What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sustainability Director position at The Budd Group?
Own the Blueprint: Define Sustainability for Us and Our Clients.
The Budd Group, a leader in integrated facility management, is seeking a high-impact Director of Sustainability to evolve our market leadership. This strategic and consulting role will design, launch, and lead a new sustainability consulting service line across our Education and Corporate divisions, while also guiding our internal corporate ESG evolution.
This is a unique, dual-focused position blending deep technical expertise, senior-level consulting, and proven business development acumen.
Core Purpose: Build & Lead
Why Work For The Budd Group?!?
The Budd Group, a leader in integrated facility management, is seeking a high-impact Director of Sustainability to evolve our market leadership. This strategic and consulting role will design, launch, and lead a new sustainability consulting service line across our Education and Corporate divisions, while also guiding our internal corporate ESG evolution.
This is a unique, dual-focused position blending deep technical expertise, senior-level consulting, and proven business development acumen.
Core Purpose: Build & Lead
- Revenue Generation: Design, launch, and lead a new, scalable Sustainability Consulting Service Line (e.g., ESG reporting, decarbonization, sustainable operations) within 12-18 months.
- Corporate ESG Strategy: Serve as the chief expert guiding The Budd Group's internal ESG roadmap (decarbonization, procurement, waste) and leading all corporate reporting.
- Client Consulting: Act as a senior advisor to clients (especially in the Education Sector) to deliver sustainable campus initiatives, assessments, and ROI analysis.
- Develop profitable, sellable sustainability service packages for integration into IFM/Janitorial/Maintenance contracts.
- Lead client-facing strategy, presentations, and implementation roadmaps.
- Establish and manage client and internal ESG data collection and reporting.
- Train operational teams and create standardized delivery models for new services.
- Stay ahead of emerging trends to drive service innovation.
- Experience: 10 years in sustainability/environmental services, including 5 years in a senior consulting/leadership/business growth role.
- Business Acumen: Required B2B experience creating, marketing, or selling sustainability services.
- Knowledge: Deep expertise in major sustainability frameworks (LEED, GRI, CDP, SASB, EcoVadis, etc.).
- Education: Bachelor's required; Master's preferred.
Why Work For The Budd Group?!?
- We are a God-honoring company of excellence
- PTO - Vacation, Sick Time, 9 Major Holidays, 2 Floating Holidays, and 1 Volunteer day to go serve your community!!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Life, Accident, and Disability Insurance
- HSA and FSA programs
- 401(k) - We Match
- Career Advancement
- Free Online Classes for professional and personal development available to ALL employees
- Free Mental Health and Financial Assistance Programs
- Pay on Demand Cash Back rewards program
- Classes to learn English or Spanish
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