This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full Time Assistant Sustainability Consultant for our Chicago, IL or Los Angeles, CA office.
Be involved in projects with our Built Ecology Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.
Takes part in providing local technical assistance for the design, development, construction, and inspecting of sustainable built ecology/environment projects in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance with the research, design, concept development, construction, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of high-performance design, healthy building support, and strategies for zero carbon, portfolio sustainability, and green building certification. Generates accurate and concise documentation regarding assigned aspects of the project. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, functionality, and sustainability.
Ideal candidates will exhibit the following characteristics:
Passionate about creating a sustainable, healthy, resilient, and equitable built environment
Driven to create solutions that deliver ambitious high-performance design outcomes
Background in sustainability, building design, and high-performance design analytics
Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication
Your Impact
Individual and team tasks within ongoing projects including WELL, RESET, and other healthy building Certifications
Assist other team members on energy, carbon, and healthy analysis.
Creating frameworks and guidelines for healthy buildings.
Write reports detailing analysis activities and design advice.
Support continued improvement of team resources and processes related to healthy buildings.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, building science, built environment, and/or sustainability.
0+ years of professional experience in sustainability consulting and green building certifications
Knowledge of third-party green building rating systems (LEED, WELL, RESET, Passive House, LBC or related)
Knowledge of the building design and construction process, ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings.
Knowledge of sustainable and healthy building services
Ability to understand and coordinate energy, daylight, comfort, and other modeling deliverables.
Familiarity with different healthy building aspects, including but not limited to air and water quality, thermal comfort, biophilic design and circadian lighting.
Ability to work efficiently in a team environment.
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
Attention to detail and highly organized.
Self-starter, able to work independently as well as multi-task.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience providing trainings and presentations on sustainability, green building, healthy buildings, and resilient design.
Knowledge of evidence based and performance-based design practices
Experience working on projects pursuing building rating systems (LEED or WELL)
WELL Accredited Professional and/or LEED Green Associate, Accredited Professional
Computational Design Skills with several Grasshopper plugins for climate, energy, and daylight analysis
WSP Benefits
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $55,700 - $75,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
