Associate Director, Energy Management – Sustainability

• Oversee daily operations and long-term planning for energy demand, decarbonization, and strategic energy conservation initiatives across the institution

• Lead and motivate a team focused on energy management, carbon reduction, sustainability initiatives, and regulatory compliance across the main campus and outlying WCM real estate portfolio

• Identify and formalize institutional campus energy reduction and sustainability goals

• Communicate goals to the WCM community, senior leadership, and department sustainability stakeholders

• Formalize goals within action plans identifying focus areas supporting compliance pathways

• Drive projects supporting energy and sustainability goals and help department stakeholders remain on course

• Report on goals and progress semi-annually

• Chair an energy and sustainability council reviewing team and stakeholder progress

• Set target goals for campus energy reduction

• Oversee development of measurement metrics and utility meter dashboards for real-time tracking and reporting of campus energy usage

• Provide subject expertise on energy, carbon reduction, and sustainability measures

• Provide input on institutional and departmental standards, capital project design, consultant selection, regulatory response, employee requests, and community requests

• Explore grant funding and rebate programs to offset energy and sustainability initiative costs

• Establish detailed project budgets incorporating funding sources and associated ROIs

• Oversee programs including speaker series, WCM community training, and technical operations team improvements

• Monitor energy management and sustainability regulations

• Evaluate and roll out technologies supporting WCM objectives

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Degree in engineering, environmental science, or another related field
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with energy and sustainability projects
• Field related licenses and certifications a plus
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex interrelationships between multiple utility systems
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Excellent communication, planning, organizing and problem solving skills
• Experience with effectively managing and developing budgets
• Solid organizational skills and detail oriented
• Ability to work in non-office environments including animal research areas, machine rooms, crawl spaces, and areas with noise, dust, heat, fumes, odors, leaks, dark areas, dampness, and restricted access
• Periodic work on weekdays and some weekends

Demonstrates expertise in energy management, carbon reduction, and sustainability initiatives, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead teams, develop budgets, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

• Energy Management
• Sustainability Initiatives
• Regulatory Compliance
• Budget Management
• Team Leadership

• Energy Demand Planning
• Decarbonization Strategies
• Utility Systems Understanding
• Project Budget Development
• Measurement Metrics Development

• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Problem Solving Skills

• Field Related Licenses
• Energy Management Certification

• Energy Conservation
• Sustainability Goals
• Campus Energy Reduction
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Technical Operations

• Utility Meter Dashboards
• Grant Funding Programs
• Rebate Programs