Energy and Sustainability Specialist
Job Summary
Coordinate sustainability program operations and initiatives across Montefiore Health System, managing day-to-day business operations, stakeholder engagement, and program implementation while providing administrative and technical support to advance environmental stewardship goals.
Essential Functions
- Manage contract administration, vendor relationships, and purchase order processing
- Process invoices through Strata, Infor, and other financial systems
- Cookbook project documentation and maintain comprehensive filing systems
- Support budget tracking and financial reporting for sustainability initiatives
- Maintain departmental records and ensure audit compliance
- Manage procurement processes and vendor communications
- Develop and deliver sustainability training programs to clinical and administrative departments
- Facilitate cross-departmental sustainability initiatives and green team coordination
- Organize and lead monthly Sustainability Open Hours educational sessions
- Cook with internal departments and external partners on program implementation
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the health system
- Provide technical assistance and resources to departmental sustainability efforts
- Lead Practice Greenhealth application preparation, data collection, and submissions
- Cook Earth Day events logistics, planning, and execution across multiple campuses
- Manage clinical sustainability initiatives implementation and tracking
- Serve as departmental liaison for sustainability projects and vendor coordination
- Organize waste management programs and device reprocessing initiatives
- Support project timelines and deliverable tracking
- Support Local Law 97 compliance documentation and data collection
- Aid in NYSIF climate program reporting and documentation needs
- Support Energy Star Portfolio Manager data updates and maintenance
- Provide administrative support for regulatory submissions and compliance tracking
- Aid in environmental performance metric compilation
- Support audit preparation and regulatory coordination
- Aid in the development of sustainability program initiatives and expansion
- Research sustainability best practices and emerging trends in healthcare
- Aid in program evaluation and improvement recommendations
- Aid in grant application preparation and funding opportunity research
- Contribute to strategic planning processes and program assessment
- Aid in executive reporting and decision-making processes
Qualifications
- High School Required or BS Preferred
- 1-3 years 3 years in administration, facilities, or related field Required
- 1-3 years Healthcare operations or sustainability programs preferred
- 1-3 years Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Intermediate to Advanced level)
- Financial systems training (Strata, Infor)
- Sustainability program fundamentals
- Project coordination and administrative management Required
- Proficient knowledge of healthcare sustainability programs and best practices
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- Working knowledge of financial systems including Strata and Infor platforms
- Familiarity with contract administration and vendor management processes
- Familiarity with Practice Greenhealth frameworks and application processes
- Basic understanding of environmental compliance requirements (High proficiency)
- Administrative coordination for complex healthcare environments
- Vendor relationship management and contract coordination
- Training development and delivery for diverse audiences
- Financial tracking and invoice processing
- Project coordination and stakeholder communication
- Document management and organizational systems (High proficiency)
- Strata project management platform
- Infor financial management system
- Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate to Advanced level)
- Practice Greenhealth application systems
- Document management and filing systems
- Variety of departmental databases and tracking systems (High proficiency)
Pay
$64,000.00-$80,000.00
Schedule
Day
MON-FRI
Scheduled Hours
7.5 HOURS
Benefits
N/A
Pay Range
$64,000.00-$80,000.00
Department
FAC - ENG Energy & Sustainability
Work Shift
Day
Scheduled Hours
8:30 AM-5 PM
Work Days
MON-FRI
Local Laws
N/A
Equal Opportunity Employer
Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.