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Senior Director, Energy and Sustainability Program Lead

JLL
United States, D.C., Washington
2020 K Street Northwest (Show on map)
Jan 07, 2025
At JLL, we are driving sustainability through everything that we do, across all service lines and job positions. Specifically, we are growing our Sustainability practice to drive end-to-end sustainability solutions in real estate, from site selection to decommissioning.

In this role, you will work directly with one of our high-profile clients. As the leader of the JLL Sustainable Operations Team you will develop a deep knowledge of the needs of our client's program ensuring they are capturing JLL's full suite of sustainability services. You will act as an accelerator and collaborator within JLL services, enabling our client to increase engagement across stakeholders and progress towards goals. You will ensure sustainability integration across business/functions throughout the real estate lifecycle influence behavioral changes, including change management ownership, required to achieve scope of work delivery and goals. This role requires a programmatic approach to embed sustainability thinking and practices into space selection, fit-outs, occupancy, maintenance, and experience.

This position is remote, requiring in-office presence and site visits periodically.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement all JLL sustainability activities across the client real estate portfolio
Contribute to the client corporate sustainability strategy and drive the delivery of key objectives
Develop, drive, and continuously improve client facing rhythm of the business activities including monthly and quarterly business reviews and annual operational planning
Provide strategic direction and guidance on ways to enhance and expand service delivery to the client, including leveraging supply chain partners, internal collaborations, and the broader JLL Sustainability Platform
Own, and improve upon, a multi-faceted global sustainability strategy
Establish strong working relationships with global and regional workstreams to deliver local targets as well as overarching global targets
Effectively network cross-functionally to collaborate with other JLL service lines on the account (technology, finance, projects, IFM, consultants, and procurement) to elevate the sustainability mission and objectives, and drive implementation where most organic within the business
With cross-functional view, effectively manage changes in partnership with stakeholders, which have the potential to impact sustainability objectives
Ensure success stories are tracked and communicated to ensure a high level of awareness and engagement is achieved with regard to the overall sustainability program and client's success
Demonstrate innovative thinking and proactive management in bringing new ideas and solutions to the client, and ensure they are rolled out effectively
Develop and enhance systems and processes for delivering best practice sustainability performance and use of utility/sustainability management systems for monitoring and/or reporting purposes
Manage an effective, global sustainable operations team capable of delivery according to scope of work and schedule
Provide SME input and own program components (e.g., content development, maintenance) related to SME area
Provide technical expertise, strategic leadership, and support for all various client facilities on sustainability issues
Contribute to the client corporate sustainability strategy and drive the delivery of key objectives

Sound like you? To apply you need to be/have:
Candidate must have the ability to influence senior stakeholders, as they will be tasked with creating value added solutions for our client.
Must be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and present executive level business cases.
The role requires regular interaction with account leadership, clients, service providers, operational and support staff and will be part of a fast-paced environment consistently charged with handling multiple demands and priorities.
The candidate must be able to organize and prioritize multiple tasks, effectively manage through stressful situations, and consistently make high-quality decisions.
Candidate must have superb people management and documentation skills, and deliver thoroughness and accuracy in all tasks.
The role is critical to the success of the client relationship in driving energy & environmental performance management, risk mitigation and process improvement.

Other Requirements include:
University Degree (Science, engineering, math, or related fields)
Passionate about working towards a sustainable future
An excellent understanding of the key sustainability issues for corporate occupiers of real estate including, but not limited to; decarbonization, embodied carbon, circularity, resource preservation, biodiversity, climate risk, health & wellbeing, and social value creation
Demonstrated experience in influencing cross-functional teams
Demonstrated experience with change management across multi-faceted situations and cross-functional teams; change management certification is desirable
Experience working with corporate clients, commercial property, property managers and an understanding of the landlord and tenant relationship is desirable
Excellent ability to build relationships with clients and their internal teams
A strong track record integrating sustainability into organizations' operations
Demonstrated people management experience
Experience working in a collaborative way with clients and other stakeholders to develop and implement ambitious and robust sustainability programs
Proven project management experience and excellent communication skills
Attention to detail and accuracy in written and numeric work
Ability to obtain buy-in and engagement from employees at all levels
Operates with a sense of urgency and is decisive
An authentic leader, stimulates action with a balanced leadership style of control and influence

Behavioral Competencies
Inspire - We are humble, inclusive and energize people to follow our lead
Win Together - We work across JLL to deliver the best solutions to our clients, community and planet
Simplify - We move fast by reducing complexity and setting clear direction
Be intentional - We are courageous, decisive, resilient and hold ourselves accountable
Be future ready - We are curious, agile and resourceful to stay relevant and future-ready

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