Sustainability Manager - Advisory Practice

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2025 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

The Senior Sustainability Manager - Advisory practice will support the growth and delivery of our advisory offering across priority markets, driving business development, client engagement, and technical delivery excellence. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on leadership, ensuring high-quality outcomes, strong client relationships, and achievement of commercial objectives. The successful candidate will inspire and guide a multidisciplinary team while positioning KEO as a trusted partner in sustainability advisory services.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Develop and communicate a clear vision of opportunities and target markets with the purpose of growing our Sustainability Advisory market offering.
• Attend targeted marketing events/conferences to raise awareness, expand networks, and support business growth. Demonstrate proven ability to build and maintain a robust professional contact base, with confidence in networking and public speaking at large events..
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of applicable regulations, standards, and international best practices relevant to target markets
• Lead client-facing meetings for cultivation and business development efforts.
• Nurture key client, internal and other collaborative relationships.
• Identify opportunities and prioritize tailored approaches for effective delivery.
• Facilitate the preparation or contribution to bid proposals for the Sustainability Department, as well as cross-disciplinary bids led by other KEO Divisions.
• Deliver technical presentations to clients with limited support or as part of a larger KEO initiative.
• Oversee and support the team’s successful project management and technical outputs, including reports and presentations
• Supervises, coordinates, and supports team members.
• Ensure adherence to quality control, quality assurance, submittal protocols and document flow procedures are followed and are successfully implemented.
• Support the Sustainability Director in technical and commercial management and operations of the sustainability team.
• Manage and achieve financial, operational, and other KPIs as defined in deliverables.
• Provide regular reporting on progress, risks, and opportunities.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a proven track record and minimum of 8-10 years of sustainability experience, with significance to integrated advisory solutions, Requires advanced knowledge of portfolio development, client relationship and financial terms and principles. Conducts moderate financial forecasts and analysis.

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Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university required. A relevant Master's degree or MBA preferred.  and/or Sustainable Certification Systems (LEED AP/BREEAM/ etc) and whom have professional chartered membership(s). 

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.