Solution Architect & Engineer – Sustainability Technology (3-month Contract)

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Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting edge of luxury experiences.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and manages a global portfolio of luxury hotels, resorts and residences. As the Group continues to expand, we are investing in technology, operational excellence and sustainability initiatives that strengthen data governance, support informed decision-making and enable sustainable growth across our worldwide operations.

About the job

Based at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Corporate Office in Hong Kong, the Solution Architect & Engineer - Sustainability Technology is responsible for designing, building, testing and deploying an end-to-end Sustainability Data Management System using Smartsheet and Replit, or similar technologies.

The role will establish a solution covering the full process of collecting, validating, approving, calculating and reporting sustainability data, including carbon accounting and emissions reporting. The Solution Architect & Engineer - Sustainability Technology reports to the Senior Manager, Sustainability.

This is an initial three-month fixed-term contract role focused on the successful design and delivery of a scalable sustainability data management solution. An immediate start is preferred, and there may be potential for extension to support Phase 2 and subsequent development and enhancement work.

As Solution Architect & Engineer - Sustainability Technology, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Design a scalable, secure and maintainable application architecture and flexible data model for current and future sustainability metrics, calculations and reporting requirements.
• Build sustainability data collection processes for energy, water, waste and other operational metrics, including automated validation, data-quality checks, approval workflows and submission tracking.
• Develop a carbon emissions calculation engine covering, at a minimum, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
• Create dashboards, analytics and management reporting, with appropriate evidence retention, historical data migration, role-based access, auditability and traceability.
• Develop workflows, validation rules, calculations, interfaces and user experiences, and design API-based integrations for relevant upstream and downstream systems.
• Take hands-on responsibility for configuration, development, testing and deployment, and produce clear technical documentation to support governance, maintenance and future development.

As Solution Architect & Engineer - Sustainability Technology, we expect from you:

• Proven experience designing and developing end-to-end, workflow-driven business applications, with the ability to move between solution architecture, detailed technical design and hands-on delivery.
• Experience creating robust and scalable data models, validation and approval processes, calculation logic, dashboards and management reporting.
• Hands-on software development or application configuration experience using Smartsheet, Replit, modern web technologies, relational databases, business intelligence tools, APIs or equivalent low-code, rapid application development, workflow or cloud platforms.
• Ability to apply appropriate security, access controls, data governance and auditability while making pragmatic technical decisions within a compressed delivery timeline.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with business stakeholders to translate sustainability and operational requirements into practical working solutions.
• Experience with sustainability, environmental, social and governance reporting, carbon accounting, emissions reporting, multi-site data collection or enterprise data-quality and governance solutions is preferred.
• Experience building an initial solution that can evolve into a broader enterprise platform is preferred.

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Please note: This position is offered on an initial three-month fixed-term contract basis. The role is based in Hong Kong, and a hybrid working arrangement may be possible, with a strong preference for regular on-site presence.