Principal Consultant or Associate Director (Sustainability) - Immediate Start

Job Description & Requirements

Main Purpose of the Job:

This role will provide sustainability services for a broad range for public and private sector clients. This is a diverse role with many potential opportunities to technically support clients on their sustainability journey.  The role will support growth and delivery of the Sustainability & Business Advisory Services.

You will play a key role in the successful delivery of major multidisciplinary development projects. You will be instrumental in ensuring the environmental, health & safety performance and delivering impact assessments for a diverse range of projects including large scale multi-disciplinary and infrastructure projects as well as M&A transactions for both private and public clients.  We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate experience on these projects and ability to lead business development; primarily: 

• Bring new thinking (based on own subject matter expertise) to the client that will enable the client to transform their organization in response to the market needs and drivers.
• Build trusted-advisor relationships with senior management members and clients.
• Develop the AIS business and the Business Advisory Communities of Practice, Service Capabilities and Value Propositions.
• Leads and delivers complex and multi-stream projects/programmes. Achieves and sets project objectives and stretch objectives.
• An Associate Director's role is to demonstrate the ability to:

1. Generate high margin and consulting sales through collaborative working with Team Leads that creates additional revenue for core services and/or other service lines.
2. Lead exceptional client outcomes through service excellence across multiple, complex Business Advisory and Non-Business Advisory capability areas.
3. Bring thought leadership based on their own subject matter expertise to the business and clients. Has the ability to turn new ideas into reality.
4. Leads Community / Non-project initiatives that positively impact Business Advisory's ability to retain and attract top talents.

Job Description (Key Responsibilities):

• Lead the delivery of projects ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration between colleagues.
• Contribute to the development of new propositions that meet the needs of clients or open up new service and sector specific opportunities.
• Ability to identify and land sales opportunities with new and existing clients including the development of business cases, and preparation of high-quality winning bids.
• Providing environmental, social and governance advisory services including supporting clients in establishing sustainability strategies, goals and roadmaps, transition strategies and sustainability reporting. 
• Competently undertake your own work to an excellent standard and review the work of others.
• A natural team player and leader, developing positive relationships with clients, committed to sharing knowledge, coaching, mentoring to help colleagues achieve their career ambitions, and comfortable with social media & networking to raise our  profile.
• Flexible in attitude, willing to go that extra mile and able to travel occasionally internationally to deliver quality work to our clients, where required.

Core Requirements for all AIS employees:

You are:

• Culturally aware, able to embrace diversity and flourish within a multinational environment.
• Committed to maintaining a harmonious working environment by always treating colleagues and stakeholders with respect and curtesy.
• Working with integrity in everything you do and obeying all rules, regulations, and laws that affect your role.
• Committed to maintaining a safe working environment for all stakeholders.
• Able to assess challenges and ask for help when needed.

Job Requirements & Person Specification (Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Behaviours)

Essential:

• Substantial knowledge of / experience in working on a range of projects in the sustainability field including:
  1. Sustainability reporting and familiar with the various reporting frameworks
  2. GHG Reporting and Carbon Management including carbon credit market
  3. Net Zero Carbon Strategies and associated Science Based Targets
  4. Renewable Technologies and Energy Services
  5. Energy and sustainability programs and projects
  6. Environmental & social impact assessments in accordance with international applicable standards and developing action plans.
• Strong technical knowledge with good commercial acumen.
• Experience in business development, from pursuit to development of business cases and project delivery. 
• Experienced across a range of project types. 
• Practical working knowledge of planning systems and consenting processes in Singapore and/or other Asia countries.
• Strong report writing, verbal, and presentation skills with proven experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary co-ordination of projects, with good project management and technical skills, demonstrated professionalism in the creation and delivery of reports and presentations.
• Ability to effectively work / communicate with both internal (including GISI Group of Companies) and external clients.
• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Fluent in English.
• Good communicator and writing skills.
• Organized, self-driven, positive attitude with entrepreneurship mindset.
• Readiness to take on new tasks to support the needs of the client or other team members.

Desirable:

• Certified Energy Manager / Green Building Professional designation (GMAP, LEED AP, WELL AP, etc.)
• Certified in design thinking or strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Data analytics including visual presentations.
• Knowledge on EHS management and climate risk assessment.

1. Good knowledge and experience of energy management services.
2. Work experience in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

• Conversant in other Asian languages.

Asia Infrastructure Solutions is a leader in delivering project & programme management, cost management, sustainable design, engineering, business advisory and consultancy solutions for the infrastructure, buildings, and environmental sectors. The company was established by Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI), the largest privately owned construction manager in the commercial building, industrial and healthcare markets, and a leading project / construction manager in the environmental and public infrastructure sectors. GISI and its founding members have over 90 years of project experience in Asia and currently employs 12,500 employees globally, operating in more than 90 countries.

Asia Infrastructure Solutions has a strong and diversified team of project managers, construction managers, programme managers, cost managers, sustainability consultants and various disciplines of engineering professionals with a long track record in the infrastructure, building and environmental sectors delivering the future for the built and natural environment. Our professional and technical expertise and capabilities are inherited from the Arcadis Design & Engineering / Hyder / Freeman Fox in Hong Kong and Arcadis Consulting / EC Harris / Davis Langdon & Seah businesses in Singapore which span many decades in the Asia region.

Notable projects in Singapore include the Jewel at Changi, CapitaSpring, the North-South Corridor, various hotels, data centers and corporate headquarters for the world’s leading MNCs to name a few.

We empower our employees to succeed and we invest in their professional growth through learning & development programmes as well as membership of professional bodies. Our employees also receive a range of benefits that includes opportunities for hybrid/flexible working, a share-ownership scheme, and private healthcare coverage.

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Fair recruitment practices:

Asia Infrastructure Solutions adheres to the Tripartite Standards for Recruitment Practices in Singapore and uses fair, merit-based, and inclusive hiring practices.

Employment agencies:

Candidates referred by employment agencies will not be considered unless the agency has been explicitly instructed to provide candidates for the stated role.