18 Oct
Turner & Townsend
Dubai
**Company Description**:
- At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in 120 offices across 50 countries worldwide._
We are seeking a highly motivated Environmental Sustainability professional to fulfil the role of **Assistant Sustainability Consultant - UAE National**, as part of our growing Sustainability and Net Zero team.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile clients from various sectors,
whilst developing and delivering a broad range of sustainability services.
**Accountabilities**
- Work with senior team members to develop and deliver Sustainability and Net Zero strategies across projects and programmes and throughout the asset lifecycle
- Develop internal relationships with infrastructure, real estate and natural resources sectors, liaising with Project Managers and Commission Leads on projects
- Embedding Sustainability principles into all aspects of project delivery
**Responsibilities**
- Deliver work in line with client requirements and agreed proposal deliverables
- Work with Commission Leads and Sustainability Subject Matter Experts to write technical solutions to meet client requirements
- Support in effective and efficient project delivery and development of technical capabilities
Supporting the implementation and monitoring of Turner & Townsend’s Corporate Responsibility and Net Zero strategies.
**Qualifications**
- Professionally qualified member of a recognised institution
- Sustainability certification accreditation desirable
**Knowledge / Experience**
- Understanding of sustainability principles as applied in the build environment is essential, including the areas of energy and carbon (Net Zero Emissions), water, waste, circular economy, and biodiversity
- Experience of working in real estate and infrastructure (masterplan)
- Awareness of environmental legislation and sustainability issues in region
- Understanding of net zero principles, including carbon assessment, monitoring and reporting
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams on projects
- Experience of working throughout the lifecycle of projects
- Understanding of sustainability accreditation methods such as LEED,
Estidama or WELL would be an advantage
- Awareness of global, national and regional issues, including the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and Net Zero Emissions
- High quality service delivery, communications and ways of working with others
- Excellent communication including writing and presentation skills
**Additional Information**
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life.
To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
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