About Us
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

The Role We Want You For
As a Sustainability Consultant, you will support the sustainable design and construction for certification projects and leading sustainable project strategies, from concept to operations.

The Specifics of the Role

• Manage the sustainability team’s green building certification efforts including, but not limited to, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), WELL Building Standard (WELL), Fitwel, Passive House and Living Building Challenge (LBC) projects.
• Coordinate with project teams internally and externally within design and construction practices to lead sustainability meetings.
• Develop and educate team on goals, objectives, initiatives, and strategies and how to meet certification requirements, and collaborate on deliverables.
• Work with clients/owners to maintain sustainability goals and initiatives, provide progress updates, and educate on initiatives and certifications.
• Work with preconstruction team’s estimators to ensure cost effective sustainable strategies.
• Participate in industry events and thought leadership to contribute to the Clayco industry presence.
• Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs and issues.
• Review and revise sustainability proposals and policies.
• Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
• Create and maintain plans and related documents for sustainability projects.
• Identify and create new sustainability indicators.
• Identify and procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs for projects.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, or a related field), or foreign degree equivalent.
• 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• 4 years of experience working in the AEC industry.
• 4 years of experience with green building practices and rating systems.
• 4 years of experience with public presentations and communication (to clients and community organizations).
• 3 years of experience with LEED AP with specialty.

Some Things You Should Know

• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

Why Clayco?

• 2024 Best Places to Work – Crain’s Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 5).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company performance and individual contribution.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.