Advisor - Green Buildings

Our client Mantle Developments is growing and looking to add to their team!

Who we need

The Founder & CEO, Ryan Zizzo, is leading and scaling up our initiatives and engagements

with companies seeking our unique expertise in climate-smart design and development. Their

focus areas include building and infrastructure embodied carbon life cycle assessment,

operational carbon management, green building consulting, net-zero and climate resilience

strategies, and building certifications - including LEED, Zero Carbon Building Standard, Fitwel,

Toronto Green Standard, BOMA Best, Vancouver Zoning Bylaw. They need an experienced

and talented Climate-smart Buildings Advisor with the passion and expertise to skillfully support

our projects in these and other emerging areas.

Who you are

You are a self-starter, team-player, and doer who is talented at communication and technical

analysis. You are comfortable working on new and emerging topics, asking questions, and want

to work on unique and impactful projects at a company helping the built environment become

climate-smart. You are a professional who can independently lead with consistent rigour in

producing quality work products and analyses, foster internal collaboration and mentorship, and

embrace accountability. You thrive in an ultra-fast-paced environment and have a deep desire

to radically own your impact and embrace the freedom of managing your own time. We are

open to remote working arrangements, with Vancouver being the preferred location of this role

due to our high level of clients based there, with Toronto being the second preferred location.

What’s in it for you

A chance to support, educate, identify, inspire, strategize, and equip.

You will support the Mantle Developments team and work on projects such as:

• Consulting with real estate developers that are pioneering development efforts to minimize

  whole-life cycle carbon and work towards net zero emissions developments

• Managing climate and green building rating systems, certifications, and mandatory

  compliance documentation, including LEED, Zero Carbon Building Standard, Envision,

  BOMA Best, Toronto Green Standard, and other similar programs

• Working with portfolio and company-level sustainability and climate-related frameworks

  and disclosure programs, including SASB, GRESB, GRI, CDP, PCAF, and other similar

  programs

• Providing support functions including report and proposal drafting, strategy development,

  energy modelling, operational carbon calculations, research and training

How you will make a difference:

• Research and planning. You will support technical and policy analysis, strategy

  development, and implementation.

• Data & information analysis. You will support and develop compliance documentation

  for green building certification; enhanced climate-related disclosure projects including

  LEED and GRESB; and carbon assessment projects.

What you bring to our collaborative (virtual) space:

• Passion for our purpose. You are deeply committed to the creation of structures and

  infrastructure that are low carbon, climate resilient, and adhere to high standards of

  environmental responsibility. You want to empower companies to manage climate risk

  and benefit from climate opportunity.

• Education & Experience. You have an impressive track record of academic and

  professional achievement, including:

  • A post-secondary degree in engineering or environmental science.

  • Advanced degrees (MASc, MSc, MBA, Ph.D.) and PEng and/or LEED AP or

    similar designations are assets.

  • Experience in engineering and analysis, including consulting with real estate,

    government, construction, architecture, and engineering clients.

  • Expertise in the areas of green building certifications, energy modelling, energy

    audits, net zero mechanical design, life cycle assessments.

• Technical skills. Your toolkit includes climate analysis, energy modelling, net zero / high

  efficiency mechanical design, life cycle assessment software, MS Office, and web-based

  business tools (Slack, Zoom, G-Suite, etc.)

  • Experience with life cycle assessment, including whole building-level or product-

    level environmental and cost assessments, is an asset.

  • Experience in performing energy modelling and energy audits, including

    ASHRAE Level II audits, is an asset.

  • Experience in project and construction cost estimation and pro forma is an asset.

• Project leadership. You are a strategic thinker with strong project management skills,

  business acumen, accountability, and financial proficiency. You have:

  • Influence and the ability to gain trust and inspire and bring teams together to

    effectively achieve their goals and objectives

  • Expertise partnering with internal and external stakeholders to identify business

    challenges and opportunities to develop effective strategies to realize visions

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make

    presentations at the executive or government level, and translate complex

    findings into concise yet comprehensive reports, recommendations, and policies

  • The drive to stay up-to-date or ahead of the curve with best practices in climate-

    smart engineering

Our history, your future

Manifest Climate (formerly named Mantle314) was founded in 2015 to shine the light on climate-

related risk and opportunity in the construction sector and advance strategies to thrive. As early

movers on the need to engage and empower businesses in their climate and resilience

strategies, we work with forward-thinking organizations across a broad range of industries,

including construction, finance, government, and real estate. We educate internal teams on

climate developments, equip them with the tools to identify and manage risks and opportunities

and provide leading solutions and strategies to build corporate resilience against climate

impacts.

Mantle Developments was spun out of Mantle314 in early 2021 to focus specifically on

supporting the built environment become climate-smart including through carbon management

and resilience design and operation. We are recognized leaders in embodied emissions (scope

3) management and recognize the importance of bringing a holistic ‘whole-life carbon’ approach

and solutions to the market.

If you are forward-thinking and interested in meaningful, purpose-driven work, helping real-world

decision-makers and influencers engage with and respond to the climate crisis and stay ahead

of the climate curve, we think you’d like it here.

We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we live and work in. We

encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible

minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with

disabilities. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process,

please let us know.