Sustainability Associate (Life Cyle Carbon)
Overview:
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 51st 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.
Responsibilities:
Our newest opportunity is for a talented Sustainability Associate - Life Cycle Carbon to join our Sustainability Consultancy practice, based in Dublin 2, Ireland. Our team is now established as a leading consultancy in the Irish market and with an ever-growing global reach and are the first Irish sustainability consultancy to be recognised as a LEED Proven Provider.
As a Sustainability Associate, you will be supporting our carbon and general sustainability building services in Ireland. The position will require knowledge in building construction technologies and methodologies.
As the field of sustainability is rapidly evolving, you will be expected to contribute to the continuous improvement of our services through upskilling, market research and knowledge-sharing. You will join forces with our already existing sustainability team.
We envisage success in this role to include;- Fulfilling the supporting role of Whole Life Cycle Analysis on multiple projects.
- Providing detailed analysis on project embodied carbon data and guide project teams to low carbon benchmarks and solutions.
- Supporting our LEED Project Managers on multiple projects.
- Collaborating with design and construction teams on LEED, WELL, HPI, BREEAM and other types of certification programs.
- Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, prepare meeting agendas and notes. Ensure that accurate records are kept.
- Coordinating and collaborating with building owners, design, construction, and operational teams. Understand the role of each team member in achieving targets and be able to communicate it effectively.
- Coordinating internally with our team of in-house experts to develop effective strategies on energy and carbon reduction, healthy buildings, and other disciplines in the sustainability field.
- Participating in the development and delivery of external training programs.
- Contributing to internal organizational excellence and strategic planning.
- Embracing and improving upon our existing green and healthy workplace.
- Fostering a commitment to excellence in respect to client service and team collaboration.
Qualifications:
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 3+ years of relevant experience working in the Design or Construction Field partnered with a Bachelor’s Degree level qualification in build environment or Sustainability related fields.You should also have active LEED AP or commitment to take LEED AP exam within 3 months of employment start.
- Knowledge of sustainability, building design and construction and green building certifications.
- Experience with OneClick LCA or other similar WLCA software’s including EC3, Tally etc.
- Proven presentation and communication skills to both teams and clients.
- Experience with teamwork, managing resources and time.
- Strong organizational skills to manage documentation and information to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in a team environment and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and familiarity with Adobe CS.
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.