Senior Technical Manager - Net Zero, Retrofit and Decarbonisation

Role Overview

Our client has set ambitious climate targets, aiming to reduce the carbon intensity of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions across the global real estate portfolio under management by 50% by 2030, with a longer-term objective of achieving net zero by 2040.

The portfolio spans multiple asset classes, with this position focused primarily on office, retail, industrial & logistics, and residential properties across Europe.

Based in Munich with 4 Days in office and 1 WFH

Must speak German and English

Key Responsibilities

• Assessing net zero carbon audits and providing technical insight to support fund teams in shaping robust business cases and delivering practical decarbonisation roadmaps aligned with fund strategies

• Identifying and engaging appropriate technical delivery partners, contributing to defining scope, commercial rationale, and implementation frameworks

• Contributing to the annual sustainability capex planning cycle for priority funds

• Supporting investment teams in the evaluation and selection of decarbonisation technologies and proptech solutions, including renewables, heat pumps, solar PV and building management systems, and facilitating their deployment

• Overseeing project delivery in partnership with asset management teams to ensure interventions are executed effectively

• Collaborating with relevant internal stakeholders and external advisers to secure applicable grants, incentives or funding mechanisms where available

• Working closely with ESG and investment colleagues to embed net zero considerations into acquisition due diligence and underwriting processes

• Developing and refining internal technical guidance documentation

• Upskilling investment professionals to strengthen their confidence and credibility when engaging investors on net zero topics

• Designing and delivering internal workshops and engagement sessions to build organisation-wide capability on decarbonisation

• Representing the organisation at key industry forums and working groups, such as CRREM, Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), INREV and GREEN

Candidate Profile

• Degree-qualified in a relevant technical discipline (e.g. building services engineering, architecture, surveying or similar)

• Demonstrated experience delivering decarbonisation, energy efficiency or retrofit programmes across European real estate portfolios, including financial appraisal of energy projects and post-implementation performance verification; UK exposure would be advantageous

• Proficiency with building services or energy modelling tools

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical specialists, investment professionals and external industry bodies

• Proven ability to independently manage projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timelines and budgets

• Familiarity with the CRREM tool and confidence in adopting new analytical platforms

• A strong commitment to sustainability and climate action

• Highly collaborative, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced settings with evolving priorities and ambiguity

• Motivated to educate and support colleagues in developing their net zero knowledge

• Sound understanding of the practical challenges faced by real estate investment managers when implementing decarbonisation strategies