Sustainability Engineer / LEED Specialist

Job Summary

The Sustainability Engineer / LEED AP BD+C Specialist at ASALI Engineering Consulting & Project Management leads sustainability initiatives and manages LEED certification processes for building projects, ensuring compliance with green building standards throughout design and construction phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate sustainability and green building strategies during design and construction.
• Manage LEED certification requirements following LEED BD+C guidelines.
• Collaborate with architectural, structural, MEP, landscape, and specialist consultants to incorporate sustainability into designs.
• Review project designs, materials, and systems against sustainability and LEED standards.
• Prepare and maintain LEED scorecards, compliance trackers, documentation, calculations, and submissions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance energy efficiency, water efficiency, sustainable materials, indoor environmental quality, site sustainability, and waste reduction.
• Coordinate sustainability requirements with contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders during construction.
• Support sustainability-related studies and participate in design workshops, technical meetings, and client presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in sustainable buildings, green building design, or sustainability consultancy.
• LEED AP BD+C certification is mandatory.
• Experience with LEED-certified or sustainability-focused building projects.
• Strong knowledge of LEED BD+C requirements, documentation, credits, and certification procedures.
• Understanding of sustainable design principles including energy efficiency, water conservation, materials, indoor environmental quality, and environmental performance.
• Experience in multidisciplinary coordination and reviewing technical drawings and material submissions from a sustainability perspective.
• Good analytical, reporting, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage sustainability deliverables and certification requirements across multiple project stages.
• Experience with large-scale building, mixed-use, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, or institutional developments is preferred.
• Excellent English proficiency; Arabic is an advantage.

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