Sustainability Performance Manager

EDGE Amsterdam

Amsterdam

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Personal development opportunities

Lunch provided daily

Holiday allowance 8%

Pension plan and insurance

Annual bonus scheme

Commuting allowance

Laptop and mobile phone

Regular Edge events

Job summary

EDGE Amsterdam is seeking a Sustainability Performance Manager to lead data-driven sustainability reporting and demonstrate the business value of Edge’s sustainable buildings across operating countries. You will join the international Innovation Team and collaborate with Development, Finance, Branding, and IT to integrate sustainability metrics into commercial success.

The role requires over five years of related experience, a Master’s degree, and strong English with Dutch or German.

Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field is required.
Experience in sustainability/health/wellbeing in real estate is essential.
Ability to translate data into business insights for stakeholders.
Strong written and oral English; Dutch or German preferred.
Knowledge of European ESG regulation and European certifications is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Stay updated on European and national sustainability reporting frameworks.
Generate and collect data to evaluate project performance and business value.
Link performance data to commercial metrics for reporting to tenants and stakeholders.
Develop ESG Performance Dashboard with IT to serve as the source of truth.
Collaborate with Branding to communicate sustainability performance.

Skills

Sustainability reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

English & Dutch/German

Microsoft Office & AI tools

Education

Master's degree in Architecture/Real Estate/Economics/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI software/tools

Data collection/automation tools

Job description

What we do

We are a fast-growing real estate (technology) company, changing the world for the better. Joining EDGE means joining a high-energy team of more than 100 professionals that together redefine the real estate industry on a daily basis. We are product owners, developers, engineers, business strategists, computer scientists and many more. All working towards our greatest goal: serving the world with better buildings. Because we strongly believe buildings can be healthier, smarter, more sustainable and at the same time incredibly cool. Are you up for the challenge?

What is amazing about this job?

As Sustainability Performance Manager, you will be part of the international Innovation Team but also work closely together with other teams such as the local Development and Commercial Teams, Finance Team, Branding Team, and IT Team. This is a truly integrated role in the heart of our sustainable product proposition. As such, you will further shape and establish Edge’s approach to prove the business value of our product, our buildings, across our operating countries.

Responsibilities you have

Stay up to date with European and national regulations and sustainability reporting frameworks and trends to continuously deliver a fit-for-purpose dataset.
Generate/ calculate/ collect data that helps to evaluate the performance of our projects to prove the business value they deliver - potentially through 3rd party verification, partnerships, scientific research. This includes
- data on the sustainable performance of our buildings, for which you will closely work with our Sustainability & Carbon Lead.
- our Edge Workplace Performance Check with key tenants, a tool to quantify the benefits of Edge’s office buildings for human health and performance. For this you will closely work with the Head of Sustainability as well as the Development and Commercial Colleagues.
- Together with the Sustainability team, link collected performance data to commercial metrics, demonstrating the product value and communicating outcomes to tenants and internal stakeholders.
Collect fit-for-purpose annual data on our company’s business operations for the Annual Sustainability Report.
Own and develop our ESG Performance Dashboard together with our IT team, where all data comes together and which is the “source of truth” for all internal and external sustainability reporting and proving the business case.
Deliver and continuously improve our Annual Sustainability Report with the input from all business units and projects.
Work closely together with the Branding Team to ensure strong and consistent communication and PR around the sustainable performance of our projects.

Skills required /qualifications

> 5 years of relevant work experience in a related position,
Master degree, in Architecture, Real Estate, Business Administration, Economics, or other relevant qualification,
Experience in sustainability/health /wellbeing in the real estate industry,
Comfortable contributing to commercial pitches and senior-level client conversations
Beneficial: Knowledge of the regulatory landscape in Europe around sustainability/ ESG in the real estate industry,
Beneficial: Knowledge of the certification landscape in Europe on portfolio level (GRESB, GRI, etc.) and building level (BREEAM, WELL, DGNB, etc.)
Self-reliant, team player, problem solver, analytical, results oriented,
Able to cope with time pressure and dynamic surroundings,
Excellent skills in Microsoft Office suite as well as common AI-software and tools related to data collection, analysis and automation,
Ability to analyse data and translate into valuable insights for our core business,
Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders including strong written, oral, interpersonal, skills in English as well as Dutch or German language (two out of three language are required)

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