Airport ESG Specialist

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Job description

Salary Range: $78,092-$97,588

Posting Expires: October 16, 2024

The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation (DOA) is seeking an Accreditation Manager highly skilled in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting to join our dynamic Sustainability team. The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating and leading projects as assigned by the Director of Sustainability, related to managing and maintaining the department's Airports Carbon Accreditation (ACA) through Airport Council International (ACI), and publishing the DOA's annual ESG report.

Responsibilities will include, coordinating cross-functional teams for completing ESG and ACA required tasks, document creation, facilitating annual document review to maintain updated evidence of compliance, completing all tasks required for biannual ACA audits, maintaining a virtual library of documents, ensuring ESG and ACA required tasks and projects are completed on schedule, and contributing to sustainability strategy and planning for DOA.

The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, highly organized, enthusiastic about collaborating with cross-functional teams and process improvement, works well independently as well as on a team, and can influence without formal authority. This candidate will apply proven communication skills, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and knowledge of best practices to guide individual development and support the team on a variety of issues related to ESG reporting, maintaining ACA accreditation for DOA, and developing sustainability initiatives for the department.

Supervision Received

Reports to the Director of Sustainability.

May work independently or with others with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.

Takes primary responsibility for development of the Airport's sustainability reporting initiatives including the annual ESG report

Manages the department's ACA accreditation, including overseeing the ongoing accreditation process.

Helps to maintain the Airport's membership and increasing levels in ACA and other certification programs

Assures compliance to maintain ACA and other sustainability-related accreditation, including developing policies and coordinating cross-functional teams within the Department to complete all accreditation required tasks on schedule.

Serves as the department's liaison to Airport Council International (ACI) for all communications related to ACA accreditation.

Updates and reviews all ACA standards required annually

Leads re-accreditation efforts to occur every 2 years, including scheduling project tasks and coordinating deliverables.

Coordinates and supports matrix teams, providing resources and support to achieve ACA standards.

Provides ongoing analysis of agency procedures and policy development, strategic plan results, and performance metrics for DOA sustainability programs and services, including participation, and other related KPIs

Makes recommendations for new or revised sustainability goals.

Provides information to assist in the preparation of fund raising and grant applications as needed

Utilizes life cycle assessment (LCA) and other methods to develop and implement sustainability metrics and other relevant data to inform business decisions

Collects, analyzes, and interprets data on energy consumption, waste management, greenhouse gas emissions, and other sustainability-related metrics

Assists in developing and implementing training sessions and awareness campaigns to educate employees and airport stakeholders on sustainability practices

Leads waste management and recycling programs at the Airport

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Decision Making

Direction received is very general and focuses on end results and is typically collaborative in nature.

Leadership Provided

Serves as a resource or mentor to other employees. May lead or instruct less experienced workers in high level or technical jobs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list.

Ability to identify and describe a range of possible solutions for solving sustainability challenges.

Ability to use appropriate software tools to prepare reports and presentations.

Ability to represent the department's perspectives in collaborative efforts with both internal and external stakeholders

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Self-starter with ability to initiate projects and collaborate with diverse teams.

Specialized knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Strong analytical skills

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