Sr Sustainability Specialist - Embodied Carbon Service Lead

Job Description

Overview: Join our national Building Performance certification team – bring your sustainability project leadership expertise for embodied carbon to HGA! Locations: Minneapolis, MN; Milwaukee or Madison; WI; Boston, MA; Washington, DC; Sacramento, San Francisco, or Los Angeles, CA As demand for sustainable, high‑performance environments continues to rise, our work increasingly centers on elevating building performance across a diverse portfolio. As a Sr Sustainability Specialist, you will contribute to projects spanning healthcare facilities, corporate offices, laboratories, museums, local, state, and federal government buildings, higher‑education campuses, and major infrastructure improvements. The ideal candidate brings experience in sustainable design and certification administration. This role requires working in person and/or on‑site three days per week, with the option to work remotely for the remaining two days. In this role you will: Expand HGA’s LCA services through building strategic partnerships with clients alongside our principals and business developers. Provide recommendations to project teams on low-GWP products, structural/material optimization, and procurement strategies. Refine and streamline LCA workflow through the development of LCA tools, templates, and other resources to ensure high quality analysis and reports are consistently delivered by the national team. Perform WBLCA in partnership with design teams. Ability to effectively communicate complex climate mitigation and GHG emissions concepts, in written and oral form, to a diverse range of professionals including clients and multi-disciplinary project teams to give everyone a common understanding. Maintain expertise in whole building life cycle assessment methodologies (e.g. ISO14040/44, EN 15978). Provide sustainability leadership on projects, inc