Sustainability Specialist – Junior

Gensler is one of the world’s leading architecture, design and planning firms, with staff in locations around the world. No client is too small or too large. Our work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for innovation and enduring success. Our integrated sustainability delivery model provides complete sustainable design services including: strategic visioning and action planning, environmental performance analysis, and third-party certification coordination.

Your Role

As a Sustainability Specialist at Gensler, you will join a highly creative, collaborative team dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence. You will work with the New York Climate Action + Sustainability team in providing a full spectrum of sustainability advisory and support to clients and project teams, from pre-design through post-occupancy.

What You Will Do

You will support the team on a broad range of sustainability and wellness projects, including strategy development, analytic works, and certifications. The certifications we support include LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and/or Net Zero Building Certification. Additionally, you may participate in consulting engagements that provide sustainability strategies for a wide range of world class clients and projects ranging from commercial interiors to ground up buildings and real estate portfolios.

• Work with clients and design teams to establish sustainable design and project certification goals, employing feasibility analysis or other methods to facilitate goal setting
• Design and facilitate work sessions with clients and design teams to build consensus on sustainable design solutions
• Coordinate with project design and consultant teams to provide sustainable design guidance and technical support, and certification process management, participating in client meetings when necessary
• Coordinate integration of Revit, energy modeling, daylighting and other technical analysis in projects where needed
• Manage your time spent on project tasks and communicate with design managers on fees and staffing
• Ensure quality control and consistency across all projects
• Identify and maintain awareness of current and emerging technologies, tools, and methods as they impact the delivery of green building design
• Research Federal, State, and local regulations and incentives and provide guidance to clients
• Ensure sustainable design projects status are integrated into Gensler Digital Library
• Ensure that lessons learned are shared across projects

Your Qualifications

• Significant interest in and aptitude for sustainable design, certifications, learning about project management, and client relationships
• Bachelor or Master degree in sustainable building, architecture, engineering, interiors or related field, or equivalent work experience
• LEED or any other accreditations would be a plus but not required
• 1-2 years of post-graduate experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of building systems, sustainable materials, and consultant coordination (current expertise or interest/aptitude to build expertise quickly)
• Strong knowledge of LEED and certification project management, gained through directly relevant project experience and education
• Ability to perform technical analysis is a plus (e.g. energy and daylighting simulation, specification writing, materials selection, cost and life cycle studies, etc.)
• Ability to present technical or complex information through clear verbal, graphic, and written communication
• Ability to create and successfully implement new programs, synthesize new information quickly, and make self-directed progress with oversight and support from managers and directors
• Strong leadership and relationship management skills and high level of organization
• A sense of humor and a knack for innovation and problem solving, and a collaborative, solutions-oriented working style

Technical Skills

• Proficient user of LEED Online, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign
• Familiarity with project management tools or willingness to learn
• Familiarity with digital collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, and willingness to learn others such as Miro
• The base salary range will be estimated between $70-85k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

Life at Gensler

We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.