Senior Sustainability Consultant / Project Lead

Turner & Townsend • New York, NY

2d • $135,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Structural Engineering, Architecture, or an equivalent technical infrastructure field.
• Degreed Structural Engineer or Architect with hands-on experience handling building specifications in complex infrastructure or large-scale commercial projects.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience integrating sustainability frameworks, environmental compliance, or carbon-mitigation logic directly into large-scale, complex projects.
• Experience working directly with developers, site general contractors, localized engineering groups, and external project stakeholders.
• Familiarity with construction specifications, construction documentation, and design/construction delivery processes.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and specifications.
• Experience with construction estimating and quantity take-offs.
• Understanding of construction costs and industry-standard estimating practices.
• Strong data analysis and technical problem-solving skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Highly proficient in Google Workspace.
• High proficiency in interpreting third-party verified Type III Product-Specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
• Demonstrated ability to navigate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools and frameworks.
• Advanced hands-on experience utilizing the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) platform.
• Familiarity with material impact evaluations across structural steel, concrete, aluminium, copper, and asphalt.
• Excellent communication and technical translation skills, with the ability to turn corporate net-zero and climate goals into clear, executable, and technically valid site-level directives.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, project teams, and stakeholder
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking skills.
• Demonstrated sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and proactive with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality, accuracy, and results.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Flexibility and commitment to delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and project demands.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Equivalent experience within the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), development, or real estate industry will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainability consulting engagements and serve as the primary project contact for assigned projects and programs.
• Develop and manage project scopes, work plans, and resource allocations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement sessions, and prepare supporting documentation and deliverables.
• Develop and deliver client presentations, technical workshops, executive summaries, and strategic recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor while identifying opportunities to expand services and create additional value.
• Support business development activities, including client pursuits, opportunity identification, proposal (RFP/RFQ) development, fee proposals, scope definition, interview preparation, and presentation support.
• Support Associate Directors in project delivery, client management, business planning, operational initiatives, and strategic sustainability programs.
• Provide strategic sustainability advice that aligns environmental objectives with business, financial, and project goals.
• Mentor and support junior team members through technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to strategic growth initiatives, thought leadership, and continuous improvement of internal processes, tools, and service delivery.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, regulations, certification programs, and best practices related to sustainability, decarbonization, and sustainable construction.
• Support the development of decarbonization strategies, net zero pathways, carbon baselines, and implementation roadmaps for clients and projects.
• Conduct benchmarking, gap assessments, and carbon hotspot analyses to identify risks, opportunities, and priority actions.
• Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, and recommendations that translate technical findings into business-focused strategies.
• Perform embodied carbon, whole life carbon, and life cycle assessments using industry-standard tools such as EC3 and One Click LCA, and prepare technical reports and client deliverables.
• Analyze, validate, and manage project data required to complete sustainability assessments and carbon analyses.
• Review Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), low-carbon material solutions, and construction data to support project sustainability objectives.
• Interpret construction-related documentation, including drawings, specifications, estimates, procurement information, and design packages.
• Develop embodied carbon baselines, reduction strategies, and material optimization recommendations in collaboration with project teams.
• Provide technical expertise on life cycle assessment methodologies, low-carbon materials, embodied carbon reduction, and sustainable construction practices.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior