[Hiring] Energy Analyst @Cushman & Wakefield

Role Description

This position will provide key support to the client’s Environmental Sustainability team to track water usage, waste diversion and assist with sustainability initiatives throughout the client’s real estate portfolio. The position will require a demonstrated passion for environmental sustainability and a keen eye for detail.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Regularly review utility consumption database by conducting data audits and verification checks
• Complete required monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for water and waste data
• Track facility-level waste data on monthly basis and identify areas of opportunity for reduction, recycling, composting, diversions, and exemptions
• Monitor construction and demolition waste program across C&W facility portfolio, including conducting quarterly and semi-annual audits
• Analyze water consumption and irrigation consumption data to determine and report anomalies
• Assist with baseline creation for future water targets
• Model historical utility consumption data into projections to assess goal progress
• Conduct benchmarking and research on sustainability trends
• Research new and innovative technologies to assist in achieving GHG emission, waste, and water reduction goals
• Create internal and client presentations
• Understand third-party irrigation vendor software to assess potential improvements or additions
• Work cross functionally with other teams to incorporate sustainability principles and goal alignment
• Develop an understanding of client’s supply and value chain
• Contribute toward internal and external sustainability goal setting
• Lead internal client update meetings and requisite reporting
• Participate in client meetings and workshops and maintain required documentation
• Additional QA/QC responsibilities for real estate data reporting
• Represent C&W with professionalism and cooperate with other C&W personnel to achieve goals and objectives
• Maintain high qualitative and quantitative standards of work performance
• Strive constantly to improve skill and work knowledge; keep up to date in the field of specialization
• Adhere to corporate, building, and client policies and procedures
• Manage internal environmental sustainability reporting for client including success stories, sustainability goals, RFPs and other ad hoc responsibilities such as heavy reporting responsibilities

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field
• 2 to 3 years of experience performing business analytics on energy and CO2 consumption
• Industry specific certification in one or more of the following areas: USGBC (LEED), IFMA (SFP), AEE (CEM)
• Familiarity with the following associations and programs such as but not limited to:
  • Association of Energy Engineers
  • Demand response/curtailment
  • EPA Energy Star for buildings
  • LEED Green Building Certification programs
  • Global Exchange
  • Natural Resources Canada
• Experience with alternative power sources, energy conservation retrofits, and carbon offsets
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with senior managerial and executive level personnel

Requirements

• Involves work of a general office nature; typically includes extended periods of sitting and/or operation of a computer for up to 8 hours a day
• May involve periods of standing, such as operating at a copier/fax/scanner
• Involves movement between departments, floors, and properties to facilitate work
• Regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to write and type
• Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented orally and in writing
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and orally so others will understand
• Regularly required to utilize vision abilities, allowing reading of printed material, graphics, and computer displays

Benefits

• Eligible employees have the opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including:
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work
• Competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements
• The compensation for the position is: $63,709.20 - $74,952.00