Sustainability Certification Advisor
Top Benefits
About the role
SLR is a global leader in environmental and sustainability consulting, delivering innovative solutions that help clients achieve their performance and climate goals. We are seeking a passionate and technically skilled Sustainability Certification Advisor to join our growing team in North America.
This role is ideal for a professional with a mechanical engineering or building science background, with proven experience guiding green building certifications from concept to completion. Experience in energy modeling will be considered an asset.
The Sustainability Certification Advisor will lead certification and performance projects for high-profile clients across Canada and the U.S.
You will manage project delivery, mentor technical teams, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and developers to achieve LEED, WELL, Zero Carbon Building (ZCB), Envision, and other sustainability certifications.
You will also help shape decarbonization strategies and contribute to the team’s business development and technical excellence initiatives.
Key Responsibilities Project Leadership & Delivery
- Manage multiple sustainability projects from proposal to certification, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate sustainability goals into design and construction.
- Oversee certification documentation, quality control, and client communication.
- Mentor junior team members and support internal training and knowledge sharing.
Sustainability Certification & Strategy
- Lead certification processes for LEED v4/v4.1, WELL, ZCB, Envision, Green Globes, and related programs.
- Advise clients on framework selection, design strategies, and achievable sustainability targets.
- Integrate energy, carbon, and life-cycle assessment (LCA) into certification workflows.
- Support net-zero energy and carbon strategies, including embodied carbon reduction and decarbonization roadmaps.
- Ensure alignment with local sustainability regulations and corporate ESG goals.
Business Development & Client Engagement
- Develop proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for sustainability and certification services.
- Maintain strong client relationships and identify new opportunities for growth.
Working @ SLR With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.
Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:
- Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
- Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement
Qualifications/Education/Memberships
- 10+ years of experience in sustainability consulting, with focus on green building certifications and delivering LEED or other certification projects.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
- Professional Engineer or similar designation preferred.
- Accreditation in one or more of: LEED AP (BD+C, O+M), WELL AP, ENV SP, Green Globes, ZCB Professional.
- Proven experience modeling building emission reductions, and with energy modeling tools (e.g., IES VE, eQuest, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, RETScreen Software and others) is preferred.
- Experience with LCA tools (e.g., One Click LCA, Tally, EC3) and integration with Revit or BIM environments.
- Experience with digital analytics and visualization tools (e.g., QGIS and others) is considered an asset.
- Experience with Canadian and U.S. building codes and sustainability incentive programs.
- Strong communication, client management, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams.
- Occasional travel for site visits or client meetings may be required.
About SLR Consulting
SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.
We achieve this by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges, by utilising our collaborative and entrepreneurial One Team culture.
SLR has been advising clients for over 25 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 3,000 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.
Sustainability Certification Advisor
Top Benefits
About the role
SLR is a global leader in environmental and sustainability consulting, delivering innovative solutions that help clients achieve their performance and climate goals. We are seeking a passionate and technically skilled Sustainability Certification Advisor to join our growing team in North America.
This role is ideal for a professional with a mechanical engineering or building science background, with proven experience guiding green building certifications from concept to completion. Experience in energy modeling will be considered an asset.
The Sustainability Certification Advisor will lead certification and performance projects for high-profile clients across Canada and the U.S.
You will manage project delivery, mentor technical teams, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and developers to achieve LEED, WELL, Zero Carbon Building (ZCB), Envision, and other sustainability certifications.
You will also help shape decarbonization strategies and contribute to the team’s business development and technical excellence initiatives.
Key Responsibilities Project Leadership & Delivery
- Manage multiple sustainability projects from proposal to certification, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate sustainability goals into design and construction.
- Oversee certification documentation, quality control, and client communication.
- Mentor junior team members and support internal training and knowledge sharing.
Sustainability Certification & Strategy
- Lead certification processes for LEED v4/v4.1, WELL, ZCB, Envision, Green Globes, and related programs.
- Advise clients on framework selection, design strategies, and achievable sustainability targets.
- Integrate energy, carbon, and life-cycle assessment (LCA) into certification workflows.
- Support net-zero energy and carbon strategies, including embodied carbon reduction and decarbonization roadmaps.
- Ensure alignment with local sustainability regulations and corporate ESG goals.
Business Development & Client Engagement
- Develop proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for sustainability and certification services.
- Maintain strong client relationships and identify new opportunities for growth.
Working @ SLR With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.
Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:
- Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
- Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement
Qualifications/Education/Memberships
- 10+ years of experience in sustainability consulting, with focus on green building certifications and delivering LEED or other certification projects.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
- Professional Engineer or similar designation preferred.
- Accreditation in one or more of: LEED AP (BD+C, O+M), WELL AP, ENV SP, Green Globes, ZCB Professional.
- Proven experience modeling building emission reductions, and with energy modeling tools (e.g., IES VE, eQuest, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, RETScreen Software and others) is preferred.
- Experience with LCA tools (e.g., One Click LCA, Tally, EC3) and integration with Revit or BIM environments.
- Experience with digital analytics and visualization tools (e.g., QGIS and others) is considered an asset.
- Experience with Canadian and U.S. building codes and sustainability incentive programs.
- Strong communication, client management, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams.
- Occasional travel for site visits or client meetings may be required.
About SLR Consulting
SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.
We achieve this by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges, by utilising our collaborative and entrepreneurial One Team culture.
SLR has been advising clients for over 25 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 3,000 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.