Sustainable Housing Advisor

Role Summary

Do you want to ensure that our clients can make their real estate more sustainable? Do you, like us, believe in thinking, daring and doing? We help and inspire our clients with issues surrounding sustainable housing. From a single building to programs with multiple buildings in the portfolio. We help our clients determine, monitor and increase ambition on themes such as energy transition, circular economy and climate adaptation. Which choices are relevant to make the real estate future-proof and sustainable? What measures can best be taken, how do we organize this and what decision-making is required for this? You translate Paris Proof goals into concrete new and ongoing projects and also manage them.

Do you have the substantive expertise in the field of sustainability, but are you ready to step up to become an (organizational) advisor, project, process or program manager? Are you a connector who is genuinely interested in the interests of others, administratively sensitive and do you enjoy working in the world of housing? Then come join our team!

As a sustainable housing advisor, you help and motivate clients to realize their sustainable ambitions in the field of housing and real estate. You can simultaneously fulfill different roles, such as:

As a strategic discussion partner for our clients, identify new trends and developments in sustainability.

Together with your colleagues, determine how a university can best translate its sustainability efforts into concrete measures in projects and programs.

As a project manager, you play a role in making new construction or existing real estate more sustainable.

Manage a sustainability program for a large semi-public organization with projects such as electrification, sustainable energy generation, and reducing waste flows.

Advise on feasibility studies, projects, portfolio plans, contracting external parties, design, management or maintenance.

'Everyone thinks that sustainability is happening too slowly', but through your efforts you know how to tackle bottlenecks, seize new opportunities, break resistance and bring about successful change. You translate ambitions into results.

Requirements

We are looking for an advisor with (technical) substantive knowledge who wants to take the next step in his career. You know what is really important and you are the link between the client and technical advisors or implementing parties. You are a strong presence at the table and have sufficient persuasive power towards both the client and the contractor.

In addition to carrying out projects, you monitor the latest developments in sustainability and thus contribute to knowledge sharing and development among your clients and colleagues. In projects it is natural for you to coach younger colleagues. You are able to act commercially and acquiring and develop a distinctive approach that offers added value to our customers.

What we ask of you

• University degree in construction or real estate related education.
• You have 3 to 5 years of relevant (consultancy) experience in the field of sustainability in the built environment, for example at an engineering or architectural firm or contractor.
• You have managed various sustainable projects or programs.
• You are aware of developments in sustainability and current legislation and regulations in the built environment.
• Competencies: environmentally aware, analytical, collaborative, results-oriented, collaborative, ambitious.

Benefits

• A varied job with a salary that reflects the role and experience.
• Good secondary employment conditions; We pay your pension premium and you are entitled to a lease car and/or NS Business Card.
• An internal training program that focuses on knowledge, skills and personal development.
• An inspiring working environment with passionate colleagues, in which, in addition to our assignments, we also invest time in inspiration and share knowledge and get to know each other better (through drinks, professional days, events, etc.).
• Ample options to shape your work in your own way.
• An environment in which you are challenged professionally and where there is room for development.
• An international network of consultancy firms (Cordence Worldwide) to which TwynstraGudde is affiliated.
• We embrace differences in background, personality and talents. Every person is unique. These differences strengthen our organization and our work for clients.

What else you can expect from us

• A can do mentality, with room for initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Plenty of room to learn and develop in themes that appeal to you.
• Would you like to get to know each other before you apply?
• Are you enthusiastic about this position with our advisory group? Apply immediately! If you have any questions regarding the content, please contact Wicher Schönau by email: .

About the Company

Working with TwynstraGudde means making social transitions work together. We help people and organizations with sustainable changes with advice, management and training. Our strength lies in decisiveness. In creating solutions that are workable and remain workable. Together with our clients, we work towards a society that is clean, safe, healthy and resilient. This is how we make a lasting impact on tomorrow.

About the Housing, Real Estate and Facility Management advisory group

The world is changing quickly, organizations are changing with it. This requires flexibility and future-orientedness. And the ability to translate developments in customers' organizations into policy and the consequences for facilities and housing. We have years of experience in supporting clients with these types of issues. Our customers are decision makers in the financial sector, central government and local authorities, educational institutions and organizations in the sports and culture sector.

We combine our expertise in the field of housing, real estate and facility management with project and program management and change and organizational science. We work on concrete issues.

We stand for a convincing translation from vision to reality.