Portfolio Energy & Sustainability Manager

As a Portfolio Energy & Sustainability Manager, you will be directly responsible for delivering Sustainable Operations services. The Portfolio Energy & Sustainability Manager will oversee the development and project management of energy and sustainability initiatives in line with client goals and commitments to ensure delivery on account KPI’s or expectations including energy savings, carbon foot-print reduction, water, and waste management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support development and execution of client energy and/or sustainability strategy
• Implement and manage energy and sustainability programs to achieve client environmental objectives
• Drive operational efficiencies though the identification and implementation of opportunities to improve energy and sustainability performance across client real estate portfolios
• Manage the energy, waste, and water data collection process within JLL’s technology platform and produce monthly and quarterly reports that are tailored to meet our clients’ specific requirements
• Provide regular insight into client use of utilities, generation of waste/recycling, and carbon emissions including the impact on the internal and external factors
• Engage with facility managers, energy champions, and account colleagues as they key point of contact for the provision of wide-ranging advice in relation to all aspects of environmental sustainability
• Collaborate with other JLL Sustainable Operations and Sustainable Strategies team members to share best practices, develop case studies, and pursue new business opportunities
• Develop and enhance systems and processes for delivering best practice sustainability performance and use of utility/sustainability management systems for monitoring and/or reporting purposes
• Support client corporate reporting objectives, external disclosure, and requests for information

Every day is different, and in all these activities, we’d encourage you to show your ingenuity.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be / have:

Requirements – Essential

• University Degree (Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field)
• In-depth understanding of energy, water, and/or waste conservation measures
• In-depth understanding of greenhouse gas emission scopes, calculations, baselining, and reporting
• Experience benchmarking utility and sustainability data to identify improvement opportunities
• Strong project management skills – can prioritize and meet deadlines in a dynamic but remote setting
• Ability to simplify and explain the complex for non-subject matter experts to build consensus
• Builds rapport and maintains friendly, respectful relationships across the business and externally with stakeholders and clients

Requirements – Desirable

• Familiar with corporate sustainability standards and commitments like Net Zero and Science Based Targets
• Knowledge of environmental reporting frameworks, ENERGY STAR Portfolio manager, and other common external disclosures like CDP or EcoVadis
• Technical understanding of common HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and building automation systems
• Experience conducting site walkthroughs to find conservation measures (e.g. ASHRAE Level 1 and 2 audits)
• Can run financial calculations to support client decision making including IRR, simple payback, or NPV
• Comfortable generating utility budgets and forward projections of spend
• Familiarity with energy procurement processes and renewable energy options
• Proactive and can think ahead to anticipate client needs regarding market trends, data accuracy, research, and project management related technology

Behavioral Competencies

• Think Big – Thinks strategically, simplifies the complex, solves complex problems, sees the big picture
• Drive Change – Thrives on change, learning agility, intellectually curious, appetite for risks, digital drive
• Helps others – Builds relationships, actively collaborates, helps others succeed
• Get it done – Acts decisively, drives results, passion to win, takes ownership, accountable, resilient
• Business first – Focuses on customers and clients, business/financial acumen, JLL first
• Inspire – Inspire others, creates vision and strategy, energizes others

Location:

Remote – Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Nashville, TN, Pittsburgh, PA, Raleigh, NC, Orlando, FL, Houston, TX, Dallas, TX, Ottawa, ON

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!