Sustainability Engineer

JLL supports the Whole You, personally and professionally.

We are seeking a Sustainability Engineers for our Sustainability Services team in Central and Eastern Europe.

What this job involves

Review existing buildings from site surveys, as built information, energy bills and research to quantify a building’s key energy performance factors
Create the initial and then detailed thermal models to define a building’s engineering and architectural requirements for high performance buildings
Understand a building’s engineering and building fabric factors to determine an efficient high performance building design
Work with in-house cost management team to evaluate cost-efficient high-performance building design solutions
Prepare high performance building briefs, feasibility studies, drawings, and specifications
Prepare planning energy strategies particularly GLA requirements
Liaise with clients to discuss and outline high performance building design solutions
Work with colleagues across JLL to help shape our comprehensive high performance building market offer
A passion for sustainable and high-performance building design
A good understanding of related building regulation issues.

Desired experience and technical skills

Understands legislative requirements in the EU (e.g. EPC) and Green Building Certification schemes (e.g. BREEAM)
Understands EU Taxonomy and Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM)
Understands mechanical and electrical equipment, controls, and systems used in all types of buildings
Understands how to build energy models calibrated to past utility consumption to meet the needs of the assignment. Includes use of IES VE software modelling or alternatively Design Builder. Ideally familiar with IES Apache HVAC or Detailed HVAC design
Uses theoretical understanding of physics, chemistry, engineering, architecture, and life sciences to execute an effective Engineering design
Understands how to conduct a systematic inspection, review, and reporting of the state of a commercial building’s structure and systems
Understands the physical behaviour of the building as a system and how this impacts energy efficiency, durability, comfort, and indoor air quality and how this impact innovating high-performance buildings
Requires a general level of understanding, knowledge and skills relating to issues and priorities for corporate real estate and build environments.

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:
JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health.

About JLL
- We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 102,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities.

Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.

Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together.