Atelier Ten

We are an international environmental design consultancy creating high-performance, sustainable, award-winning buildings. Buildings that give back to the wider environment, don’t waste resources and make people feel good. We have been designing for the climate emergency since our founding in 1990. Read more on our website at

Atelier Ten are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion and diversity. We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most innovative talent on our team.

The Role

As a Senior Environmental Designer, you will collaborate with architects, engineers, and project teams to integrate sustainable design principles into building, precinct and infrastructure projects.

This is a full-time role based in our Sydney office, working with our team of environmental designers across Australia as well as teams in our offices in Asia Pacific, UK, USA, and elsewhere.

We are looking for someone with Australian consulting experience in sustainability, including experience in environmental modelling and the application of green building rating and certification tools.

Your Responsibilities

- Manage large and complex sustainable building projects with support from senior staff, including managing clients, work plans, budgets, and junior staff.
- Coordinate and liaise with design teams and clients throughout all stages of project design and delivery.
- Independently scope, resource, and delegate analysis tasks such as daylight, energy, thermal comfort, etc., with support from Practice Leads.
- Benchmark against green building certification programs like Green Star, Living Building Challenge, WELL, NABERS and others.




- Develop sustainability visions and strategies, make recommendations for integration, and communicate sustainability concepts to a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Lead and facilitate meetings and workshops with project teams to guide the development of sustainability vision and strategy.
- Contribute to Atelier Ten’s visible leadership through client engagement, industry events and social media.
- Scope out and develop fee proposals and assist with other business development activities.
- Directly manage 1+ staff members and mentor them on career progression.
- Guide junior staff in technical tasks and consulting skills development.

Who are we looking for?

You have a strong understanding of sustainable buildings, places and infrastructure with a keen interest in the application of sustainability strategy and analytical tools to drive design. You approach sustainable design with an interdisciplinary and whole-of-systems perspective. You are skilled at managing complex projects, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and are a skilled communicator and collaborator.

You are proactive, self-motivated, a team-player, and comfortable taking ownership of your work. You get excited about learning new things and enjoy sharing your skills and knowledge across the company.



You are dedicated to professional service and are keen to develop new skills and services that contribute to design excellence. You generate enthusiasm for project sustainability ambitions with clients and the project design team. You have your colleagues’ backs, and you bring smiles to their faces.

About You

- Degree in a field related to engineering, architecture, and/ or building science.
- 8+ years’ total professional experience in ESD.
- Experience scoping and managing technical analysis work, including interrogating results.
- Demonstration of leading projects to successful Green Star rating achievement.
- Accreditation in Green Star, LEED, WELL, ILFI, NABERS, Passivhaus or other sustainability benchmarking tools (desired).
- Active leadership role in a relevant industry organisation, e.g. AIRAH, APHA, GBCA etc.
- Experience and proficiency in environmental analysis tools such as Ladybug Tools, IES VE, or others (desired).
- Appropriate work visa status.

Why work with us?

- Exciting project work with substantial opportunities to shape and influence a regenerative, more sustainable built setting.
- A supportive environment with senior leaders open to new ideas and your input.
- Collaboration with local and global colleagues within Atelier Ten and the SJ Group.
- Opportunities for career growth within ANZ region and in global business.
- Enthusiastic workmates and insightful mentors in both business and sustainability realms.
- Responsibilities within Atelier Ten’s technical practices, thought leadership, and business.

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📌 Senior Environmental Designer (City of Sydney)
🏢 Atelier Ten
📍 City of Sydney