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I. Job Summary

Environmentally motivated, customer service driven individual to manage comprehensive sustainability projects for customers in the public sector. Projects involve organizational evaluations, program design and implementation, stakeholder engagement and training, emissions accounting and reduction strategies, supply chain operations, material management programs, and energy and water efficient resource utilization, and social sustainability programs, among other topics. This role involves working closely with public sector agencies to develop, implement, and manage sustainability initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and promoting best practices. Programs executed remotely and at customer site. Maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Consult with existing, new and potential customers to identify goals and solutions and develop implementation strategies. Engage with customers on their strategic direction for sustainability, including understanding their ambitions and context and advising on targets and potential improvement levers. Translate for customers the sustainability impacts of WM services and solutions into language and frameworks that matter to senior company leaders and investors.

Perform full facility and organization sustainability assessments and implement programs. Analyze assessment results and consult with client to identify, design, and implement environmental sustainability initiatives and cost saving opportunities and proposals. Prepare final reports, including environmental, social, and economic analysis, and present conclusions to the customer in a timely manner.

Collaborate with public sector clients to understand their sustainability goals and challenges.

Provide technical support and guidance on sustainability projects and initiatives.

Assist clients in preparing sustainability reports and meeting regulatory requirements.

Develop and deliver training sessions, workshops, and educational materials for public sector clients and their employees.

Research and identify relevant grants and funding opportunities for public sector clients; prepare and submit detailed applications aligned with client objectives and funding requirements.

Integrate environmental justice priorities into program development.

Research and implement greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies.

Support on-site program implementation.

Design project schedules, maintain multiple projects at the same time, meet deadlines and delivery quality deliverables. Analyze data sets, baseline data, and assessment findings to identify improvement opportunities. Prepare final reports and presentations and deliver conclusions to the customer in a manner that fits their needs and in a timely fashion.

Ensure compliance with client and government regulations when performing assessments, implementing programs, and managing other on-site functions.

Promote culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are properly trained to perform assigned duties and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state, and local regulations.

Propose customer solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations.

Maintain communications and a close working relationship with key WM Market Area personnel.

Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. Monitor changes in legislation and industry standards that may impact public sector clients. Self-educate on current sustainability topics, issues, and trends. Self-educate on current sustainability topics, issues, and trends.

Responsible for organizing and interpreting data.

May supervise non-exempt employees and sub-contractors during the event management process.

Other duties as assigned.

III. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. Must live and work in the US.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Sustainability, Architectural Design, Community Planning, Business or related field or High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant experience required.

Experience:

3 years of relevant work experience in project/business management (in addition to education requirement) and Environmental or services industry experience required.

Experience with sustainability risk and management frameworks, public sector specific or otherwise strongly preferred.

Experience conducting a baseline environmental impact assessment for a public sector agencies (local, county, state or nationwide), analyzing data on energy use, waste generation, and water consumption strongly preferred.

Experience leading waste reduction initiatives for a public sector agencies, which included implementing a comprehensive recycling program and conducting community outreach strongly preferred.

Knowledge of relevant regulations, policies, and market trends related to sustainability and climate change strongly preferred.

Experience with conducting a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and executing mitigation initiatives, organizational advisory services, and materials management strongly preferred.

Experience with environmental justice and intersectional environmentalism preferred.

Experience managing material minimization and diversion programs, supply chain analyses, and sustainable material management planning preferred.

Experience managing multiple customers and/or projects simultaneously preferred.

Experience with the development of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs preferred.

Experience with implementing GHG emissions reduction initiatives and researching mitigation technology preferred.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Knowledge of sustainability trends

Knowledge and experience in grant writing

Computer and tech savvy – must be adaptable to new programs and systems

High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to travel up to 35%, typically two weeks at a time

Ability to attend afterhours calls with the offshore team

Must be available to work standard business hours, as well as be available to work non-standard hours in case of emergency (natural disasters, power outages, etc.)

The expected base pay range for this position across the U.S. is $63,100 - $92,575. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a 10% annual target bonus.

IV. Work Environment

Combination: This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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