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Schneider Electric Norge AS

Montreal

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CAD 80,000 - 110,000

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Sustainability Leader to shape smart buildings' future. This role involves defining sustainability priorities, leading initiatives, and ensuring data transparency. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in sustainability leadership and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

  • 6-10+ years in technical sustainability leadership.
  • Experience with Building Technologies, Healthy Buildings, or similar.

Responsibilities

  • Define sustainability priorities across product categories.
  • Lead the sustainability planning process with stakeholders.
  • Ensure environmental data transparency and drive initiatives.

Skills

Sustainability
Analytic Skills
Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Environmental Science
Engineering

Job description

The Sustainability Leader will report to the VP of Strategy & Sustainability, Segments & Marketing, and will be instrumental in shaping the future of smart buildings within the Digital Buildings Line of Business.This role can be based in Montreal, Canada or Lund, Sweden.

Primary Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Digital Buildings league leaders, offer managers, and segment leads to:

Define sustainability priorities across product categories and segments.

Lead the sustainability planning process with collaboration from key stakeholders.

Identify and mitigate risks, implementing strategies with stakeholder engagement.

Ensure rigorous environmental data transparency and drive science-backed initiatives.

Lead initiatives on EcoDesign, sustainable packaging, low-carbon materials, product lifetime extension, recirculation, sustainable software, and regulatory compliance.

Stay updated on global regulations and prepare for early adoption and smooth transitions.

Present regular updates on sustainability progress and KPIs to internal stakeholders.

Environmental data quality and Lifecycle Assessments (LCA):

Maintain accurate and up-to-date environmental data for products.

Ensure timely data aggregation and publication for Lifecycle Assessments (LCAs).

Identify data needs and adhere to ISO standards for LCA creation.

Work with engineers, data owners, and leadership for efficient data flows.

Model scenarios to reduce embodied and operational carbon, driving Scope 3 emissions reductions.

Collaborate with external bodies for LCA audits.

Ensure LCA coverage and compliance with REACH & ROHS, including upskilling suppliers.

Renew expiring compliance requirements timely.

Monitor competitors to maintain leadership in LCA and data transparency.

Sustainability Thought Leadership, Partnerships, and Collaboration:

Conduct workshops and trainings on environmental sustainability for internal stakeholders.

Address sustainability needs and act as the primary point of contact for the Line of Business.

Develop and maintain collaborations for environmental data collection and analysis.

Collaboration with Division-Level Sustainability Teams:

Ensure alignment in environmental data, KPIs, reporting methods, and regulatory compliance with division-level sustainability teams.

Foster strong relationships across the organization to drive collaboration and support for sustainability initiatives.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

6-10+ years in technical sustainability leadership.

Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, or related field.

Experience in research and development.

Demonstrated business and thought leadership.

Strong passion for sustainability.

Strong acumen in sales and marketing.

Proven ability to influence and convince.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.

Proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.

Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Experience with Building Technologies, Healthy Buildings, Sustainable Buildings, Smart Buildings, or similar.

Experience with Agile principles is a plus.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

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