Industrial Sustainability Specialist II

What You'll Do:

• Oversees enterprise performance tracking systems and supports identification of improvement opportunities for energy, water, waste, and industrial emissions.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of industrial sustainability systems, KPIs, standards, and performance frameworks to enable visibility, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Oversees and executes audits, assessments, and development of improvement roadmaps, including identification and prioritization of best practices.
• Partners with Engineering, Operations, Utilities, and Maintenance to translate sustainability goals into actionable plans and support plant-level execution.
• Serves as a technical resource and oversees Scope 1 and Scope 2 operational data, methodologies, and supporting systems, in alignment with Sustainability Leadership.
• Supports enterprise planning by developing insights, business cases, and recommendations for resource efficiency and emissions reduction opportunities.
• Supports and coordinates with internal teams on ESG reporting and compliance functions to help ensure industrial sustainability data, methodologies, and documentation are accurate, consistent, audit-ready, and support external reporting requirements including CDP, EcoVadis, EPR, and other sustainability requests.
• Supports sustainability leadership in enterprise performance management, prioritization, investment decisions, and broader sustainability reporting needs as required.

Qualifications:

What You'll Bring: 

• In addition to the responsibilities listed above, other duties may be assigned by your supervisor, as dictated by business necessity. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Operations, or related technical field. Advanced training or experience in manufacturing systems, utilities, continuous improvement, or energy and environmental management is preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, utilities, energy management, process improvement, or related industrial sustainability roles with demonstrated cross-functional collaboration
• Energy systems, utilities, water, waste, emissions, manufacturing operations, and performance measurement systems.
• Data analysis, KPI development, problem solving, stakeholder engagement, project prioritization, business case development, and communication across operational and technical teams. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other applicable systems.
• Translate strategy into operational plans, identify trends and opportunities, influence cross-functional teams, and build structured systems for performance improvement.
• Reports to Sustainability Leader
• Supports identification and prioritization of initiatives impacting utilities spend, waste management costs, and emissions-related investments. Does not retain sole financial ownership but contributes to enterprise investment decisions.