Junior Sustainability Consultant

**About the role:** Edge Consultants  is  hiring a Junior Sustainability Consultant to join its growing Sustainability team, in support of the firm’s  vision of creating a sustainable future for people and the planet. The individual will work alongside a client-facing team, coordinating tasks to achieve project sustainability goals. The ideal applicant will have the flexibility and capacity to work on a wide variety of projects and demonstrate the capability of collaborating with multi-disciplinary project teams. Applicants should be passionate about sustainability, curious, and self motivated, with an ability to produce high-quality work. This junior position is an in-office role based in our Vancouver, British Columbia, or Toronto, Ontario office. **How to apply:** Please apply for this position by sending an email to careers@edgec.ca Your email should reference the Junior Sustainability Consultant role and include a resume and a brief cover letter. Please also include any pertinent information relating to your availability in your email, such as timeline and location. **We would love to hear from you if you have:** * Post-secondary education in relevant fields such as engineering, architecture or other qualifications with relevant work experience in the construction industry. * LEED Green Associate accreditation is highly desired; LEED AP or WELL AP is considered an asset. * Familiarity with sustainable building rating systems and requirements such as LEED, WELL, REAP, City of Vancouver sustainable design requirements, and the Toronto Green Standard. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present concepts and ideas to clients and project team members. * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to build and maintain trackers for workflows, data, and information. * Confident in the use of MS Office to create tools and resources to manage workflows, data, and information. * Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with guidance from senior team members. * A personable character with the ability to build good working relationships. * Attention to detail. * Initiative and positive attitude. * Knowledge of building performance simulation, daylight analysis, or life cycle assessment is considered an asset. * Exposure to the building construction industry and project team dynamics, through internships or work terms, is considered an asset. **This is what a typical week will include:** * Support the sustainability team with consulting and analysis for rating systems such as LEED, WELL, and REAP. * Assess and quantify the embodied carbon of building materials, construction methods, and demonstrate the impact of design choices through wbLCAs. * Provide guidance to architects, designers, and construction teams on best practices to incorporate sustainability requirements within design and to reduce embodied carbon. * Develop reports, presentations, illustrations, and other content matter for project team members a