Sustainability Airport Manager

Salary range: $98,.00

Sustainability Program Manager

The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation (DOA) is seeking a highly skilled Sustainability Program Manager to join our dynamic Sustainability team. This role encompasses high-level oversight and coordination of sustainability projects and accreditation processes, particularly the ESG report, and Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) certification. It also includes strategic development of sustainability initiatives, as well as program and financial management.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader and will have experience in engaging stakeholders of different disciplines to produce results in a timely manner. The candidate will also be able to develop efficient strategies and tactics to ensure that all programs deliver the desirable outcome to our organization.

This candidate will apply proven communication skills, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and knowledge of best practices to guide individual development and support the team on a variety of issues related to ESG reporting, maintaining ACA accreditation for DOA, and developing sustainability initiatives for the department.

Responsibilities will include, coordinating cross-functional teams for completing ESG and ACA required tasks, document creation, facilitating annual document review to maintain updated evidence of compliance, completing all tasks required for biannual ACA audits, maintaining a virtual library of documents, ensuring ESG and ACA required tasks and projects are completed on schedule, and contributing to sustainability strategy and planning for DOA.

Direction received is very general and focuses on end results and is typically collaborative in nature.

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned. Performs duties such as:

• Leads the delivery of sustainability projects with airport internal and external stakeholders including airlines, policymakers, NGOs, academia, and other stakeholders across the aviation value chain
• Establishes schedules, priorities, and standards for the organization, reviewing operations for efficiency and ability to achieve objectives, and preparing financial, budgetary, and operating reports
• Maintains program review and monitors trends. Assesses impact of sustainability programs established by the Department of Aviation
• Coordinates various programs relating to sustainability efforts, including recycling programs, energy conservation, and other sustainability issues
• Establishes work methods, timetables, performance standards, etc. for Sustainability team and initiatives
• Manages teams engaged in sustainability projects, including vendors and support staff as needed
• Creates/maintains a structure/environment in which team members can work together efficiently
• Accountable for strategic goals, including but not limited to, efficiency and functionality of all project completions, timeline adherence, budget, and resource management
• Monitors, measures, and reports on program status to Sustainability team, DOA leadership, and other stakeholders
• Utilizes life cycle assessment (LCA) and/or other methods to develop and implement sustainability metrics and other relevant data to inform goals and business decisions
• Takes primary responsibility for development of the airport's annual ESG report working closely with the Airport CFO’s office, the City of Atlanta’s CFO, and other key stakeholders
• Ensures compliance to maintain and advance Airport Carbon Accreditation and other…