Sustainability Analyst/Project Manager

~ Housing promotes economic growth, improves social justice, ensure better healthcare as well as education, and enhances global stability, security, and sustainability. ~

Today, however, the world faces a severe housing crisis that traditional housing methods cannot solve.

• Over 330 Million households do not have access to adequate housing
• By 2025, it is expected to grow to 440 Million households
• This shortage will impact over 1.6 Billion people
• Threatening global security, social health, and economic well-being

Existing construction methods are slow, inefficient, rooted in the past, and incapable of effectively scaling to meet the tremendous demand. Current systems are also not sustainable and are heavily reliant upon polluting factories, large trucks ferreting concrete across the world, and energy-intensive construction methods. All this amounts to one massive carbon footprint, but EchoStone has the solution.

EchoStone combines best-in-class design, development, and construction elements to achieve high-quality housing standards for communities in need.

EchoStone also offers governments, non-governmental organizations, and real estate developers in emerging markets greater opportunities to build high-quality housing at far greater speed and scale.

Position Overview

The Sustainability Project Manager (SPM) manages key sustainability projects and initiatives related to EchoStone’s development of sustainable housing and communities of affordable housing in developing countries. The SPM will manage projects that support EchoStone’s social, environmental, and economic sustainability policies and practices. Project management responsibilities include the direction, coordination, implementation, control and completion of projects on-time within budget and within scope. The SPM will support the Chief Sustainability & Development Officer in achieving the company’s goals.

Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Manage multidisciplinary projects that are aligned with ES’s sustainability mission under the direction of the Chief Sustainability Development Officer
• Develop scope, task, implementation strategy, milestones, deadlines involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Report to senior management regularly
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on corporate activities as required

Technical:

• Projects will include but not be limited to project and site assessments, green building certifications, sustainability research, sustainable planning and design, preparation of presentation materials for in-house review and targeted public audiences as needed
• Act as an internal sustainability consultant in the organization to educate colleagues on emerging trends, programs and issues in sustainability
• Development environmental assessment and site feasibility studies
• Monitor construction works on-site for compliance with sustainability policies and practices
• Review architectural, master, and site plans and specifications by outside consultants
• evaluate bids
• Explore value engineering propositions

Qualifications

Core competencies to be successful:

• Ability to travel occasionally internationally to developing countries
• Knowledge of the architectural and engineering aspects of sustainable buildings and site design, renewable energy, master planning, ecological systems and comprehensive sustainability
• Experience in developing countries, particularly Africa and South America
• Good communication skills - written, social media, oral, graphic
• Team player and self-starter
• Knowledge of storm water management and infrastructure
• LEED AP or equivalent is an advantage
• Fluent in CAD drawing software

Recommended qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 3-10 years’ experience as an engineer, architect, planner or landscape architect, sustainability expert, or similar preferred
• Spanish language an advantage

Compensation

Salary:

• $55,000.00 to $75,000.00 /year

Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Flexible schedules
• Workplace perks such as food/coffee and flexible work schedules