Posted: January 27, 2025
Location: Dallas, TX
2218 Bryan Street Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
The Senior Regenerative Design Advisor will be responsible for leading and managing sustainability across a wide range of project opportunities that may relate to high performance water, energy, and carbon analysis; material research; resilience; and trends on occupant health and well-being. The Senior Advisor will work under the direction of the Director of Regenerative Design and is accountable for upholding the firm’s performance standards, processes, and vision leading to developing the highest level of regenerative and living buildings, along with transformative design work within their studio. The Senior Advisor is responsible for consistent delivery of the highest quality of sustainable documentation, consulting expertise, and the professional services required to support this level of work.
Partners with local leadership on initiatives to enhance the quality of the local studio’s Living Design process as well as encourages and participates in local studio collaboration to implement a robust regenerative design approach and method for documentation. Be responsible for tracking and reporting on trends and programs within three or more service/market sectors.
Possesses the ability to interact comfortably with clients, consultants, and other project members while maintaining confidentiality with clients. Must have demonstrated the ability to manage projects that execute an understanding of and respect for the values and objectives of clients, as well as their goals and constraints.
Supports the local Director of Regenerative Design in preparation, negotiation, administration, mapping of project scope, and execution of project agreements. Possesses project management abilities to help support project cost control and profitability and assist in monitoring the quality of the design documentation. Demonstrates the ability to make presentations to different client and stakeholder groups and to lead workshops. Prepares and directs technical content for sustainable design presentations, reports, and other client deliverables.
Works with studio leadership to foster innovation, creativity, and collaboration in ways that create the best possible environment for effective and creative project design and delivery, and works to build trust and team cooperation among studio staff.
Liaise with architectural, interiors, and urban design project and consultant teams in undertaking targeted sustainable building performance calculations and product research. Be responsible for tracking and reporting on trends and programs within three or more service/market sectors. Mentor and oversee the Sustainable Design Advisor I, II, and III’s project deliverables.
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience.
Previous supervisory experience is required, as is proven team leadership.
Advanced knowledge of ‘deep green’ sustainability and regenerative design is required.
A requirement for this project leadership role is experience in the sustainable design industry and an understanding and implementation of Living Building Challenge, LEED, Passive House, BREAM, GreenStar, Nabers, WELL Building, and Fitwel and other green building systems.
Participation in a sub-set of areas is required, including: climate positive planning, biophilia, biomimicry, green materials selection and specification, embodied carbon, energy efficiency, renewable energy, water and waste systems, permaculture, passive heating and cooling, daylight modeling, natural ventilation modeling, energy modeling and more.
Knowledge across interior and architectural scopes of work is required. A sub-set knowledge of one or more of the following market sectors is desired, including: corporate, commercial, civil, cultural, higher education, K-12 schools, healthcare, S&T, sports and recreation, and commercial interiors.
Holds a degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a field related to sustainable building design. Professional registration is desired, but not mandatory. At a minimum, be Living Future Accredited or have a LEED with Specialty Accreditation.
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