Sustainability & Energy Manager

Overview

Under the general direction of the Sr. Director of Sustainability or designee, the Sustainability and Energy and Manager leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of sustainability, environmental justice, and community engagement programs to advance the Office of Sustainability’s strategic priorities. This position will also support supporting campus energy and decarbonization initiatives. The Sustainability & Energy Manager drives initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy and resource efficiency, promote health and equity, and support institutional resilience through collaboration with senior leadership, facilities and operations teams, faculty, researchers, staff, students, and external partners.

The Manager identifies innovative solutions, develops and executes comprehensive project plans, leverages data and analytics to measure performance, and builds partnerships that advance measurable environmental, social, and financial outcomes.

The Sustainability and Energy Manager oversees complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple sustainability impact areas, with particular emphasis on decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainable operations, climate resilience, environmental justice, and integration of sustainability into research and education. The position supports sustainability reporting, regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement while advancing programs aligned with Massachusetts Executive Order 594, UMass Board of Trustees policies, and the Office of Sustainability Strategic Plan.

Responsibilities

• Program Development
  • Support sustainability program creation, policies, tools, and guidance to advance UMass Chan’s sustainability goals and strategic priorities with a particular focus on decarbonization and the Office of Sustainability Strategic Plan implementation
  • Implement sustainable initiatives, engagement programs, and communications, in partnership with relevant departments, support sustainable operations and construction with the goal of addressing climate, environmental conservation, and health.
  • Develop and oversee environmental justice programs that promote an equitable energy transition and access to healthy, sustainable, and resilient communities, particularly for historically underserved populations.
  • Manage implementation of innovative energy efficiency and decarbonization initiatives through identification of opportunities, cross-departmental collaboration, and development of dashboards for project analysis, tracking, and measurement and verification.
  • Lead comprehensive waste reduction initiatives, including vendor management, source reduction, reuse/ surplus management, recycling, and the development of innovative programs for composting and hard to recycle materials.
  • Manage external consultants and vendors supporting sustainability communication, waste and recycling, energy modeling and other initiatives.
  • Serve as the project team lead, coordinating in-house planning, design, architectural, engineering, and construction management resources to advance sustainability and energy capital projects from concept development through procurement and implementation.
• Data, Metrics & Reporting
  • Lead the development of sustainability analytics dashboards to track KPI through cross-departmental partnership with Facilities, IT, and Research Administration to inform capital planning, budgeting, compliance reporting, and engagement.
  • Lead UMass Chan’s sustainability reporting requirements including, but not limited to, AASHE STARS reporting, Large Building Energy Reporting, UMass System Annual Reporting, Greenhouse Gas Annual Reporting, and internal sustainability reporting.
  • Translate complex data into…