Environmental Sustainability Advisor

~ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, located in Lebanon, NH on the Vermont/New Hampshire border is New Hampshire's only integrated, academic, Level I trauma center. ~

Home to the prestigious Ivy League Dartmouth College, the Lebanon/Hanover area is a vibrant, academic and professional community offering excellent schools, lively arts, and an unmatched quality of life in a beautiful, rural setting.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center includes a modern 400-bed tertiary care hospital, research and clinical facilities for Dartmouth Medical School, Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic. Dartmouth-Hitchcock has been consistently rated one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. 

Postion Overview

The
Environmental Sustainability Advisor develops and manages projects to reduce
Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s (D-H) environmental footprint.

This position provides
leadership and technical assistance in the drive to engage D-H staff in
reducing the organization’s ecological impacts, natural resource consumption
and greenhouse gas emissions. The ES Advisor brings experience, best practices
and progress measurement to D-H and affiliates. 

Responsibilities 

• Devises and executes strategies
  to coordinate and contribute to sustainability programs such as the
  challenge areas encompassed in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative.  Collaborate with staff in the Engineering,
  Facilities Management, Food Services, Housekeeping, Purchasing, Safety and
  clinical departments to strive for measurably greener chemicals, leaner
  energy, healthier food, less waste, shorter trips, greener buildings and
  smarter purchasing, etc.
• Raises general staff awareness
  of, and enlist support in reducing D-H’s environmental footprint.  Performs outreach to generate and
  harness enthusiasm around sustainability issues.
• Investigates and educates the
  organization with regard to new sustainability technologies and
  process.  Positions D-H
  favorably for eligibility of grants and incentives.
• Works with the Communications
  & Marketing group to design and implement communication strategies,
  write articles, deliver presentations, and create posters and signage.
• Gathers and analyzes data,
  performs audits and uses other methods to monitor and measure D-H’s
  consumption of resources and generation of waste and emissions. Identify
  opportunities for resource conservation, waste minimization and toxicity
  reduction.
• Develops tracking and reporting
  processes for monitoring progress against program objectives.
• Leads training, education and
  outreach programs. 

Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s degree with three
  years of experience performing environmental sustainability work within an
  organization required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Excellent writing, speaking and
  presenting skills required.
• Demonstrated strength of
  interpersonal skills.
• Professional experience with
  one or more of the following subject areas desired: carbon accounting,
  life cycle analysis, environmentally preferable purchasing, green
  building, transportation demand management, energy conservation, water
  conservation, waste prevention, systems analysis, communications or
  marketing.
• Familiarity with healthcare
  delivery or administration also desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft
  Office applications required. 

To Apply 

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~ Dartmouth-Hitchcock
is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by law. ~