Sustainability SME

Insight Global is looking to hire a Sustainability SME to sit in a hybrid environment in Frederick or Gaithersburg, MD. This individual will be responsible for embedding sustainability, decarbonization, and resource efficiency requirements into capital projects as designs progress from concept through detailed engineering, procurement, and construction. Additionally, the Sustainability SME will be responsible for translating enterprise sustainability goals into actionable engineering criteria, ensuring facilities and utilities are designed, specified, and documented to meet energy, water, carbon, waste, and biodiversity targets without compromising safety, quality, or operability.

Key Responsibilities Include:
- Sustainability Basis of Design: Define and maintain project-specific sustainability criteria (energy, water, carbon, waste, refrigerants) through design maturity.
- Energy & Carbon by Design: Develop decarbonization and energy strategies (electrification, heat recovery, heat pumps, efficient HVAC, advanced controls) with quantified utility and carbon impacts.
- Water Stewardship: Specify water efficiency, reuse, and segregation strategies (CIP/SIP optimization, condensate recovery, grey/black water separation, cooling tower optimization) aligned with process and quality.
- Embodied Carbon & Materials: Select low-carbon materials (EPD-backed concrete/steel, low-GWP insulation/refrigerants, recycled content), apply circular design, and minimize packaging/waste.
- Lifecycle & TCO Modeling: Perform lifecycle cost and carbon analyses (LCCA/LCA) to guide capex/opex trade-offs, incentives, and carbon pricing.
- Codes & Certifications: Ensure compliance with codes and frameworks (LEED/BREEAM, WELL, ASHRAE, ISO, local energy codes) and define certification pathways.
- Utilities & Process Integration: Collaborate across disciplines to embed sustainability in utility systems (boilers, chillers, heat pumps, compressed air, clean steam) and process controls.
- Measurement & Verification: Define metering, sub-metering, trending, and BAS/EMS analytics for performance tracking, FDD, and commissioning.
- Design Reviews: Conduct sustainability reviews at 50%/90% design; document improvements on drawings, P&IDs, sequences, and specs.
- Commissioning & Performance: Integrate sustainability into commissioning; define functional tests, seasonal tuning, and acceptance criteria.
- Renewables & Storage: Assess readiness for onsite renewables (PV, solar thermal), storage, and microgrids; coordinate utility interconnection.
- Waste & Logistics: Incorporate waste segregation, recycling, hazardous handling, and reusable packaging into layouts and logistics.
- Biodiversity & Site: Influence landscaping, stormwater controls, heat island mitigation, and light pollution reduction.
- Documentation & Governance: Prepare sustainability narratives, decision logs, and embodied carbon reports; maintain change control.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Align with corporate teams; present business cases; support supplier compliance.
- Lessons Learned & Standards: Capture insights and update corporate guidelines and specifications for sustainable design.

Compensation:
$75.00/hr to $85.00/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering, architecture, environmental engineering/science, or related field; master’s preferred.
- Experience: 10+ years in sustainability engineering for industrial, life sciences, or pharmaceutical facilities with significant contributions during detailed design and commissioning.
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of energy systems (HVAC, heat recovery, heat pumps, boilers/chillers, compressed air), process utilities (WFI, clean steam, CIP/SIP), building envelopes, controls/automation, water systems, and embodied carbon assessment.
- Standards and Frameworks: Proficiency with ASHRAE 90.1/189.1, 55, 62.1; LEED/BREEAM/WELL certification processes; ISO 14001/50001; life cycle assessment methods and tools; familiarity with local energy/water codes in target jurisdictions.
- Analysis Tools: Experience with energy modeling and analytics (e.g., eQUEST, IES-VE, EnergyPlus), LCCA, LCA/EPD evaluation, metering/M&V planning, and BAS trend analysis; ability to interpret PFDs, P&IDs, sequences of operation, and equipment specs.
- GxP Awareness: Understanding of GMP requirements and contamination control so that sustainability measures preserve product quality and regulatory compliance.

- Certifications: LEED AP (BD+C) or BREEAM AP preferred; CEM, CMVP, WELL AP, or ENV SP advantageous; PE licensure a plus.
- x Biologics or vaccine manufacturing projects, including cleanroom HVAC optimization and clean utility heat recovery.
- Electrification of process heat and boiler/chiller plant decarbonization, including refrigerant selection and low GWP strategies.
- Deployment of metering/FDD analytics, M&V, and post occupancy performance tuning on complex facilities.
- Engagement with utilities for incentives and demand response; evaluation of PPAs or on site renewables.
- Embodied carbon procurement practices and collaboration with suppliers on EPD driven selections.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.