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About the Role
We are seeking a Sustainability & Green Building Project Manager to integrate environmental and social sustainability into interior design, renovation, visual merchandising, and event projects. This role will manage the delivery of sustainability initiatives, lead green building certification, improve project-level sustainability data, and support the adoption of lower-carbon materials and construction practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead the application of LEED certification requirements across interior spaces and building renovation projects.
- Establish a consistent process for following up on sustainability and LEED requirements for new boutique openings and renovations.
- Manage the day-to-day delivery of multiple sustainability projects concurrently.
- Monitor project progress, quality, risks, and schedules, providing status updates and escalating issues.
- Lead coordination between internal and external stakeholders.
- Advise on practical ways to meet sustainability objectives.
- Coordinate certification documentation, evidence collection, submissions, and communication with external partners.
- Establish and oversee the reporting of construction-site waste.
- Support the monitoring of agreed social and labor-related aspects of contracted construction workers.
- Calculate and track the embodied carbon emissions of selected projects.
- Manage and continuously improve sustainable materials databases.
- Research and assess new lower-carbon, circular, responsibly sourced, and innovative materials.
- Translate sustainability priorities into practical project requirements, guidance, and performance indicators.
- Contribute to internal sustainability reporting and provide project-level environmental and social data.
- Represent the company’s sustainability requirements in negotiations with landlords, developers, property managers, and leasing partners.
Requirements
- Degree in architecture, interior design, building engineering, construction management, environmental engineering, or a comparable technical field.
- Approximately 8–10 years of relevant professional experience preferred, including significant project-management experience in retail, commercial interiors, architecture, construction, engineering, or a closely related environment.
- At least three years of experience integrating sustainability-related requirements or processes into projects, including areas such as circularity, energy efficiency, materials, construction waste, embodied carbon, or carbon performance.
- Demonstrated experience delivering LEED ID+C projects, particularly luxury commercial interiors, retail interiors, tenant fit-outs, or workplace projects.
- Experience with LEED BD+C, major renovations, Core and Shell, or LEED O+M would be a strong advantage.
- Good understanding of construction materials, specifications, procurement processes, and contractor management.
- Experience with construction waste reporting and sustainable materials selection.
- Knowledge of embodied carbon assessment, life-cycle assessment, or project carbon accounting.
- Experience negotiating or advising on commercial leases, green lease provisions, landlord technical requirements, or sustainability clauses.
- Familiarity with social sustainability, responsible construction, or worker welfare considerations is an advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings, manage technical documentation, and influencing skills in Japanese and English.
Skills
- LEED certification
- Project management
- Green building expertise
- Stakeholder engagement
- LEED AP with ID+C specialty
- LEED Green Associate
- Construction materials
- Specifications
- Procurement processes
- Contractor management
- Construction waste reporting
- Sustainable materials selection
- Embodied carbon assessment
- Life-cycle assessment
- Project carbon accounting
- Commercial lease negotiation
- Green lease provisions
- Landlord technical requirements
- Sustainability clauses
- Social sustainability
- Responsible construction
- Worker welfare
- Meeting facilitation
- Technical documentation management
- Influencing skills
- Japanese
- English
Experience Level
- 8-10 years of relevant professional experience
- 3 years of experience integrating sustainability-related requirements or processes into projects
Education Level
- Degree in architecture, interior design, building engineering, construction management, environmental engineering, or a comparable technical field.