Program Lead, Corporate Sustainability at Holman Automotive Group Inc. — Mount Laurel, NJ

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Strategic and operational execution role responsible for developing, implementing, and managing sustainability initiatives that align with an organization’s environmental, social, and economic goals.

• Recommend and lead the creation of sustainability strategies, long and short term, and climate-related programs, including GHG emissions reduction, water conservation, waste management, and renewable energy initiatives
• Synthesize complex sustainability data and insights into compelling narratives and visualizations that drive stakeholder understanding, decision making and action
• Translate complex sustainability and ESG concepts into clear, digestible value statements that resonate with diverse audiences and support informed engagement
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners for data collection, assessment and integration of sustainable practices
• Develop and maintain valuation models, forecasts and KPIs to track progress, prepare dashboards, and report to senior leadership
• Research and stay abreast of changes to international protocols, policies, and standards.
• Ensure adherence to environmental laws, regulations, and industry standards; stay updated on global sustainability trends and best practices
• Manage sustainability projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities
• Identify, apply for sustainability initiatives
• Review and advise on client proposed contractual ESG agreements
• Support coordination, facilitation and execution of Holman internal employee engagement activities for sustainability
• Present Holman’s sustainability philosophy, plans, actions and KPIs to internal and external parties, as needed
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field
• 5+ years in sustainability or environmental program management across multiple functions
• Excellent project management, data analysis, and program development
• Strong attention to detailed, ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines including complex datasets and narratives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership coordinating cross functional inputs, setting strategic direction
• Ability to work independently, managing multiple priorities
• Knowledge of renewable energy, carbon offsets and other market-based mechanisms
• Experience in completing emissions and ESG assessments
• Hands-on experience supporting or managing external sustainability or climate disclosures.
• Strong ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, etc.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong ability to engage with clients and prospects on environmental interests and requests
• Familiarity assessing proposed client contracts for environmental goals and requests
• Experience with EnergyCap and Workiva systems
• Experience collaborating with third party verification vendors
• Experience with managing global environmental best practices and regulations
• Vendor relationship management

Planning/Organizing/Managerial Knowledge:

• Ensures that project milestones and goals are met and adhering to approved budgets
• Extensive knowledge of department processes
• Contributes to the development of vision and strategy
• Works with other leaders to develop a common departmental vision or strategy
• Adapts area/departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
• Anticipates future needs and work
• Promotes efficiencies through process improvements
• Formulates several possible solutions or courses of action to achieve results
• Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems
• Assesses risk and urgency at organizational level to plan and prioritize work effectively across various departments, delegating when appropriate
• Overcomes obstacles in striving to achieve long-term, positive, sustainable results
• Adjusts quickly to new or changing work environment
• Remains resilient in the face of challenges, rebounding quickly from setbacks
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills, with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Prioritizes projects and resources to align with strategic goals
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead others across organization to complete key projects
• Influences or provides input to forecasting and planning resources; must adhere to allocated budget
• Brings forth key information & recommendations to leadership for addressing legislation that may affect our business
• Decisions are guided by policies (internal, state, federal and international), procedures and department or business plan; receives guidance from Director

Communicating & Influencing Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Responsible and accountable for the communication process
• Able to clearly articulate the company’s priorities, strategic priorities and business goals
• Communicates departmental vision or strategy in terms of impact on the organization
• Excellent interpersonal, counseling, negotiation, and customer service skills
• Actively solicit feedback; share and address; adjust plans as necessary; follow through
• Breaks down barriers between groups by representing all sides and facilitates information exchanges as needed
• Asks questions to challenge others’ thinking and to gain agreement
• Keeps everyone affected by results well informed about projects
• Anticipates and interprets customer needs to identify solutions
• Strong presentation skills
• Interaction with others requires understanding, influencing and supporting people, through applying technical knowledge or rational arguments, aimed at causing action or acceptance by others

Outputs:

• Creating and proposing organizational environmental goals and implementation plans
• Successfully leading, or executing, the implementation and ongoing management of sustainable programs and features
• Completing industry, judicial and client specific ESG assessments and compliance reporting
• Ensuring data integrity and reporting within utility, carbon, electric and emissions tracking systems
• Acting as organizational SME for ESG topics communicating with internal partners, senior leaders and clients
• Managing vendors in relation to sustainability needs

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• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits

Regular Full-Time

Temporary or Part-Time

Pay

We offer competitive wages that are commensurate with job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and geographic location, starting in the range of $87,550.00 - $124,755.00 USD annually for full time employees. The annual compensation range is comprised of base pay earnings.

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