Strategic Decarbonization & Sustainability Leader

University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Massachusetts Medical School seeks a Sustainability and Energy Manager to lead development, implementation, and evaluation of programs advancing environmental justice, decarbonization, and community engagement.

The role collaborates with leadership, facilities, researchers, and external partners to drive measurable environmental, social, and financial outcomes and to integrate sustainability across research and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, management, public policy, planning, or related field.
• Master’s degree in these fields is desirable.
• 5 years’ experience in sustainability, environmental justice, organizational change, or community-based program development and implementation.
• Proven track record of securing grant funding for sustainability, decarbonization, environmental justice, or related initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of Sustainability data and metrics with experience developing dashboards and data visualization tools for decision-making
• Experience facilitating cross-departmental collaboration among diverse stakeholders
• Strong organizational and computer skills are required.
• Ability to travel to off-site locations.

Responsibilities

• Support sustainability program creation, policies, tools, and guidance to advance UMass Chan’s sustainability goals and strategic priorities with a particular focus on decarbonization and the Office of Sustainability Strategic Plan implementation.
• Implement sustainable initiatives, engagement programs, and communications, in partnership with relevant departments, support sustainable operations and construction with the goal of addressing climate, environmental conservation, and health.
• Develop and oversee environmental justice programs that promote an equitable energy transition and access to healthy, sustainable, and resilient communities, particularly for historically underserved populations.
• Manage implementation of innovative energy efficiency and decarbonization initiatives through identification of opportunities, cross-departmental collaboration, and development of dashboards for project analysis, tracking, and verification.
• Lead comprehensive waste reduction initiatives, including vendor management, source reduction, reuse/ surplus management, recycling, and the development of innovative programs for composting and hard to recycle materials.
• Manage external consultants and vendors supporting sustainability communication, waste and recycling, energy modeling and other initiatives.
• Serve as the project team lead, coordinating in-house planning, design, architectural, engineering, and construction management resources to advance sustainability and energy capital projects from concept development through procurement and implementation.

Skills

Grant funding experience

Cross-department collaboration

Data visualization

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, or related field

Master’s degree desirable

Job description

University of Massachusetts Medical School seeks a Sustainability and Energy Manager to lead development, implementation, and evaluation of programs advancing environmental justice, decarbonization, and community engagement.

The role collaborates with leadership, facilities, researchers, and external partners to drive measurable environmental, social, and financial outcomes and to integrate sustainability across research and education.