HSAM is seeking a Senior Associate to support the growth of a newly established ESG services platform. The Senior Associate will play a key role in advising and supporting operating partners on ESG-related initiatives, beginning with healthy and sustainable building certifications. The position sits at the intersection of real estate operations, sustainability strategy, and ESG service offerings, with exposure to both internal investment teams and external partners.
As the firm’s ESG services platform grows, this individual will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new service offerings spanning environmental performance, health and wellbeing, and broader ESG strategy.
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing ESG platform within a leading alternative investment management firm. The role offers a mix of execution and strategy, with exposure to senior stakeholders and the ability to help shape a scalable, revenue-generating business at the forefront of ESG in real estate.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for operating partners and property teams on ESG and certification-related initiatives
- Manage end-to-end project execution for building certifications (e.g., Fitwel™ and other frameworks)
- Coordinate data collection, documentation, and submission processes across multiple stakeholders
- Track progress against portfolio-level ESG goals and regulatory or fund-level commitments
- Support ESG data management (e.g. benchmarking, utility tracking, and performance analysis)
- Help build scalable processes, tools and best practices to standardize execution across assets
- Contribute to client-facing materials, reporting, and strategic ESG initiatives
Requirements:
- 5+ years’ experience in real estate, sustainability consulting, or related field
- Familiarity with green building certifications or ESG frameworks (Fitwel Ambassador, LEED AP, WELL AP or other building certification credentials preferred)
- Experience working with ESG or building performance data, including tracking progress and supporting reporting requirements
- Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple workstreams
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to engage effectively with external partners
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and data-driven decision-making
- Interest in building and scaling a client-facing business line within a leading investment platform
Skills Required
- 5+ years' experience in real estate, sustainability consulting, or related field
- Familiarity with green building certifications or ESG frameworks
- Experience working with ESG or building performance data
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail
- Interest in building and scaling a client-facing business line
What We Do
Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the firm has more than 290-employees and approximately $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for ten years (2014-2020, 2022-2024) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. Harrison Street did not pay any compensation in exchange for the aforementioned awards. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients. The information contained on this site is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or as a recommendation of any particular strategy or investment product. This profile should not be considered as a solicitation for services *As used in this website, unless the context otherwise requires, "Harrison Street," “HSRE”, “HS” or the "Firm" refers collectively to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, its subsidiaries, including Harrison Street Advisors.
