Senior Sustainability Consultant

Senior Sustainability Consultant; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join AECOM's Madrid Sustainable Design team as a Senior Sustainability Consultant based in Madrid. You will lead development and delivery of sustainability strategies across diverse international projects, providing technical leadership on environmental analysis, building performance, LCA, and data‑driven design approaches.

You will mentor teams and help grow the Sustainable Design practice. We seek a professional with 8–10+ years' experience in sustainability, strong knowledge of low‑carbon

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sustainability design and environmental consultancy.
• Experience delivering complex building or masterplanning projects from concept through delivery.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and client engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainability, decarbonisation, and net‑zero strategies for major projects.
• Provide environmental analysis, building performance modelling, LCA, and whole‑life carbon studies.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams to integrate sustainability into concept to delivery stages.
• Oversee project delivery, quality assurance, budgets, programmes and client relationships.
• Draft and review technical reports, sustainability strategies, and certification submissions.
• Mentor team members and contribute to business development and thought leadership.

Skills

Sustainability leadership

Net‑zero strategies

Building performance

Life cycle assessment

Education

Architecture/Engineering degree

Master's in Sustainability/Environmental Design

Tools

Grasshopper

Python

Job description

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

Join AECOM's B+P Sustainable Design Team and play a leading role in delivering sustainable, resilient, and low‑carbon solutions across a diverse portfolio of international projects. Based in Madrid, you will provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams, helping clients achieve ambitious sustainability goals while supporting the growth and development of our Sustainable Design practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of sustainability, decarbonisation, and net‑zero carbon strategies for major building and urban development projects.
• Provide technical leadership in environmental analysis, building performance modelling, embodied carbon, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and whole‑life carbon studies.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams in integrating sustainability objectives into projects from concept through delivery, championing data‑driven, parametric, and computational design approaches.
• Manage sustainability workstreams across multiple projects, overseeing project delivery, quality assurance, budgets, programmes, and client relationships.
• Lead the preparation and review of technical reports, sustainability strategies, certification submissions, and client presentations.
• Contribute to the growth of the Sustainable Design practice through mentoring, innovation, thought leadership, proposals, and business development activities

Qualifications

Education

• Degree in Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainability, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Design, Building Physics, or a similar field preferred.

Experience

• Proven experience in sustainable design, environmental consultancy, building performance analysis, or a related field, typically 8-10+ years.
• Proven experience leading sustainability strategies and delivering complex building and/or masterplanning projects from concept through delivery.
• Proven experience managing project delivery, technical quality, client engagement, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience contributing to business development, proposals, and strategic growth initiatives.

Technical Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of low‑carbon design, building physics, environmental performance assessment, climate-responsive design, and decarbonisation strategies.
• Strong experience in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), embodied carbon analysis, whole‑life carbon assessment, and carbon reduction strategies.
• Experience with environmental modelling and simulation tools.
• Experience with parametric design and early‑stage design tools, particularly Grasshopper, is highly desirable. Experience with Python or other scripting languages is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of sustainability certification schemes and frameworks such as LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Passivhaus, or equivalent.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication, report‑writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Commercial awareness and a strategic approach to project delivery and client relationships.
• Commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing.

Languages

• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Additional languages will be considered an asset.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

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AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private‑sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.

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