Sustainable Design Lead for High-Impact Projects

HKS, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS, Inc. in Chicago seeks a sustainability professional to contribute to developing sustainable project and design solutions, working independently with guidance and eager to learn in integrative processes.

You will support innovative outcomes on projects with a team and will help align sustainability strategies across multi-office initiatives. This role focuses on delivering ESG objectives, coordinating with the Director of Building Engineering Physics, and facilitating the certification

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Engineering or Sustainable Design.
• Professional licensure in architecture or related field preferred.
• Typically 3+ years of experience in sustainability or related field.
• Experience with high-performance building standards and energy modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Be the sustainability lead for regional projects, coordinating teams and delivering enterprise improvements.
• Assist with creating ESG objectives, key results and actions.
• Collaborate in integrative design workshops and research activities.
• Deliver project certifications for third-party rating systems.
• Coordinate technical needs with Building Engineering Physics leadership and regional staff.
• Prepare proposals and project deliverables for internal and external clients.
• Support recruitment of design Green staff and align ESG objectives with design goals.
• Communicate findings and risk to project teams and clients.
• Attend site visits and meetings as needed; manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Skills

Sustainable Design

Project Delivery

Team Collaboration

Education

Accredited professional degree in Architecture/Engineering/Sustainable Design

Professional licensure preferred

Tools

Rhino

Grasshopper

Radiance

DIVA

REVIT

AutoCAD

SketchUp

IES VE

Sefaira

EnergyPlus

EnergyPro

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

MS Office

LEED

Job description

HKS, Inc. in Chicago seeks a sustainability professional to contribute to developing sustainable project and design solutions, working independently with guidance and eager to learn in integrative processes.

You will support innovative outcomes on projects with a team and will help align sustainability strategies across multi-office initiatives. This role focuses on delivering ESG objectives, coordinating with the Director of Building Engineering Physics, and facilitating the certification