Sustainability Coordinator - Rotational Program - RE Tech Advisors

The Sustainability Coordinator position at Legence is an entry-level role within a rotational program at RE Tech Advisors, focusing on sustainability and ESG initiatives. Responsibilities include data collection, analysis, and reporting related to energy, water, and waste. The role also involves research and support for various teams, contributing to national decarbonization goals. Candidates should have some work experience and a passion for sustainability. This position is remote.
About the position

The Sustainability Coordinator position is part of a rotational program at RE Tech Advisors, a woman-led consulting firm focused on sustainability and ESG initiatives. This entry-level role is designed for individuals passionate about sustainability, climate change, and clean energy, providing on-the-job training across various teams within the organization. The program aims to develop skills necessary for a successful career in sustainability while contributing to client services and national decarbonization goals.

Responsibilities
• Support and learn about RE Tech's ESG Programs and Data & Analytics Teams through ongoing ESG and utility data collection and reporting efforts.
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• Upload and benchmark building energy, water, and waste utility data in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
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• Analyze utility bills and upload data into software programs.
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• Review utility data for variances and flag concerns.
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• Build industry knowledge by monitoring and researching relevant industry news and trends, ESG policies, best practices, businesses, and Climate Frameworks.
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• Compile weekly digests for executive leadership and support the preparation of external industry trends briefings/newsletters.
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• Support RE Tech's Compliance and Policy Team to gain experience in monitoring and tracking of state and local government benchmarking, energy efficiency, and/or carbon emissions ordinances.
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• Conduct research into ordinances and gather necessary information to populate RE Tech's database.
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• Support RE Tech's ESG Reporting Team to gain experience in preparing submissions to ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks, such as GRESB, UNPRI, GRI, etc.
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• Support RE Tech's Climate & Energy Team by conducting research and synthesizing information related to carbon emission reduction and renewable energy.
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• Conduct assessments to determine property climate risk.
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• Support the Climate Partnership Programs Team by researching and synthesizing information into 1-pagers, organizing information into spreadsheets, using charts and graphs to visually display the information.
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• Assist in the preparation of property certification materials, including IREM Certified Sustainable Property, LEED Existing Buildings, BREEAM, Fitwel, and others.
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• Build knowledge of logistics, preparation, and running of meetings, events, and/or webinars.
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• Become well-versed in quantitative tasks such as data gathering and analysis, Excel calculations, development of graphs and visualizations, and data QA/QC.
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• Assist the Marketing, Communications, and Design Team by drafting social media posts.
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• Gain professional experience in preparing written materials, such as emails, reports, meeting notes, fact sheets, presentations, resource tools, and case studies.
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• Perform clerical duties, take notes, maintain files, and organize documents; photocopy, scan, etc. as needed.
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• Learn time keeping best practices by properly and accurately tracking all of your time worked and expenses in RE Tech's time keeping system.

Requirements
• Some professional work experience, such as an internship.
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• High school degree or equivalent.
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• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice-to-haves
• Familiarity with commercial real estate, sustainability, greenhouse gas accounting, energy efficiency, and/or ESG is a plus.

Benefits
• AD&D insurance
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• Dental insurance
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• Disability insurance
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• Employee assistance program
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• Flexible schedule
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• Free parking
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• Health insurance
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• Paid vacation
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• Company-paid holidays
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• Volunteer time off
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• Flexible/hybrid work schedule
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• Annual professional development fund
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• Voting leave
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• 401(k) retirement savings plan
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• Company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
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• Life insurance
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• One-time home office bonus
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• Free on-site parking
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• Free on-site gym (Tysons Corner, Virginia office)
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• Dog friendly office (Dallas, Texas office)