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ESG Director

Job ID

152724

Posted

26-Jan-2024

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Management, Engineering/Maintenance, Environmental Consultancy

Location(s)

Birmingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Divisional Energy and Sustainability Director

Role Purpose: CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Divisional Energy and Sustainability Director to join our team and will be responsible for supporting clients to form plans to meet with their corporate objectives and in meeting evolving legislation and best practice. This would include delivering and validating energy, carbon and cost reductions. Identify and implement energy efficiency measures, low and zero carbon solutions and operational best practices.

The purpose of this role is:

•Development and where required the implementation of a sustainability or Net Zero plan for our clients, including legal compliance, risk management, statutory and internal reporting of energy efficiency, water use, waste and recycling and sustainable procurement for the division and reporting it back to the Global Sustainability Director

•Ensuring that all activities under our operational control are conducted and operated in accordance with relevant environmental legislation and/or guidelines. Working with both our operations and projects teams.

•Manage works in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver industry leading energy and sustainability

•Establish and implement best practice processes, procedures, templates, specifications and guidelines for all project types and frameworks for the measurement and verification of energy, water and waste efficiency projects.

•Collaborate with sustainability team members to align outcomes with our sustainability strategy and facilitate sustainability engagement and training for internal and external stakeholders.

•To provide support to Sales Director and Projects Director in client pursuits and develop materials to enhance our offering to clients

•To act as the trusted advisor to GWS customers and support creation of end to end strategies that meet their ESG corporate goals and objectives and respond to changing legislation and best practice

•Assist in the delivery or implementation of the various strategies within the ESG spectrum which may include:

Environment:

oEnsure the effective management of energy resources to meet client’s objectives and targets.

oTo identify, develop and implement new energy related opportunities

oCarry out all energy related tasks to ensure service provision and compliance

oTo motivate and train people in energy management

oAssist clients to measure, monitor and report on energy consumption and carbon emissions

oDefine sustainability and governance reporting processes

oDevelop and capture and share best practices across the division/BU

Social:

oWork with the supply chain managers to promote sustainability and social value across the division

oHold events for both internal and external stakeholders

Governance:

oMaintain a thorough understanding of corporate sustainability and governance, legal, statutory and technical issues which affect both client and CBRE

oUnderstand policies of national and local government level in the area of environmental impact and climate change

oStay up to date and share sustainability updates within new products and services

oKeep abreast of Energy Market developments and changes, ensuring that the client comply with all Energy related Legislation

oReport back to Global Sustainability Director on ESG KPIS

Primary Objectives and Tasks

•Assist clients to measure, monitor and report on ESG

•Develop and advise on ESG strategy/solutions, developing these into working projects, which meet client objectives and best practice

•Deliver on these opportunities through managing installations & behavioral changes

•Assist clients to meet their increasingly challenging compliance requirements

•To be able to normalize and verify savings post implementation

•Project management and implementation of initiatives.

•Ensure clients benefit from emerging opportunities, innovation and technology

•Develop and advise on energy strategy/solutions, developing these into working projects, which meet client objectives and best practice

•Identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions within clients’ property portfolios

•Calculate potential savings in terms of kWh, CO2 and cost

•Deliver on these opportunities through managing installations & behavioral changes

•To be able to normalize and verify savings post implementation

•Assist clients to meet their increasingly challenging compliance requirements

•Support wider energy management objectives, for example through energy procurement

•Provide full feasibility studies of costed initiatives / projects to reduce energy usage or work with supply partners to do so.

•Work with and support the Head of Projects, ensuring that projects are as energy efficient as is financially possible.

•Provide monitoring and verification through the full cycle of the project to achieve cost and energy efficient solutions.

•Ensure clients benefit from emerging opportunities, innovation and technology

•Support clients’ wider sustainability and corporate social responsibility objectives

•Train Energy Engineers and manage their activity, ensuring their expedient use

Core Competencies

•Extensive working knowledge of energy and sustainability, governance including engineering or building services

•Extensive knowledge of the principle techniques and technologies which support energy and sustainability

•Competency in current benchmark techniques and statistical analysis

•Capable of preparing fully costed proposals and reports

•Ability to carry out full energy surveys and feasibility studies of energy technologies

•Ability to support the formation of client plans to achieve carbon neutrality or net zero

•Extensive working knowledge of Trend BMS and control theory.

•Understand the principles behind HVAC, refrigeration and Lighting operation and system design / integration

Person Specification

Qualifications

?Degree ideally in energy and sustainability, engineering or building services

?Specific energy efficiency / low carbon qualifications are desirable

?Qualified to undertake Air Conditioning Inspections

?Relevant professional membership e.g. CIBSE, Energy Institute

Project Management

?Project management skills, with ability to manage multiple complex work-streams and clients, ability to manage budgets

?Delivers work efficiently and to time

Experience

?Experience in energy efficiency and wider sustainable energy is required

?Experience of energy management, including energy procurement and compliance would be beneficial

?Extensive knowledge of the principle techniques and technologies which support the efficient use of energy

Technical Skills

?Ability to interpret energy data and use as a basis for reduction strategies

?Knowledge of Low and zero carbon technologies

Communication

?Exceptional report writing skills with ability to communicate technical issues effectively

?Strong verbal communication skills

?Demonstrable ability to instill confidence in clients

Strategic Skills

?Ability to research, analyse and form conclusions on complex issues

?Presents compelling arguments to support clients’ decision making

?Knowledge of customer operations, business drivers, financials and specialist sources of information, legislative requirements where necessary

Personal Skills

?Exceptional team-working skills

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)