Environmental and Sustainability Engineer

Overview

Job Description

Environmental and Sustainability Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Review and audit contractors’ environmental and sustainability submissions, including plans, procedures, method statements, reports, checklists, trackers, and supporting evidence.
• Review contractor compliance with LEED, Mostadam, project sustainability requirements, environmental requirements, and applicable Saudi Arabian regulations.
• Conduct regular site inspections and audits to verify the implementation of approved environmental and sustainability plans during construction.
• Monitor contractors’ compliance with requirements related to construction activity pollution prevention, waste management, material compliance, indoor air quality, erosion and sediment control, water management, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.
• Review and comment on contractor sustainability deliverables, including Sustainability Management Plans, Environmental Management Plans, Waste Management Plans, IAQ Management Plans, Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Plans, and related documentation.
• Review LEED and Mostadam documentation prepared by contractors and verify that the submitted evidence is complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned with project requirements.
• Monitor contractors’ sustainability and environmental trackers, including LEED trackers, Mostadam trackers, sustainability deliverables trackers, waste trackers, material trackers, and KPI reports.
• Identify non-compliances, gaps, risks, and missing evidence, and issue clear comments, observations, and recommendations for corrective action.
• Follow up with contractors to close sustainability and environmental comments, audit findings, NCRs, observations, and pending actions.
• Support the supervision team in reviewing material submittals and prequalification submissions from a sustainability and environmental compliance perspective.
• Verify that submitted materials, products, suppliers, and manufacturers comply with applicable LEED, Mostadam, environmental, recycled content, regional material, low-emitting material, and responsible sourcing requirements where applicable.
• Coordinate with contractors, project managers, engineers, document control teams, client representatives, and certification consultants to ensure timely review and closure of sustainability-related issues.
• Attend sustainability and environmental meetings with contractors and stakeholders, and support the preparation of meeting minutes, action logs, and progress updates.
• Prepare site inspection reports, audit reports, weekly progress summaries, compliance dashboards, and technical review comments.
• Monitor construction waste segregation, storage, disposal, recycling records, waste manifests, and diversion performance in line with project requirements.
• Monitor site environmental controls, including dust control, noise control, spill prevention, chemical storage, wastewater management, housekeeping, and protection of surrounding areas.
• Support the verification of indoor air quality management measures, material storage requirements, low-emitting materials, equipment protection, and pre-occupancy requirements where applicable.
• Ensure that contractor submissions and site practices are aligned with approved project documents, specifications, sustainability requirements, environmental requirements, and certification obligations.
• Provide technical advice to the supervision consultant team on sustainability and environmental compliance matters.
• Escalate major risks, repeated non-compliances, certification risks, and potential delays to the senior supervision team and client representatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar environmental and sustainability role, preferably with a construction supervision consultant, project management consultant, or engineering consultant on building, infrastructure, mixed-use, or large-scale construction projects.
• Mandatory professional accreditation as LEED AP.
• Mandatory professional accreditation as Mostadam AP.
• Strong practical knowledge of LEED certification requirements, especially construction-stage documentation, site compliance, materials, waste, IAQ, construction pollution prevention, and contractor evidence requirements.
• Strong practical knowledge of Mostadam certification requirements, including construction-stage compliance, documentation, site implementation, and evidence verification.
• Experience reviewing contractor sustainability and environmental submissions, including plans, trackers, reports, material documents, audit evidence, and compliance records.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Arabian environmental regulations, local authority requirements, and construction environmental compliance practices.
• Experience conducting site inspections, environmental audits, sustainability audits, and contractor performance monitoring.
• Good understanding of construction site activities and how sustainability and environmental requirements are implemented during construction.
• Knowledge of waste management, water conservation, energy efficiency, pollution prevention, material compliance, indoor air quality management, and environmental monitoring.
• Ability to identify compliance gaps, technical risks, missing documentation, and certification-related issues.
• Strong technical writing skills, including preparation of review comments, audit reports, inspection reports, meeting minutes, and compliance summaries.
• Strong communication and coordination skills with the ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, client teams, and multidisciplinary supervision teams.
• Ability to manage multiple reviews, inspections, trackers, and follow-up actions simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to verify evidence against project specifications, certification requirements, and approved plans.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience using document control platforms such as Aconex, Primavera Unifier, BIM 360, or similar systems is preferred.
• Experience in large-scale developments, infrastructure projects, mixed-use developments, hospitality, cultural, residential, or public realm projects is preferred.

• Preferred Additional Experience

• Experience working in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region.
• Experience with major developers, project management consultants, construction supervision consultants, or international engineering consultants.
• Familiarity with environmental reporting, sustainability KPIs, carbon reporting, LCA, EPDs, and green procurement requirements.
• Familiarity with commissioning, energy metering, BMS integration, low-emitting materials, and handover-stage sustainability documentation.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems is an advantage.

Preferred Additional Experience

• Experience working in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region.
• Experience with major developers, project management consultants, construction supervision consultants, or international engineering consultants.
• Familiarity with environmental reporting, sustainability KPIs, carbon reporting, LCA, EPDs, and green procurement requirements.
• Familiarity with commissioning, energy metering, BMS integration, low-emitting materials, and handover-stage sustainability documentation.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems is an advantage.