Job Description

SUMMARY

The Sustainability Specialist is responsible for providing reporting and consultative support encompassing BOMA / Fitwel / LEED / WELL facilitation, waste and organics diversion, occupant awareness, climate resiliency, green building, sustainability reporting metrics and client driven initiatives. This role is also responsible for contributing to the identification of project opportunities, solution development and program coordination during the implementation stage as related to Sustainability initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Monitors and enforces compliance to all internal and external requirements.
• Communicates observations and risks to stakeholders and supports establishment of corrective actions.
• Supports collection and submission of BOMA / Fitwel / LEED / WELL documentation for certification.
• Compiles and submits reports to senior team members for review.
• Coordinates and oversees waste audits.
• Provides support and direction to the projects team for all Sustainability related initiatives.
• Participates in establishing sustainability and BOMA / LEED goals.
• Generates professional reports for sustainability and waste reviews providing existing conditions, results of a studies, and recommendations. Reports included can be for submission to CAGBC (Canadian Green building council) and USGBC. All reports must follow BGIS protocol but be written in a manner that is appropriate for the client needs.
• Assists in the planning, coordinate and implementation of various waste management and recycling projects.
• Supports BGIS field team with sustainability related projects.
• Supports client sustainability initiativeobjectives and assist on strategic vision.
• Supports delivering sustainability reporting used to meet KPI’s and contract deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Completion of post-secondary training in a related area.
• Knowledge in BOMA BEST, FITWEL, LEED, WELL, and other sustainability metrics.
• Between 3 to 5 year experience in BOMA BEST, FITWEL, waste, water, indoor air quality and health & wellness.
• Experience conducting certification verifications, waste and water audits.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel. Strong MS Word skills. Working experience with MS Access or other database software would be beneficial.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with high levels of client interaction.
• Strong administrative skills including documentation standards and project management.
• Appreciation of financial reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of facility management services would be beneficial.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Fitwel, LEED and WELL accreditation would be an asset
• Waste auditing certification would be an asset.

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