Sustainability Manager

Sustainability Manager; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a senior Sustainability Consultant to lead regional sustainability projects in the Middle East, focusing on decarbonization, net-zero, energy, and green building certifications.

You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, mentor staff, and drive client engagements while expanding the regional offering and supporting business development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of sustainability consulting experience.
• Expertise in green building certifications (LEED, WELL, Estidama, BREEAM).
• Experience leading assessments, energy studies, carbon analyses.
• Professional accreditation such as LEED AP or WELL AP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of sustainability, decarbonization, and net-zero projects.
• Manage project tasks, teams, and client interfaces.
• Mentor junior staff and develop sustainability methodologies.
• Support business development, proposals, and fee estimates.
• Review deliverables for quality and consistency.

Skills

Sustainability consulting

Project leadership

LEED/WELL expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Sustainable Building background

Tools

LEED

WELL

Estidama

Mostadam

Job description

Job Description

Overview

An exciting opportunity in AtkinsRéalis is available for a passionate and motivated Sustainability Consultant to join our Sustainability and Environment team. Working under the guidance of our leads in Middle East, you will be collaborating with our existing team based in the Middle East (ME) Region to develop the regional offering, building on your specialized technical knowledge whilst working on the design of some of the most exciting projects in the region. The position is ideal for the suitable individual to work with a driven sustainability team through pro-active engagement with AtkinRealis’s global offices and clients as well as developing new relationships in the region.

The Sustainability Manager will lead the delivery of sustainability, decarbonization, net zero, energy, GHG, and green building certification projects across the built environment sector. The role requires strong technical expertise, project management capability, and the ability to independently manage workstreams and client interfaces.

The individual will be responsible for delivering high-quality technical outputs, managing project tasks and teams, and supporting business development activities. The role also involves mentoring junior staff and contributing to the continuous development of sustainability services and methodologies.

Your role

Technical Competency

• Degree in Engineering, Sustainable Energy, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Building Services Engineering, Sustainable Development, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant sustainability consulting experience.
• Strong expertise in one or more sustainability disciplines including sustainable buildings, sustainable communities, decarbonization, climate resilience, commissioning, or existing buildings.
• Experience leading sustainability assessments, energy studies, carbon assessments, and technical analyses.
• Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale projects across multiple project stages.
• Strong knowledge of green building certification systems including LEED, WELL, Mostadam, Estidama, BREEAM, or equivalent.
• Understanding of sustainability regulations, policies, industry standards, and net zero frameworks.
• Ability to review and quality assure technical deliverables prepared by junior team members.
• Professional accreditation such as LEED AP, WELL AP, Mostadam AP, Estidama PQP, or equivalent preferred.

Business Development Competency

• Support pursuit opportunities, proposals, and technical submissions.
• Prepare technical methodologies, scope definitions, and fee estimates.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and project stakeholders.
• Participate in client presentations, workshops, and strategy discussions.
• Identify opportunities for additional services and project extensions.
• Contribute to the development of new sustainability services, tools, and methodologies.
• Maintain awareness of market trends, regulations, and industry developments.

Team Management Competency

• Manage project workstreams and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams.
• Plan and monitor project deliverables, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Line manage, mentor and support consultants and graduate team members.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Support project quality assurance and governance processes.
• Demonstrate strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Promote collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.

About you

• Excellent analytic and communication skills - we believe in the use of quality data to drive objective decision making.
• Be highly self-motivated, possessing strong enthusiasm and commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes.
• Be flexible, adaptable and prepared to take on new challenges and work from other AtkinsRéalis or client office locations.
• Experienced in line management, with responsibility for staff line management and performance management.
• Have strong report writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Have experience with certification in the built environment for mega projects in Saudi Arabia.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.