Environmental Initiatives Lead, Sustainability

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an Environmental Initiatives Lead within the Global Sustainability team to drive the company-wide decarbonization roadmap. You will lead environmental strategies from site development through operations and translate high-level commitments into low-carbon computing solutions.

You will coordinate across offices and time zones, manage requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure progress and deadlines are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• 12 years of community engagement, environmental, or similar experience.
• 10 years of experience in climate science, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards, and accounting.
• Knowledge of nature and biodiversity frameworks and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional and site-level sustainability action plans to minimize community impact.
• Partner directly with the Data Center Energy and Power team throughout the commercial agreement flow to inform power procurement, infrastructure agreements, and behind-the-meter generation agreements aligned with Google's 24/7 carbon-free energy goals.
• Synthesize complex technical, regulatory, and emissions data into clear narratives and impact plans.
• Establish program frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation models to execute complex site sustainability strategies under tight commercial timelines and changing constraints.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sustainability teams to resolve customer-specific emissions escalations and co-develop technical solutions to help enterprise clients achieve their climate goals.

Skills

Program/project management experience

Community engagement experience

Climate science/GHG standards

Nature and biodiversity frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 12 years of community engagement, environmental, or similar experience.
• 10 years of experience in climate science, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards, and accounting.
• Knowledge of nature and biodiversity frameworks and metrics.
  

About the job:

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

As the Environmental Initiatives Lead, you will drive critical execution across Google's company-wide decarbonization roadmap. Embedded within the full lifecycle of site development through operations, you will lead environmental strategies and serve as a key partner in translating high-level commitments into low-carbon computing solutions.

The Global Sustainability team enables Google to build a more sustainable future for everyone by driving strategy and solutions. We drive the development and implementation of Google's global sustainability strategy to further empower action, ensure alignment and prioritization, identify leadership opportunities, and mitigate risks. We drive sustainability strategy and programs on carbon, circular economy, water, product integration, reporting, and employee engagement, while serving as a sustainability leadership advocate internally and externally. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities:

• Develop regional and site-level sustainability action plans to minimize community impact. This includes collaborating across initiatives in watershed stewardship, nature-based solutions, biodiversity preservation, circular resource flows, carbon removal, and local community benefit programs.
• Partner directly with the Data Center Energy and Power team throughout the commercial agreement flow to inform power procurement, infrastructure agreements, and behind-the-meter generation agreements aligned with Google's 24/7 carbon-free energy goals.
• Synthesize complex technical, regulatory, and emissions data into clear narratives and impact plans.
  
• Establish program frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation models to execute complex site sustainability strategies under tight commercial timelines and changing constraints.
  
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sustainability teams to resolve customer-specific emissions escalations and co-develop technical solutions to help enterprise clients achieve their climate goals.