Senior Sustainability Specialist - Regional

DPR; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction seeks a sustainability leader to act as a strategic partner, translating enterprise goals into actionable initiatives. You will build relationships with leaders to embed sustainability into operations, innovation, and growth strategies.

You will drive sustainability initiatives across assigned entities, coordinate reporting and data collection, and align teams to ensure compliance and market-facing strategies. This role demands collaboration and a forward-thinking mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of experience in sustainability, operations, or business partnering required.
• Certifications in sustainability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as sustainability liaison for assigned entities or business units.
• Integrates sustainability into business strategy and operations.
• Identifies and advances sustainability initiatives aligned with business priorities.
• Coordinates sustainability reporting, data collection, and compliance.
• Supports innovation and market-facing sustainability strategies.
• Facilitates alignment and knowledge-sharing across teams.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Operations partner

Stakeholder engagement

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:

Serves as a strategic partner supporting sustainability implementation across assigned entities or operational groups. Translates enterprise sustainability goals into actionable initiatives aligned with business needs. Builds relationships with leaders to integrate sustainability into operations, innovation, and growth strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as sustainability liaison for assigned entities or business units.
• Integrates sustainability into business strategy and operations.
• Identifies and advances sustainability initiatives aligned with business priorities.
• Coordinates sustainability reporting, data collection, and compliance.
• Supports innovation and market-facing sustainability strategies.
• Facilitates alignment and knowledge-sharing across teams.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in sustainability, operations, or business partnering required.

Certifications and Licenses:

• Sustainability or environmental certification preferred.

Anticipated starting pay range:

$150,000.00- $200,000.00

Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs

for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.