Project Manager - Sustainability Office

Date Posted: 02/12/2024
Req ID: 35978
Faculty/Division: Asst VP - Operations & Services
Department: Asst V-P Facilities & Services
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: #
Description:
About us:
The University of Toronto is a world leader not only in academia and research but also in ensuring operational excellence. U of T’s Facilities and Services group works diligently to make sure all stakeholders have a safe, clean, comfortable, attractive and sustainable environment in which to learn, teach and play.
The Facilities & Services portfolio includes the operation and stewardship of over $3.5 billion in physical assets at the St. Georgecampus situated in the heart of Canada’s largest city. We manage and provide service to over 120 buildings totaling 12 million square feet and also manage an extensive district energy system. We are not only one of Canada's Best and Greenest Employers - in 2024 were were rated as most sustainable university in the world by QS!
Your opportunity:
Facilities & Services (F&S) is a portfolio comprised of teams with diverse day-to-day operations and skill sets. The individual leaders and employees within the portfolio are dedicated to collaborating to providing excellent service to all clients.
The Sustainability and Energy Management arm of F&S is dedicated to driving sustainability through consistently improving our sustainability performance across many its many components. We are guided by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and are blazing a trail towards regenerative sustainability.
The Project Manager is an exciting opportunity within the Sustainability office to lead in the sustainability space and work with us to progress our sustainability portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Manager - Sustainability Office, the Project Manager will develop and deliver specific projects, as well as build relationships with other departments across the university and beyond - to optimize the use of our campus as a living lab, help us meet our goals and embed sustainability in all we do across our campuses, students, faculty,staff and surrounding communities.
Your responsibilities will include:
-Planning and implementing project phases
-Developing charter, scope, resources and schedule for project(s)
-Developing and implementing operational plans that support the administrative and business goals of the unit
-Liaising between departments
-Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines
-Cultivating ongoing, high-profile prospective partnerships that advance strategic agendas
-Writing project-specific proposals and briefings
 
Essential Qualifications:
 
-Bachelor's Degree in Environment, Sustainability or similar field, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
-Six to seven years experience including Project Management, Managing/Developing relationships, Sustainability
-Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, databases, Sharepoint or similar
-Strong interest in all elements of sustainability
-Demonstrated strong presentation skills
-Excellent written and oral communication skills
-Strong interpersonal skills
-Strong analytical skills
-Superior organizational skills; attention to detail
-Desire to affect impactful and aggressive change
-Initiative and ability to exercise diplomacy, good judgment, tact, and discretion
Assets (Nonessential):
 
-Sustainability data/metrics: analysis, measurement, tracking and reporting experience
To be successful in this role you will be:
 
-Communicator
-Goal oriented
-Organized
-Possess a positive attitude
-Self-directed
-Team player
 
Closing Date: 02/25/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 -- $93,752 with an annual step progression to a maximum of # , # Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Facilities/Ancilliary Services
Recruiter: Lena Olsson
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged , and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.