environment, architecture, engineering, planning, or related natural sciences field.

• Estidama PCRS PQP and/or LEED AP and/or BREEAM AP (additional credentials a plus).

• Documented participation in the preparation of a third-party sustainability certification application (e.g., LEED, Mostadam, Envision, Estidama).

• Experience on PAS 2080 and Green House Gas emissions calculations and environmental management.

• Experience in coordinating with diverse individuals and teams including client, consultant, contractor, design, and construction members to enable achievement of project sustainability objectives and targets.