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About the role
Edge Consultants is looking to hire a “Sustainability Coordinator” to support the firm’s growing Sustainability division.
The individual will support a client-facing team and coordinate tasks to achieve project sustainability goals. The ideal applicant will have the flexibility and capacity to work on a wide variety of projects and demonstrate the capability of collaborating with multi-disciplinary project teams. Applicants should be passionate about sustainability, and self-directed, with an ability to produce high-quality work products.
The position is a junior/entry-level role and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
This is what a typical week will include:
- Support Sustainability Lead in consultancy and analysis roles for rating systems such as LEED, WELL, Zero Carbon Building etc.,
- Research, understand and interpret sustainability requirements from subject-specific and other resources with minimal supervision.
- Communicate sustainability requirements to clients and project team members.
- Develop reports, presentations, illustrations and other content matter for project team members and clients.
- Collaborate with project team members (including in-house staff) to obtain deliverables in a timely manner.
- Execute project workflows, such as:
- Review of specification language
- Periodic sustainability check-ins
- Documentation review to achieve project sustainability goals
- Liaise with authorities, clients, other consultants, and contractors to achieve project sustainability goals
- Develop in-house trackers, tools, and workflows to aid the sustainability process from project inception to achieving certification
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Higher education in relevant fields such as environmental science, engineering, or other qualifications or an unrelated qualification combined with relevant work experience in the construction industry.
- Rating tool accreditations such as LEED Green Associate, LEED Accredited Professional (AP) and WELL AP are highly desired.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present concepts and ideas to clients and project team members.
- Capability to interface with corporate real estate companies, general contractors and consultants with strong client-facing and time management skills
- Personable character with an ability to foster good working relationships
- Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Confident in the use of Microsoft Excel to create tools and resources to manage workflows, data, and information.
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator or PowerPoint for report writing, presentation and illustrations.
- Familiarity with the sustainable building rating tools such as LEED, WELL, Zero Carbon Building, City of Vancouver sustainable design requirements etc.,.
- Knowledge of building performance simulation, daylight analysis and lifecycle analysis considered an asset.
- Knowledge of the building construction industry and project team dynamics considered an asset.
About Us:
Edge Consultants is an engineering firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia that provides energy and sustainable design services for clients across Canada and the USA. We take great pride in our ability to deliver results, provide value to our clients and build strong relationships within the built industry.
We have delivered some of British Columbia’s iconic projects across the commercial, institutional, residential, hospitality, educational and industrial sectors.
United by passion in environmental sustainability, we endeavor to go beyond and develop innovative yet simple solutions. Irrespective of the scale of the project, we have developed a reputation to positively impact building design from the get-go and guide project teams to develop a more sustainable built asset. We look at the bigger picture and are united in our goal to deliver high quality, sustainable and creative solutions to our clients.
Our team culture is do what you love and have an awesome time doing it. We’re a team of engaging, motivated, intelligent, and energized trouble-shooters who work hard, play hard and are committed to impact real change in the built industry. We’ve got a cast of characters that is hard not to like: modelers who like fast cars, techies that build rockets and play golf, and engineers who love biking and hiking.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.
We are seeking other like-minded individuals who share our passion for impacting positive environmental change.
Note: Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
Please apply for this position by sending an email to info@edgec.ca. Your email should include a resume and a brief cover letter. Please include in your email any pertinent information relating to your availability, such as timeline and location.