Energy & Sustainability Director (Temporary)

About us: The purpose of this position is to lead, direct and carry out strategic and tactical implementation of energy and sustainability initiatives on a global basis for an account. This is a temporary position. What you'll do: Champion global efforts of Energy and Sustainability management including standardization, technical leadership and enhancing the performance of all related facility mechanical and electrical systems throughout the managed properties. Responsible for leading the energy and sustainability team to implement new technologies, identify cost savings opportunities, manage initiatives and engage the CBRE platform team on issues related to energy procurement and energy-related capital projects, renewable/carbon and critical environments. Identify and prioritize initiatives based on an evaluation of their life cycle cost and/ or ability to enhance the client reputation. Responsible for engaging with Global Energy Services to identify and implement sustainable products, processes, best practices and technologies, to support the client's goals of reducing energy and water consumption, and for managing the environmental impact of a real estate portfolio Works with the client's Corporate Social Responsibility and Communications team to assist in the development and implementation of both internal and external sustainability communications. Maintain a library of industry research and provide internal reports on sustainability trends. Provides strategic and technical leadership in the areas of energy and sustainability management and related standard operating procedures, predictive maintenance procedures, customer service & delivery level agreements and the development and review of performance criteria for outside service contracts. Provides energy and sustainability input to new construction and other capital projects. Works with client and project management teams to ensure the implementation of life cycle cost evaluation approaches which explicitly include energy and sustainability considerations. Carries out broad and complex assignments requiring comprehensive knowledge related to energy efficiency, renewable/carbon offsets and sustainability services offered by the Global Energy and Sustainability platform. Develops and presents monthly energy and sustainability status and variance reports and conducts monthly energy and sustainability team meetings. Communicates past, present and future energy plans and performance through formal presentations to account team and client. Oversees and directs the monitoring and reporting of energy use and spending trends to ensure consistency across the region/portfolio under management. Provides oversight and direction in conducting LEED gap analyses. Acts as a SME (subject matter expert) to assist with LEED-EB, LEED-NC, LEED-CI and LEED-CS certifications across a portfolio. Develops objectives, scope narratives and financial summaries ( including payback analysis) in support of LEED certification efforts Develops operational policies and procedures related to fit outs, leases, and defits that embrace LEED principals and disseminates them across a portfolio. Other duties as assigned.