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Environmental & Sustainability Specialist

ABB
  • Senatobia, Mississippi
    6 days ago
    ABB

    Job Description

    At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

    This position reports to:

    Business Health, Safety & Env Manager

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    Your role and responsibilities
     

    This role supports Production Operations, Quality, Facilities, Product Engineering, and Processing functions by leading initiatives that advance ABB's sustainability goals. The position directly impacts the business by driving the site's Zero Waste to Landfill strategy, supporting ISO 50001 Energy Management efforts, reducing environmental impact, improving resource utilization, lowering energy costs, and helping ABB achieve its long-term sustainability and carbon reduction objectives.

    The work model for the role is: Onsite

    Core Responsibilities
     
    • Ensures that the objectives, targets, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are clear and allocated to the relevant business levels with regular follow-up mechanism.
    • Reports sustainability performance and progress with respect to the implementation of the group-level sustainability objectives and KPIs.
    • Provides sustainability expertise by assisting the organization in understanding obligations, liabilities, and stakeholder expectations.
    • Leads the integration of the group-wide sustainability strategy into the business strategy.
    • Collaborates with the coordinators focusing on specific sustainability topics to establish priorities and initiatives that support implementation, e.g., through business-specific programs.
    • Ensures alignment, efficiency, and effectiveness in the implementation of the business strategy in collaboration with all related internal stakeholders.
    • Assists the organization in establishing clear roles and responsibilities for the successful integration of sustainability strategy into the business strategy, with a focus on competence and capacity.
    • Works closely with the business management team to identify, define, and follow up on the sustainability strategy and business plans and support the implementation.
    • Ensures the optimized delivery and use of global information (e.g., regulatory, customer, competitor, business, market) in the business decision-making process to achieve optimal outcomes.
    • Drives behavioral change to continuously improve sustainability performance and facilitates sharing best practices.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Energy Management, or a related field, AND 2yrs experience.(required)
    • Strong knowledge of environmental sustainability, circularity, waste reduction, and ABB's Zero Waste to Landfill objectives(preferred), including identifying opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle, and divert waste from landfills.
    • Understanding of ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems(preferred) and the ability to analyze energy usage, energy flow, and resource consumption to identify efficiency improvements and support energy reduction goals.
    • Experience tracking and reporting sustainability metrics, including energy consumption, waste diversion, carbon footprint, CO emissions, and other environmental performance indicators.
    • The “Qualifications for the role” section should include no less than five and no more than seven bullet points. These bullet points should be listed in order of importance for the success in the role
    • Demonstrated ability to lead sustainability programs, stay current on emerging environmental trends and regulations, and collaborate across functions to implement solutions that improve environmental performance and resource efficiency.

    License to Operate / Core Values
     
    • Implements ABB policies and standards in their assigned area.
    • Embeds sustainability considerations in business processes and practices along the ABB value chain.
     
    Collaboration / Leadership
     
    • Drives cross-collaboration and ensures that knowledge is shared.
    • Engages with external stakeholders (e.g., customers, suppliers) and internal stakeholders to report on, raise awareness of, gain commitment to, and obtain objective feedback on ABB’s sustainability efforts and performance.
    • Collaborates with other functions to identify potential partnerships and business opportunities related to sustainability.
    • Ensures that their own area of responsibility is appropriately organized, staffed, skilled, and directed.
    • Guides, motivates, and develops direct/indirect reports according to HR policies.
    • Collaborates with the business and other functions to drive behavioral change and influence people decisions in the function’s scope of activity.
    • Maintains the relevant sustainability-related competencies through continuous professional development opportunities.
    • Coaches and advises business leaders within their own area of responsibility.

    Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

    Ready to make an impact?

    Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSenatobia, Mississippi
    IndustryEngineering Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Websitehttps://careers.abb/global/en/home

    About Company

    ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation. We see our purpose as being to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting our engineering and digitalization expertise, we help industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. We call this: ‘Engineered to Outrun.’ We have around 110,000 employees worldwide and a history that stretches back more than 140 years.
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