Sustainability and Energy Manager

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They take on internships, build apps, and start companies as part of the Business and Leadership Program. Many join one of the more than 100 student-run organizations on campus, and sometimes even start their own.

Still others do experiments in nearby waterways, mountains, and national parks, or in science lab facilities ranked top 20 in the nation by The Princeton Review. Puget Sound professors personally know their students and receive more Carnegie Foundation teaching awards than any other college in the state.  

Position Overview

Integrate sustainability and energy savings into all aspects of facilities operations and construction, working closely with students, faculty, and staff. Implement the department's sustainability and energy mission, mitigating the department's environmental and energy impact by managing both resource consumption and the production of waste.

Lead and encourage individual, department and university community commitments to advancing a sustainable and energy savings future for the world. Also support or coordinate some university wide sustainability and energy endeavors. 

Responsibilities  

Essential Functions: 

• Identify and steward sustainability and energy initiatives on behalf of the Facilities Services and act as a resource for other university departments in the pursuit of sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare efficiency studies on the cost and benefits of running certain combinations of equipment.
• Develop energy tracking forms, identify energy usage and savings.
• Seek funding for the University in the form of grants and energy rebates for projects.
• Track and analyze energy usage and cost, review and approve utility rate structure and billing.
• Work closely with the Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC).
• Coordinate effective interaction and communication between the SAC and academic and administrative units for the purpose of providing comprehensive facilities oversight. Oversee the writing and dissemination of an annual sustainability, energy and carbon footprint report.
• Collaborate with, including but not limited to, Academic Departments, the Department of Athletics, Student Affairs, Building Services, Grounds, Energy Management, Capital Project planning and management, the Purchasing Office, Dining and Conference Services, and Auxiliary Services to help define and achieve sustainability goals.
• Encourage and support the work of establishing, executing, and evaluating sustainability and energy initiatives on an annual basis, working directly with project managers, department managers, and administrative advisory committees.
• Encourage and facilitate sustainability programs initiated by student, faculty and staff members. Foster and coordinate new ideas and concepts for sustainability and energy programming themes and identify materials and resources to supplement, expand or replace existing sustainability and energy programming.
• Help establish department sustainability and energy principles and standards for energy and water consumption and conservation; new construction and renovation; landscape & grounds operations; waste management to include recycling; procurement practices; cleaning supplies and practices, and others.
• Develop and maintain tools, metrics, and indicators for assessing progress towards sustainability and energy goals.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and grants; monitor, verify and reconcile expenditure of budgeted funds as appropriate.
• Advise, meet with, and be a resource for individual students and student groups engaging in sustainability and energy issues and projects.
• Establish and maintain an effective communications strategy, including a website, an electronic newsletter, news articles, case studies, and a range of other vehicles, with the objective of raising internal and external awareness of and support for campus sustainability and energy efforts and related activities.
• Keep abreast of best practices in sustainability and energy, especially at other institutions of higher education, and participate in conferences and related events to identify new ideas and practices.
• Build effective partnerships with other institutions.
• Identify and pursue grant and resource development opportunities to support sustainability initiatives.
• Supervise sustainability student interns, assistants, and other student volunteers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in environmental science, engineering or field related to environmental issues/sustainability.
• Three years of experience with successful management of sustainability or energy programs or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills. Ability to work with divergent views on sustainability. Outstanding written and oral communication skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent PC skills, with proficiency in MSWord, MSExcel, and/or MSAccess. Must be able to act with considerable latitude and independence of action. 
• Work requires experience in program administration and knowledge of the university community necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events across schools and departments. Work requires excellent analytical, communication and organization skills; an ability to self-motivate, multi-task and to work in a fast-paced environment; to work under deadlines; and the ability to work closely with students, faculty and administrators from various schools and central administration.
• License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Requires valid driver's license (ability to obtain a State of Washington driver's license). Ability to obtain a LEED and/or Energy Manager Certification within a two year period. 

Compensation and Benefits 

• Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.
• This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, click here. 

To Apply 

Please click below: "Apply Now Online!" to email the following documents: 

• Resume
• Letter of Interest
• List of three (3) professional references
• All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a background inquiry and if applicable for the position, drug screen, physical test and functional assessment

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