Project Director - Real Estate

Procurement Specialist/Manager

Introduction:

Established in 2007, The organization is an interdisciplinary knowledge institution and distinct university, committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. They bring together theory and praxis around India-centric knowledge and applied research, while engaging with and drawing from knowledge across the globe.

About Project:

The project aims to transform Indias carbon and energy-intensive real estate sector by promoting High Performance Buildings (HPBs). HPBs present a game-changing opportunity to meet Indian business, climate and sustainability, innovation, and job creation goals.

About The Role:

The organisation is seeking a highly experienced Project Director to lead the project on HPBs. The role presents an opportunity to work with a strong multi-disciplinary practice and research team; engage with industry leaders, policymakers, financial sector decision makers, and the research community; and influence the decarbonisation of a key economic sector in India, delivering impact at scale and creating a global exemplar.

The ideal candidate will have familiarity with global and national building standards, benchmarks, and certification processes; current policy, regulatory and financing arrangements, and associated opportunities and challenges; and the experience of designing and implementing HPBs at scale, managing large programmes, building stakeholder coalitions, and fund raising from international and domestic sources.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Program Management:

- Developing and implementing strategies to promote HPBs at scale across multiple asset classes, including building and driving engagement with industry leaders, policymakers, financial sector decision-makers, and others to champion HPBs and ensure achievement of project goals

- Overseeing and managing the entire project, including technical assistance, capacity development, market development, innovation promotion, and policy and financing enablement

- Driving and managing resource mobilisation in line with project requirements

- Overall programme and team management, including financial and technical reporting

Technical Expertise & Experience:

- Overseeing the mobilisation of lighthouse projects and ensuring that the technical assistance offerings are robust and aligned to agreed goals

- Leveraging the lighthouse project experience and results to amplify the business and climate case for HPBs

- Contributing to knowledge products and events that intend to share analytical and data- driven insights on HPBs, decarbonisation, and energy efficiency

- Strategizing and leading the development of a state-of-the-art performance verification dashboard on HPBs with deep technical know-how on data management and analytics.

Policy Development & Industry Engagement:

- Engaging with industry leaders, policymakers, financial sector decision makers, and others to accelerate and influence policies, benchmarks, and financing arrangements to encourage HPB adoption

- Conceptualising media and awareness campaigns, guiding communications and design efforts for their execution

- Leading and contributing to publications, knowledge events, and other outreach activities, contributing to research/ insights dissemination through multiple forms and channels.

Education & Capacity Development:

- Overseeing the design and delivery of capacity development programmes for students and practitioners

- Mentoring emerging professionals on best practices for HPBs

- Supporting the creation of education and training material from project experiences.

Collaboration & Partnership Development:

- Working with corporate sustainability and business teams, research institutions, and international climate organizations to drive wider adoption and innovation in HPBs

- Establishing partnerships with design firms, developers, and OEMs to mainstream sustainable building practices.

- Representing the organisation at national and international forums to further the programme objectives, sharing programme insights with diverse sets of stakeholders, and enable cross learning

- Providing support to other activities including academics, research, training, practice, operations and others

- Participating in all activities of Institution-building at the organisation; carrying out tasks as assigned; and travelling on work within or outside the country as and when needed

Qualification and Experience:

Must Haves:

- Masters degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field; an undergraduate degree in a related field with an MBA will also be considered.

- The incumbent should have over 25 years of experience on HPBs, net-zero energy buildings, or equivalent

- Experience of working with building rating systems such as LEED, WELL, IGBC, GRIHA, and Passive House

- A proven track record of policy engagement and fundraising

- Spoken and written proficiency in English and Hindi; the ideal applicant will be proficient in one other modern Indian language