ESG Project Manager

ESG Project Manager

Honor Vet Technologies (SDVOSB) is a certified veteran owned staffing and workforce solutions company recognized for its industry certifications, commitment to quality talent acquisition, and excellence in delivering IT, healthcare, federal, state, and SLED (State, Local, and Education) staffing services, helping organizations build reliable, compliant, and high performing teams across mission critical sectors.

The Manager, Responsible Business Operations & Governance, is a key operational leader responsible for driving Responsible Business and ESG initiatives through governance, regulatory readiness, stakeholder engagement, and strategic program execution. This role partners closely with Legal, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Marketing, Communications, and Operations to support sustainability reporting, ESG governance, corporate responsibility initiatives, and enterprise-wide business operations. The ideal candidate will bring strong ESG domain expertise combined with project management, governance, business operations, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Responsible Business and ESG initiatives from planning through execution.
• Manage governance processes, project plans, work streams, action trackers, reporting, and executive communications.
• Support sustainability reporting, ESG governance, regulatory readiness, and corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies, procedures, operational processes, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, executive stakeholders, consultants, and external partners to ensure successful project execution.
• Prepare executive presentations, leadership briefings, governance materials, and project updates.
• Review sustainability-related marketing materials, public communications, and documentation to ensure compliance with Responsible Business standards.
• Support customer sustainability requests, supplier responsibility initiatives, ratings agency activities, and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate strategic sustainability initiatives involving renewable energy, carbon credits, clean energy procurement, and related ESG programs.
• Manage business operations, including budgets, contracts, consultants, vendors, invoices, purchase orders, and administrative processes.
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance governance, operational effectiveness, and program execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Public Policy, Communications, Sustainability, Project Management, Organizational Leadership, Finance, Legal Studies, Environmental Studies, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5–8+ years of experience in ESG, sustainability, program/project management, business operations, governance, consulting, communications, compliance, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives involving executive stakeholders, organizational change, and multiple work streams.
• Experience supporting executive leadership through governance, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, communications, and program execution.
• Experience developing governance processes, policies, procedures, operational frameworks, or program management methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, consultants, vendors, invoices, purchase orders, and other business operations activities.
• Strong knowledge of ESG regulations, sustainability reporting, corporate responsibility, governance, and compliance.
• Experience managing multiple ESG initiatives while supporting business operations and cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting ESG, sustainability, climate, corporate responsibility, governance, compliance, community engagement, or supplier responsibility initiatives.
• Previous experience as an ESG Analyst, Sustainability Analyst, ESG Consultant, or in a Corporate Sustainability or Responsible Business function.
• Experience in consulting, PMO, business operations, enterprise governance, strategy & operations, or program leadership roles.
• Big Four consulting experience (Deloitte, EY, PwC, or…