Senior Sustainability Specialist - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-05-30]
(ID: 45833)
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Job Description and Requirements
Senior Sustainability Specialist - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Sustainability Specialist - Infrastructure
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Environmental and Geological Engineering
Experience: Minimum 8 years of sustainability consultancy, engineering design, or project management experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior Sustainability Specialist - Infrastructure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced sustainability professional who can support environmental strategies, green building certifications, and sustainability planning for major infrastructure and masterplan projects. This role is ideal for a specialist with strong knowledge of LEED, Envision, WELL, Estidama, Mostadam, BREEAM, environmental documentation, sustainability reporting, and multidisciplinary project coordination.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Environmental and Geological Engineering
Salary: 22000-34000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Senior Sustainability Specialist - Infrastructure will support Parsons in delivering sustainability and environmental goals across complex infrastructure, master planning, and built environment projects. The role contributes to project value by developing tailored sustainability strategies, guiding design and construction teams, managing certification requirements, reviewing consultant outputs, and helping clients achieve measurable environmental performance from early planning through project completion.
Key Responsibilities
* Contribute to sustainability planning, environmental strategy, and performance evaluation across complex infrastructure and masterplan projects.
* Manage multidisciplinary project workstreams requiring sustainability strategy, certification support, environmental documentation, and technical coordination.
* Develop project-specific sustainability strategies aligned with client aspirations, project requirements, regulatory expectations, and international best practices.
* Support certification pathways for LEED, Envision, WELL, Estidama, Mostadam, BREEAM, and other relevant sustainability frameworks.
* Guide project teams during planning, design development, tendering, and construction supervision to achieve sustainability and environmental targets.
* Prepare technical reports, sustainability studies, certification documents, environmental submissions, and project deliverables.
* Review and respond to RFIs, technical queries, consultant comments, and stakeholder information requests related to sustainability performance.
* Prepare RFPs for appointing sustainability sub-consultants and support the selection of suitable technical partners for project requirements.
* Assess, coordinate, and manage appointed sub-consultants while reviewing their sustainability outputs for accuracy, completeness, and quality.
* Review deliverables prepared by consultants, suppliers, and contractors to ensure compliance with project sustainability objectives.
* Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, design teams, construction teams, and project managers to support achievement of sustainability goals.
* Stay updated on sustainability trends, emerging environmental solutions, and global consultancy practices that can be applied to regional projects.
* Support leadership initiatives that strengthen the sustainability offering across project teams and the wider business.
* Work across teams and geographies to deliver consistent, high-quality sustainability advice on multiple large-scale projects in parallel.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, or a related discipline is required.
* Minimum 8 years of experience in international engineering design, project management, or sustainability consultancy.
* Estidama PCRS PQP, LEED AP, WELL AP, BREEAM AP, or similar sustainability credentials are required or strongly preferred.
* Additional sustainability, environmental, or green building credentials will be an advantage.
* Strong knowledge of current sustainability trends and practical methods to apply them across infrastructure and master planning projects.
* Experience developing sustainability strategies, certification documentation, environmental studies, and technical reports.
* Ability to manage multiple large-scale multidisciplinary projects in parallel.
* Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to work independently as well as within project teams.
* Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English.
* Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and holistic approach to project sustainability challenges.
* Team player with the ability to collaborate across different disciplines, clients, consultants, contractors, and geographies.
* Master’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, natural sciences, or a related field will be an advantage.
* Experience delivering bespoke sustainability consultancy advice for infrastructure, masterplan, or built environment projects will be preferred.
Skills Set
* Sustainability strategy
* Environmental strategy
* Infrastructure sustainability
* Masterplan sustainability
* LEED certification
* Envision certification
* WELL certification
* Estidama
* Mostadam
* BREEAM
* PCRS PQP
* Green building frameworks
* Environmental documentation
* Sustainability reporting
* Technical studies
* Certification submissions
* RFP preparation
* Sub-consultant management
* Consultant deliverable review
* Contractor deliverable review
* RFI responses
* Stakeholder coordination
* Design development support
* Tendering support
* Construction supervision support
* Sustainability audits
* Environmental performance
* Sustainable design
* Climate-conscious planning
* Resource efficiency
* Project management
* Presentation skills
* Analytical thinking
* Multidisciplinary coordination
Why Join Us
This opportunity offers a strong sustainability role within Dubai’s Civil Engineering and infrastructure market, with exposure to high-quality masterplan, infrastructure, and built environment projects. The position is well suited for a sustainability specialist who wants to influence project outcomes, support certification success, contribute to environmental performance, and work with multidisciplinary teams on complex regional developments.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and technology company delivering design, consulting, project management, and technical services across transportation, buildings, utilities, defense, environmental, and critical infrastructure sectors. In Dubai and across the Middle East, Parsons supports major public and private sector programmes with sustainable, resilient, and technology-driven solutions that improve mobility, environmental performance, urban quality, and long-term infrastructure value.
