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Southwire

Director, Sustainability

Southwire, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383


Director, Sustainability

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Date: Oct 16, 2024

Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30339

Company: Southwire Company LLC

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?

Location: Atlanta Battery

Southwire Job Description

Job Summary/Objective:

At Southwire, the fabric of our culture is based on the five core tenets, “growing green, living well, giving back, doing right and building worth”. As part of living through these values, Southwire has set ambitious sustainability targets including a carbon neutrality target for Scopes 1 and 2 by 2025. As we grow and expand our operations, we want to ensure we are built for a long-term vision and continue to be a critical partner for the future of North American infrastructure. The main purpose of this job is to provide strategic leadership and guidance in the delivery of Southwire’s overall operational sustainability strategy. This role will be highly visible and may support all levels and Supply Chain members of the Southwire organization with situational (strategic-operational) project execution. The successful candidate will be expected to drive the initiatives via a high level of communication, community building in combination with technical aptitude and agility in the changing world of sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

Sustainability program deployment and enterprise level strategy execution and/or individual support at the sites including but not limited to:

Sustainability assessment guidance and support (knowledge in retro commissioning, LEED and ASHRAE guidelines)

Design and deployment of sustainability processes, projects & standards, including site level OPEX and CAPEX roadmap review and Life Cycle Studies

EMS/BMS standardization and other sustainability platform deployment support including AI

Campus Energy managers objective management and talent development

Successful delivery of change management at our sites, including mid to senior leadership to support the sustainability agenda with hearts & minds. Ability to craft situational communication methods to ensure audience engagement & understanding.

Sustainability training content development and deployment for our site team members, engineers and leadership teams

Collaboration with key stakeholders to deliver value to our customers (CSCs and manufacturing sites). Connect and build strength with other functions – being a key partner to corporate sustainability, operations and EHS

Gather, review, evaluate and deliver all the appropriate sustainability Data and Metrics to enable and support decisions

EHS - Promote health and safety in all aspects of the work. Include environmental considerations in the decision-making process.

Education, Experience, and Skills

Required Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's

Specialized Degree: Engineering, Environmental, Science or Related

Certificates: Driver’s License

Years of Experience: 10Field of Expertise: Engineering, Sustainability, Project Management, ESG, LEED Certification, Utilities Design & Optimization, Change Management, Lean, ASHRAE, Water Stewardship

Preferred Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's

Specialized Degree: Engineering, Environmental, Science or Related

Certificates: LEED

Years of Experience: 15Preferred Field of Expertise: Required Fields of Expertise plus experience with Power Systems, Retro commissioning, Green Building Design

Other Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates: Functional with Microsoft Office, SAP, commissioning, handheld metering devices

Spans of Control

(Reporting relationships and geographical scope)

Reports To: VP, Sustainability

Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members: Yes

Number of Direct Reports: 2-5

Geography Scope: All Locations

Travel: Domestic

% of Time: Up to 50%

Competencies

Business Insights

Communicates Effectively

Drives Results

Manages Ambiguity

Manages Complexity

Values Differences

Benefits We Offer:

401k with Matching

Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)

Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays

Long & Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Insurance Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Tuition Reimbursement Programs

Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities

Parental Leave

& More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta

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