Global Sustainability, Energy & Waste Reduction Program Manager

About the role

The Global Sustainability, Energy & Waste Reduction Program Manager will lead the strategic implementation and continuous improvement of energy and waste reduction programs globally. This role requires a blend of program management, advanced analytics, and technical expertise in sustainability, industrial energy systems, and waste management.

Responsibilities

• Own the global Energy Intensity Reduction Plan (EIRP) and Waste Reduction Roadmap for all manufacturing sites, setting annual targets, milestones, and governance routines.
• Lead monthly/quarterly governance including project reviews, tollgates, and portfolio prioritization.
• Develop and maintain a standard project playbook for resource efficiency initiatives, including templates, checklists, MOC triggers, commissioning steps, savings verification.
• Coordinate resourcing across sites and functions; resolve roadblocks, escalate risks, and drive decision-making.
• Establish standards, playbooks, and best practices for energy and waste reduction, ensuring consistent execution across regions and sites.
• Lead comprehensive energy and waste mapping at sites to baseline consumption and waste streams, identify key users and generators, and quantify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate site “energy & waste mapping” workshops, loss-tree development, and opportunity pipeline creation.
• Build project charters and business cases that include capex/opex, savings, risk, operability impacts, maintenance burden, and payback/NPV.
• Coordinate financial validation with Finance, including baseline definitions, measurement boundaries, and benefit timing.
• Drive root-cause problem solving for chronic losses (Pareto, 5-Why, fishbone, FMEA) and convert into engineered fixes and standard work.
• Define data architecture for energy and waste instrumentation, historian/IoT integration, and KPI dashboards (e.g., kWh/ton, MMBTU/unit, waste per unit, OEE-normalized intensity).
• Develop and apply advanced analytics (regression, time series, M&V, digital twins) to distinguish structural vs. operational drivers, validate savings, and forecast outcomes.
• Standardize measurement & verification (M&V) protocols for both energy and waste, ensuring data integrity and auditability.
• Partner with site teams to ensure metering and analytics are sufficient to quantify baselines and measure sustained improvement.
• Manage a portfolio of energy and waste reduction projects (no-capex, low-capex, and capital projects) from concept through startup, including business cases, IRR/NPV, funding gates, risk management, and change control.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (site engineering, operations, maintenance, EHS, procurement, finance) and external partners (OEMs, ESCOs, utilities, waste vendors).
• Serve as subject-matter expert on world-class energy, sustainability, and waste reduction technologies (e.g., high-efficiency motors/VFDs, compressed air optimization, process heat recovery, CHP, electrification, advanced process control, ISO 50001, smart metering, waste minimization, recycling, circular economy).
• Scan, trial, and scale emerging technologies and digital solutions; maintain a global tech library and replication toolkits.
• Translate corporate sustainability goals into site-level action plans and performance commitments, aligning with manufacturing, supply chain, EHS, and waste management strategies.
• Develop executive updates, site scorecards, and communications; champion a culture of energy and waste stewardship.
• Ensure adherence to relevant standards (e.g., ISO 50001, ISO 14001), local regulations, and corporate policies for energy and waste.
• Support utility incentive applications, carbon accounting, and waste reporting in partnership with Sustainability/Finance.
• Ensure projects follow company engineering standards and safety requirements, including: Management of Change (MOC) identification and execution, PHA/HAZOP support as needed, Contractor safety, commissioning/startup safety reviews, Environmental permitting/impacts coordination.
• Promote a culture where energy/waste improvements never compromise process safety or product quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in manufacturing environment with demonstrated delivery of cross-functional projects (chemical/petrochemical preferred).
• Proven execution experience delivering energy efficiency, utilities optimization, yield improvement, or waste reduction initiatives.
• Strong project management capability: chartering, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and benefits tracking.
• Working knowledge of process operations and industrial utilities (steam, compressed air, cooling water, thermal systems).
• Experience in change management and operational excellence systems (tiered meetings, daily management).

Qualifications

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans.
• 401(k) match + Age-Weighted Defined Contribution.
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Paid holidays, vacation, and parental leave.
• Flexible work environment.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Career and professional growth.
• Inclusive culture and vibrant community engagement.

Benefits

• Benefits that empower you.