Sustainability Specialist

Job Title

Sustainability Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Sustainability Specialist is responsible for is responsible for recommending best practices and implementing client’s sustainability objectives. This person will work to ensure that client has the best information and recommendations with which to make sustainability management decisions. You will help communicate sustainability performance by tracking, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting ESG metrics across the client’s real estate portfolio. You will build management tools, templates and processes to streamline reporting, and you will develop innovative ways to improve the visual communication of sustainability data to key stakeholders.

Job Description

• Provide input and recommendations to build a NetZero Roadmap for a variety of building types including offices, data centers, and retail locations
• Track, analyze and report on global sustainability metrics, including energy, greenhouse gas (GHG), water, and waste. Report internally and externally on initiatives and metrics, including monthly and quarterly sustainability performance reports, CDP, and other reporting as needed. Familiarity with The GHG Protocol and CDP reporting a must.
• Manage Client’s LEED, WELL and Fitwell for Existing Buildings program and annual recertification of facilities; work to achieve new certifications at facilities where possible.
• Develop, maintain and implement a rolling multi-year plan with annual reports for tracking progress towards the organization’s sustainability goals and recommend targets.
• Effective administration and analysis of sustainability data collection and reporting systems, processes, and procedures for our client portfolio (relating, but not limited to energy, emissions, water, waste, and social data), identifying trends and solutions to improve sustainability performance.
• Coordinate environmental compliance reporting, including SEC, Local Law 97, and other relevant legislation as well as liaison with associated regulatory bodies.
• Implement waste sustainability measures across the portfolio including ideation, implementation, coordination between vendors and staff, and communication plans.
• Provision of relevant data for members of the account team to support benchmarking.
• Ongoing technical and administrative support for the sustainability reporting platform covering environmental and social data).
• Effective coordination of external audits of sustainability data (including the close-out of any audit actions).
• Successful development and implementation of sustainability management tools for the client account.
• Continual improvement and streamlining of sustainability reporting systems, processes, procedures, guidance and training.
• Establishing appropriate data reporting governance across the portfolio to ensure timely reporting of data.
• Evaluate and analyze sustainability data and trends to provide intelligence to the account team.
• Provide benchmarking and market intelligence information to the sustainability team to inform strategy.
• Develop analytical tools that provide enhanced decision-making capability to the business and project teams.
• Provide support, troubleshooting and development of enhancements to existing tools.

Requirements

Possess

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in subjects such environmental science, energy management, climate change, sustainability or equivalent through experience
• 5 years of related sustainability and LEED for Existing Buildings project management experience.
• A general background in real estate, civil or mechanical engineering, building science, project management or allied field.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, online software platforms, with the ability to use spreadsheets and data analysis applications.

Consistently Demonstrate

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Accountability and proven project management skills (time, budget, resources)
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and collaboratively in a global work environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience developing presentation materials for clients and their stakeholders.
• Passion for serving clients and delivering a positive client experience.

Knowledge of

• Broad understanding of all aspects of sustainability within the Real Estate sector
• Familiarity with reporting and disclosure frameworks including GRESB, GRI, CDP, TCFD, SASB, SBTi
• Global/industry sustainability trends and their application in commercial real estate

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.The compensation for the position is: $115,770.00 – $136,200.00Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, email HRServices@cushwake.com or HRServices@cwservices.com. All inquiries not related to accommodations will go unanswered.