Energy Director
- Employer
- WSP USA
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Jun 19, 2021
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- Sector
- Academic / Research
- Field
- Conservation science
- Discipline
- Energy
- Salary Type
- Salary
- Employment Type
- Full time
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Be involved in projects with our Climate Resiliency and Sustainability Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client?s objectives and solves their challenges.At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!WSP USA?s Climate Resilience and Sustainability practice has an immediate opening for a Project Director to support the company?s growing Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change offering. See wsp.com/advancingsustainability for a description of our team and capabilities.The individual will lead client-facing teams in the design, implementation, and management of organizational sustainability and resilience programs. Candidates should be passionate about sustainability and resilience, self-motivated and self-directed, collaborative, and able to produce high-quality work products. This position could work out of WSP's offices in either San Diego or San Francisco, CA; Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL, New York, NY; Portland, OR; Bethlehem, PA, or Seattle, WA.Duties and Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Managing client relationships and directing client delivery teams
- Leading business development activities with existing and prospective clients
- Developing and managing sustainability programs, in addition to related strategies and policies
- Developing company and product life cycle inventories for energy, GHG, water, waste, and other resources
- Designing sustainability performance targets including science-based GHG targets and context-based water targets
- Identifying and evaluating opportunities for resource reduction; analyzing renewable energy purchase options
- Assessing climate- and water-related risk, leveraging internal and external tools
- Developing and maintaining data management systems and business intelligence tools
- Producing sustainability disclosures and other communications aligned with leading frameworks (e.g., CDP, GRI, SASB, TCFD)
- Researching leading sustainability programs and initiatives
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor?s degree required, master?s degree preferred. Degree(s) in sustainability, energy, environmental studies, business, public policy, or related discipline
- 12+ years of professional experience
- Experience in sustainability, energy, and/or management consulting
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, maturity, credibility, confidence, and integrity
- Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate results via Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and related software and craft compelling presentations and reports
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP?s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP?s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Demonstrated expertise with sustainability frameworks including CDP, DJSI, GRI, the GHG Protocol, SASB, and TCFD
- Ability to develop and present analyses using programs including Microsoft Excel and Power BI; programming, and data science
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects/project teams concurrently, and manage time efficiently
- Ability to collaborate remotely across geographies and platforms
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