Your impact
Our GDC Poland is made of skilled experts and professionals that support local and international projects from offices located in Krakow and Warsaw. They cover the following markets:
- Advanced Facilities
- Water&Environment
- Transportation
- Energy&Power
- Cities&Places
- Digital
The successful person will be able to demonstrate capability, knowledge and experience in effective assessment of sustainability for construction projects. They will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to accurately and efficiently assess project documents against BREEAM, LEED or WELL standards.
Responsibilities will include:
- Working as part of the Jacobs international project team to deliver certification advice and assessment services.
- Preparing BREEAM, LEED or WELL pre-assessments, strategies, specifications, and reports.
- Assessment of evidence to BREEAM, LEED or WELL standards.
- Preparing and delivering sustainability review and assurance meetings with clients, design teams and construction teams (remotely, but could include travel abroad).
- Co-ordination of regular internal online presentations and meetings (in co-ordination with Jacobs technical lead for sustainability certification).
- Approved business development and growth activities (in co-ordination with Line Manager).
- Monitoring and maintaining all necessary licences and accreditations for BREEAM, LEED and WELL (and any other certification schemes as required) for Jacobs Poland.
We offer:
- Work in an experienced project team, on international and prestigious projects, in a company present in all areas of infrastructure investment;
- Collaboration with specialists and engineers from Jacobs' foreign offices and other industries on projects of global scale;
- Opportunity to participate in innovation initiatives and its practical application in process optimization using the latest technology and software;
- Benefit package (LuxMed medical package, additional life insurance, subsidized Multisport card, My Benefit system);
- Opportunity to participate in English, Polish, German courses - financed by Jacobs;
- Employment based on a full-time employment contract;
- Jacobs social networks: Women's network, One World, PRISM, Careers Network, Collectively and others, and participation in initiatives related to their activities;
- Flexible working hours (start between 7:30 - 10:00 AM) and "short Fridays" (Monday - Thursday 8.5h, Friday 6h);
- Ability to work in the office or in a hybrid model (project dependent).
Here's what you'll need
Essential:
- University-level degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Sustainability, Environmental Management, Geography, Engineering, Architecture, etc.).
- Good English skills (spoken, comprehension and written).
- Excellent literacy, communication, analytical and numeracy skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Attention to detail and ability to accurately and efficiently assess project plans, designs and specifications against BREEAM, LEED or WELL assessment criteria.
- Ability to prepare detailed sustainable design and construction specification documents based on BREEAM, LEED or WELL assessment criteria.
- Knowledge of the benefits, costs and technical content of recognised 3rd party certified sustainable design and construction rating schemes such as BREEAM, LEED or WELL.
- Awareness of commercial issues relevant to the delivery of sustainability certification and assessment.
- Willingness to support wider business needs as required.
- Proven ability to work as part of a team, liaising directly with clients, colleagues and other project team members.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Willingness to travel to project meetings, site inspections etc. as appropriate (could include travel abroad).
Desirable:
- Knowledge of effective and efficient practices for monitoring and managing the sustainability performance of contractors against detailed requirements in a construction environment.
- Experience and demonstrated ability to manage delivery of sustainability objectives and requirements on large construction projects or programmes.
- Current qualification/ accreditation in at least one of the following:
- BREEAM New Construction Assessor (UK or International).
- LEED AP (BD+C).
- Other recognised sustainability rating and certification schemes.
- BREEAM Accredited Professional (BREEAM AP)
- Experience of carbon assessment or Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) of built environment projects.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team
