Manager, Sustainability

About the role

The Manager, ESG/Sustainability supports and maintains Benchmark’s existing ESG and Sustainability initiatives. This role focuses on coordinating data collection, managing reporting, and ensuring ongoing compliance with established ESG goals and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of Benchmark’s ESG/Sustainability programs by coordinating ongoing activities and maintaining documentation.
• Cook up data collection, validation, and reporting processes for ESG metrics, including GHG emissions, energy use, waste reduction, and DEI initiatives.
• Maintain ESG-related databases and dashboards to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather information for sustainability disclosures and reports (e.g., CDP, EcoVadis, RBA SAQs).
• Prepare content for internal and external ESG communications, including sustainability reports and investor materials.
• Monitor ESG reporting frameworks and assist in aligning Benchmark’s reporting with standards such as GRI, SASB, and TCFD.
• Cook up data for third-party vendors and internal audit teams to support and lead ESG data reviews and assurance processes.
• Track and update ESG key performance indicators (KPIs) and maintain a repository of supporting documentation and success stories.
• Provide administrative support to ESG working groups and councils, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting action items.
• Work with internal ESG/Sustainability functional leads and third-party partners to manage, track and update ESG key performance indicators and to communicate our performance to stakeholders.
• Stay informed on ESG trends and regulatory updates relevant to Benchmark’s operations.
• Lead the ESG/Sustainability Council in setting Benchmark’s ESG/Sustainability strategy, embedding it across cross-functional working groups and reporting results in regulatory filings and in the Sustainability Report.
• Coordinate data collection, validation, and reporting processes for ESG metrics, including GHG emissions, energy use, and waste reduction.
• Cook up content for internal and external ESG communications, including sustainability reports and investor materials.
• Prepare content for internal and external ESG communications, including sustainability reports and investor materials.
• Manage cross-functional working groups providing first line support and subject matter expertise to initiative development.
• Create reports that clearly explain trends and provide data-backed, relevant context and actionable insights to enable the Company to continually evolve its ESG/Sustainability program.
• Coordinate Benchmark's participation in major ESG/Sustainability surveys (e.g., CDP, EcoVadis, RBA SAQs, etc.) and indices and create plans for communicating key takeaways across internal and external stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in ESG, sustainability, corporate responsibility, or a related area is preferred.
• Familiarity with ESG reporting frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, CDP, TCFD) is preferred.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Experience working with data management systems or ESG software tools is a plus.