The candidate shall be assigned to oversee an internationally based integrated sustainability consultancy and advisory team.

Candidate should be based in KSA.

About the Company:

Alpin Limited is a leading global sustainability and climate change consultancy with more than a decade of experience. Alpin’s global headquarters is ideally located in the world’s first sustainable city, Masdar, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, along with branches in Dubai and Kuwait. Alpin also boasts a large presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with multiple offices in the country, including Riyadh and Dammam. In addition, Alpin Limited is part of Setec Group, an independent French engineering group based in Paris, among the world leaders in multidisciplinary engineering. 

To know more about Alpin, please visit the company website: www.alpinme.com

Reports Directly to:

• Head of Sustainability

HSE Roles, Responsibilities and Accountability:

• All employees are required to know and follow the company’s HSE Policy.
  

• Accountability: Accountable for ensuring the right resources are allocated for properly implementing and functioning the Company’s Integrated Management System

Academic Qualifications:

• Engineering/ Architectural Degree

Required Experience and Key Competencies:

• 15 to 20 years of experience in the built environment industry with at least 12 years of working on sustainability projects is required, demonstrating the following competencies:
• Fully Understanding of MEP and Architectural systems
• Fully understanding of sustainability topics within the built environment
• Proven Experience in Life Cycle Assessment, Energy Modeling, and Commissioning
• Proven experience in managing large-sized projects
• Proven Experience to manage a team – (3 Sustainability Managers)

Industry Qualifications and Accreditation:

Must possess at least two of the following certificates:

•  LEED AP- Global- mandatory
• Estidama PQP- for UAE
• BREEAM AP
• MOSTADAM AP – for KSA
• LCA Certificate - Mandatory
• ASHRAE- BEMP is a plus

Soft Skills:

• Ability to deputize for the Sustainability Head of Department
• Emotion maturity and levels of emotional intelligence and the ability to understand, manage, and control emotions and those of others. A mature leader who leads with empathy and rationality.
• An active listener.
• Manage high-profile clients and act as a project executive for projects identified by the Head of Department as strategic and high-profile projects – maximum 2 projects.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in their field, demonstrating a “The more I learn, the less I know” approach.
• Demonstrating positive followership skills with an inherent capability of following instructions and interpreting strategies and plans, with a strong sense of when to operate independently and when to ask questions.
• Adaptability to different work conditions and client requirement as well as the ability and willingness to change to suit new or different conditions.
• Strong communication skills both written and spoken
• Excellent written & spoken English.
• Excellent written & spoken Arabic is a plus.
• Ability to develop presentations and comfortable in presenting to internal stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Poses an analytical and critical-thinking mentality.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail and quality.
• Digital literacy.
• Basic understanding of project finance.
• “Can-do” approach and proactiveness.
• Strong Client Relationship Management Skills.
• Ability to participate and add value to Alpin Initiatives and team ethos.
• General knowledge in multiple certifications and sustainability standards.
• Delivery process optimization and improvements.
• Ability to deliver on and advise on supporting services i.e. Cx, LCA, EM.
• Ability to lead team in difficult moments.
• Taking on additional responsibilities and competencies above the title band.
• External engagements.
• Strong ability to manage both downward and upward.
• Internal team management- to manage at least 2 to 4 team members.
• High level of communication, emails, reports, and conversations.
• Mentoring junior team members.
• High flexibility and readiness to travel to Alpin’s different area of operations.
• Problem diagnosis.
• Risk assessment.
• Resource monitoring.
• Technical delivery.
• Professionalism and ability to manage mid-level projects well.
• Business development fundamentals.
• Innovation uptake.
• Leading and delivering on Centre of Excellence and other Alpin Initiatives.
• Process and Delivery Improvements.
• Abiding by Alpin style guidelines.
• Quality assurance and quality control.
• Ability to engage in and manage quality of supporting services i.e., Cx, LCA, EM.
• Small - mid-size client team management.
• Ability to engage on and cross-sell sustainability services across Alpin’s offerings.
• Technical innovation Troubleshooting.
• Promoting innovation in Alpin service delivery.
• Recruitment support.
• Team integration and development.
• Travel ability is required.
• Business Development skills and support is required.
• Conflict management – both internal and external stakeholders.
• Risk identification and red flag escalation.
• Resource scheduling.
• Scopes Development.
• Invoicing Scheduling.
• Technical decision making.
• Ability to lead on and deliver new services without supervision.
• The development of scopes for business development client presentation purpose.
• Ability to prepare revenue and utilization forecasts.
• Participate in the development of new service lines