Sustainability Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant

Posted:
1/11/2026, 4:02:38 PM

Location(s):
Karnataka, India ⋅ Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Consulting

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.  

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people  and empowering them to  thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   

We are looking for a Sustainability Consultant - Sustainability Consulting for our team.

 

About JLL

We’re JLL. We’re a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We help organizations around the world achieve their ambitions by owning, occupying and investing in real estate.

 

If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best. We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours. Achieve your ambitions – join us at JLL!

 

About the Job

At JLL, we are driving sustainability through everything that we do. We are building up our Sustainability practice, to drive our end-to-end sustainability solutions in real estate, including Client Solutions, Strategy Consulting, Performance & Design, and Operations.

This role is embedded in the Sustainability Consulting team, where you will work with our clients to help them think through their sustainability strategies, including what reporting they require and what certification they need. You will support green building consulting services, performing operational and embodied carbon assessment, review energy audits, deliver ESD advice and prepare green building certification submissions.  Work in this career pathway typically require an engineering degree and/ or Architecture with energy and engineering orientation as you will be involved in providing engineering related sustainability consulting. The role requires a passion for sustainability and gives professional the opportunity to develop their careers as a Sustainability consultant. While based in Bangalore, the role will be integral to our regional sustainability team and delivering sustainability projects across the region.

 

 

Title

Sustainability Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant - Sustainability Consulting

Business unit

Sustainability Consulting - Asia Pacific, Bangalore India

Reporting to

Director – Sustainability Consultant

Duties & responsibilities

What this job involves

This role aims to work with JLL’s global and local occupier, investor and base builder clients to deliver upon their Sustainability ambitions. This role is customer facing, executive facing, and team oriented.  The role will be centred around the following key elements:

 

Consulting work

•          Work closely with Sustainability Consulting team in Australia and perform gap assessments and facilitation work related to Greenstar/ LEED/ WELL or other Certification

•          Preparation of LCA studies addressing embodied carbon, net zero strategic consulting work

•          Support  Sustainability Audits or other sustainability Activities

•          Join client connections, pitches etc. to provide sustainability positioning and market differentiation

•          Create a pool of case studies, client success stories, testimonials, research and sales material which can be used by the team.

Performance objectives

•          Support Green Building and WELL certification projects

•          Embodied carbon Assessments

•          Decarbonisation & Net Zero pathway Assessments

•          GHG Emission Reporting

•          Get conversant with net zero and sustainability concepts

•          Willingness to work across multi-countries & time zones

Background and Experience

          Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Architecture or built environment-related degree.

•          3-to-8-year experience in sustainability

•          Preferably LEED Accredited professional and/or WELL AP, familiarity with any other regional/global certification, in particular Green Star, is a plus

•          Experience planning and managing multi-stakeholder projects, including the ability to steer and coordinate internal stakeholders, develop engagement materials and plans, and ability to drive stakeholder meetings/processes to deliver results.

 

 


 

Sound like you? Here are the skills we are looking for:

ESTABLISHED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: The job requires established skills and experience in:

 

Skill Area

Requirements

Green Building Certification

Proficiency in green building certification processes and standards (e.g., LEED, WELL, Greenstar) including assessment, design and construction coordination

Mechanical & Electrical Systems

Understands mechanical and electrical equipment, controls, and systems used in all types of buildings

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

Understands the impact of design elements on indoor air quality, comfort, lighting

Technical Writing

Gathers and collates technical data, writes technical reports, produces documents to communicate technical evaluations and communicates information clearly and unambiguously

CRE & Built Environment Basics

Requires a general level of understanding, knowledge and skills relating to issues and priorities for corporate real estate and build environments

Data Management & Analytics

Ability to manage, analyze, and visualize sustainability data (energy, water, waste, carbon) to derive insights and track performance against targets. Proficiency with data tools like Microsoft Excel is essential

Active Listening

Makes the effort to hear the words another person is saying and interpret & understand the complete message that is being communicated

Building Trust

Interacts with people in ways that build confidence in one's intentions and those of the organisation as a whole

Solution Development

Determines the best way of satisfying project or change goals, objectives & requirements

Teamwork & Collaboration

Believes that by working together you can do better work than by working separately or competitively

 

 

BASIC KNOWLEDGE: The job requires a basic level of understanding of:

 

Skill Area

Requirements

Energy & Water Analysis

Runs energy calculations and produce business cases for all energy and water conservation opportunities and consolidates energy and water data, analyze trends, set baselines, and identify anomalies and opportunities

NZC Strategy

Develops net zero carbon strategies suitable for application to varied client situations and circumstances

ESG & Reporting Frameworks

Possesses knowledge of key sustainability reporting standards and benchmarks like GRESB, GRI, TCFD, and an understanding of emerging sustainability-linked regulations

Client Orientation

Helps or serves the client or customer, builds rapport, builds partnerships and maintains constructive & respectful relationships in order to anticipate, understand, meet & exceed their needs and maximise value creation

Commercial Awareness

Focuses on the bottom line and identifies opportunities that hold the most promise for additional sources of income or cost reduction

Creativity & Innovation

Uses imagination to create innovative & engaging products & solutions that challenge the status quo

Prioritisation

Arranges activities in order of their importance, designates somethings more important than other things to meet delivery commitments

Relationships & Networks

Builds rapport and maintains friendly, respectful relationships across the business & externally with stakeholders, customers & stakeholders

Technology Adoption

Understands how analytics & technology can be used to explain success, measure the effectiveness of activities and support decision making

 

Every day is different, and in all these activities, we’d encourage you to show your ingenuity.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of JLL. We believe in recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing all our employees with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, political belief, disability or long-term health condition.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process and employment accessible to candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. Please do feel able to be open about this at any point during the process and our recruitment team will work with you to establish the most appropriate adjustments. We are keen to support all our employees with juggling their work, personal and family commitments and alongside our approach to flexible working, we have a comprehensive parental transition support programme to assist parents during the early months and years of parenthood.

JLL is a Living Wage accredited business, as we believe a fair day’s work deserves a fair days’ pay. To find out more about our Living Wage accreditation please go here https://www.us.jll.com/

 

What you can expect from us

You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay. Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sights and imagine where JLL can take you...

Apply today at www.jll.com/careers

Location:

On-site –Bengaluru, KA

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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