Role Overview
The Sustainability Manager (Construction Phase) will be responsible for managing and driving the sustainability agenda during the construction stage of all Arada's projects. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with the project's sustainability objectives, including LEED and WELL certifications, while embedding sustainability best practices across construction activities.
This position will require close collaboration with sustainability consultants, contractors, and the client's internal project and ESG teams to ensure that sustainability performance targets are effectively achieved, monitored, and continuously improved.
The Sustainability Manager will report operationally to the Development Directors and functionally to the ESG Lead of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Sustainability Management & Coordination
- Lead, manage, and monitor all sustainability-related activities during the construction phase of the project.
- Ensure that all sustainability requirements are fully integrated into construction operations, site management practices, and contractor deliverables.
- Coordinate closely with the Design Team and their Sustainability Representatives to ensure that all construction-related sustainability aspects are properly captured, implemented, and tracked.
- Oversee the work of Sustainability Consultants and Contractors, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and in compliance with LEED, WELL, and project sustainability standards.
- Conduct site sustainability audits, inspections, and compliance reviews jointly with the Project HSE team to verify conformance with the project's sustainability commitments.
- Review drawings, specifications, and submittals from consultants and contractors from a project sustainability perspective, providing necessary feedback and approvals.
2. Reporting, Risk Management & Decision Support
- Provide regular sustainability performance reports to Project Directors, highlighting progress, certification status, and performance against sustainability KPIs.
- Identify risks and gaps related to sustainability implementation and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
- Maintain a Sustainability Risk Register and track the closure of identified issues.
- Conduct costbenefit and feasibility analyses for proposed sustainability initiatives, enabling Project Directors to make informed investment decisions.
- Support decision-making by developing evidence-based justifications for sustainability measures, backed by financial and operational implications.
3. ESG Alignment & Strategic Integration
- Work closely with the organization's ESG Lead to ensure construction activities align with overall corporate ESG strategies and reporting requirements.
- Implement ESG-linked initiatives at the project levelsuch as carbon accounting, energy performance tracking, waste diversion, and social sustainability metrics.
- Provide verified data, documentation, and progress updates to support corporate ESG disclosures and performance reporting.
- Continuously explore emerging sustainability and green construction trends in the market and propose feasible initiatives for integration into current and future projects.
- Collaborate with procurement and supply chain teams to incorporate sustainability criteria into material selection, vendor engagement, and procurement processes.
4. Systems, Processes & Capacity Building
- Establish and maintain a Sustainability Management System (SMS) with consistent procedures, templates, and reporting formats across projects.
- Support the development and implementation of a Sustainability Implementation Strategy tailored for construction projects.
- Conduct training sessions and workshops for the client's development and project management teams to strengthen sustainability awareness and build internal capacity.
- Liaise closely with the rest of the development team to devise and execute sustainability implementation strategies spanning design, procurement, and construction execution.
- Lead and oversee all sustainability activities during the construction phase of the project.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or related engineering disciplines.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in sustainability management, preferably within a consultancy or client-side Sustainability project management background.
- Proven track record of managing multiple sustainability projects simultaneously.
- Completed at least 5 LEED-certified projects as a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) from design through construction.
- WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) certification is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of sustainability certifications (LEED, WELL, and other green building frameworks).
- Demonstrated experience in sustainability auditing, documentation, reporting, and risk management.
- Proven ability to perform cost feasibility analyses and articulate business cases for sustainability measures.
- Excellent coordination, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
Preferred Attributes
- Experience in large-scale or mixed-use developments, infrastructure, or high-rise projects.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to evaluate financial implications of sustainability decisions.
- Practical knowledge of sustainable procurement, low-carbon construction materials, waste management, and circular economy practices.
- Innovative mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and implementing sustainability improvement opportunities.
