The Associate, Sustainability will be responsible for the delivery of Greystar’s sustainability strategy across multiple real estate portfolios, markets, functions, and products (Multifamily and Student), from conception to execution.

In this role, you will support our teams to implement our sustainability strategy at our assets and within our business, such as through: energy efficiency improvements, smart building innovations, building certifications, renewable energy installations, biodiversity improvements, community events, training and process improvements. You will also lead on the collection, analysis and reporting of sustainability data and the creation of policies and procedures to enable our investment management, asset management, development management and operational teams to make informed decisions to improve the sustainability of Greystar’s and our client’s assets. You will co-ordinate our reporting to investors on the sustainability performance of our funds, providing timely, transparent and meaningful data on an annual basis through annual sustainability reports, investor presentations, due diligence survey responses and investor benchmark submissions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities:

Take primary responsibility to create and project manage a roadmap to deliver our corporate-wide sustainability strategy and ensure all key performance measures are met
Improve and maintain internal processes which support the delivery of Greystar’s sustainability strategy, such as due diligence surveys, development specifications and fit out guidance
Act as a subject matter expert and first point of contact within the business, supporting all functions with integrating sustainability into their day-to-day decision making through capacity building and training
Facilitate joined up action on sustainability across different functions and stages of the real estate life cycle (e.g. investment, development, operations, capital projects, marketing)
Create and manage an effective organization-wider sustainability data management system
Co-ordinate the collection of sustainability information from relevant sources (utility suppliers, site teams, consultants etc)
Verify, analyse and report on sustainability data on a regular basis to identify strategic opportunities and take remedial action by working with multiple stakeholders (3rd party consultants, asset managers, utility providers etc)
Manage annual sustainability reporting processes including the production of an annual sustainability report and annual investor benchmark submissions (including GRESB & TCFD)
Respond to ad hoc requests for sustainability performance information, such as for investor due diligence questionnaires, quarterly investor reporting and planning applications
Ensure sustainability is integrated into corporate and asset level brands, marketing and publicity campaigns and customer insight initiatives

About You

Essential:

Real Estate or Sustainability related degree/qualification or equivalent work experience

Desirable:

Energy Management qualification e.g. Chartered Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, Domestic Energy Assessor
Green Building certifications e.g. BREEAM AP, LEED AP, WELL AP
Members of sustainability related industry body e.g. IEMA, ICRS

Experience & Skills:

Essential:

Background in delivering impactful performance against sustainability strategies, either as a consultant or in a client-side setting
Genuine passion for sustainability and the real estate industry, in particular residential
Excellent, all-round knowledge of all aspects of sustainable real estate (environmental, social and economic) with specialist knowledge in a number of specific areas
Knowledge of voluntary and mandatory sustainability standards applicable to real estate e.g. GRESB, TCFD, EU SFDR/Taxonomy, GRI, BREEAM, LEED, WELL, GHG Protocol etc
Strong numerical and data skills and the ability to interpret complex data to understand what action should be taken
Ability to engage with a wide range of people and functions and to build consensus to take action
Commercial acumen and the ability to build compelling business cases based on financial data
Good understanding of interpreting digital data for the benefit of optimisation
A strong team player but capable of working autonomously and taking ownership
Flexible approach to working in a fast-paced environment
Enthusiasm to deliver an exceptional experience to stakeholders, encouraging and championing customer-focus and innovation across the business

Desirable:

Experience of sustainability communications or marketing
Experience of the investment industry
Fluency in one or more European Languages in addition to English, is desirable but not essential.

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