Sustainability Specialist - Embodied Carbon And Materials - ENS Bengaluru

Description

Burns & McDonnell India’s Environmental Division is seeking a Sustainability Specialist - Embodied Carbon & Materials to join our growing sustainability team. This role will support project teams by performing whole building life cycle assessments, reviewing drawings and specifications, and guiding responsible material selection and design alternatives. The position will also support LEED and Envision certifications, including material submittal reviews and submission documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct whole building life cycle and/or embodied carbon assessments using tools such as EC3 and OneClick.
• Review building drawings, specifications, and submittals to identify opportunities for low carbon and responsible material selection.
• Track, document, and support submission of LEED and Envision credits, particularly Materials & Resources credits and construction-phase documentation.
• Provide recommendations and coordination to design, engineering, and construction teams on low-carbon products, structural/material efficiencies, and procurement strategies.
• Maintain awareness of evolving low carbon materials, responsible material certifications, and procurement.
• Coordinate with project teams to integrate solutions into formal design documents, collect material data, and confirm compliance with sustainability goals.
• Education project teams on embodied carbon concepts and basics of integration into design and construction projects.
• Work closely with global project teams in the U.S. and U.K. to support embodied carbon assessments, materials review, and related documentation.
  
  

• Structural engineering or architecture background.
• LEED Accredited Professional and/or Envision Sustainability Professional.
• Experience supporting LEED and/or Envision project documentation.
• Knowledge of sustainable construction practices, low-carbon materials, and material transparency resources (Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), Health Product Declarations (HPDs), Declare labels).
• Experience collaborating with global teams across multiple regions and time zones is a plus.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Sustainability, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years working on design and construction projects.
• An understanding of the integration of embodied carbon assessment and reduction into a standard design and construction process and timeline.
• Experience using embodied carbon tools for project delivery (EC3, OneClick LCA).
• Deep familiarity with embodied carbon and Whole Building Life Cycle Analysis (WBLCA) concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience communicating with technical disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.