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Our client is an established commercial real estate organization with a strong portfolio of office and industrial properties. Sustainability, energy efficiency, and responsible building operations are important components of their approach to property management and development.

They are seeking a Sustainability Manager to help lead environmental and building-performance initiatives across their portfolio.

Your new role

As Sustainability Manager, you will lead and support sustainability initiatives across a diverse commercial real estate portfolio. Working closely with property management, operations, development teams, tenants, consultants, and external partners, you will identify opportunities to improve building performance and reduce environmental impact.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Monitor and analyze energy, water, waste, carbon, and other building-performance data.
- Establish benchmarks, track performance, identify trends, and recommend opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and support energy conservation, carbon reduction, water efficiency, waste diversion, and other sustainability initiatives.
- Identify and evaluate building upgrades and operational improvements that can increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
- Support sustainability and green-building certifications, including programs such as LEED and Zero Carbon Building.
- Work with property management and operations teams to implement sustainability initiatives across existing properties.
- Provide sustainability input into capital projects, building upgrades, and new developments.
- Coordinate with consultants, utilities, contractors, tenants, and other external stakeholders.




- Prepare sustainability reports and communicate building-performance results to internal and external stakeholders.
- Research emerging technologies, programs, incentives, and best practices that could improve portfolio performance.
- Support tenant engagement and education around sustainability and environmental initiatives.
- Track the performance of sustainability projects and measure results against established objectives.

What you'll need to succeed

The successful candidate will bring a combination of technical knowledge, analytical ability, and a practical understanding of sustainability within the built environment.

- Experience in sustainability, energy management, building performance, engineering, facilities management, commercial real estate, or a related field.
- A strong understanding of building systems, energy consumption, carbon reduction, and environmental performance.
- Experience analyzing building-performance and utility data and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
- Knowledge of energy-efficiency initiatives and sustainable building practices.
- Familiarity with green-building standards and certifications such as LEED or Zero Carbon Building.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.




- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills and experience working with property managers, operators, tenants, consultants, utilities, and contractors.
- Post-secondary education in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, building science, facilities management, or a related discipline.

What you'll get in return

This is an opportunity to take on a meaningful sustainability position within an established commercial real estate organization where environmental performance and building efficiency are important parts of the business.

- Take ownership of sustainability and building-performance initiatives across a diverse portfolio.
- Work across both existing properties and new development projects.
- Collaborate with experienced professionals across property management, operations, and development.
- Influence projects that can deliver measurable improvements in energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and overall building performance.
- Help shape the organization's longer-term approach to sustainable and high-performance real estate.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.

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