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Sbti Buildings Technical Manager 🔥


Job Purpose and Background:

The postholder will work to help develop technical resources, guidance and tools to drive the adoption of climate targets in line with the ambition required to limit warming to 1.5°C with a special focus on the buildings sector. A core responsibility will be to lead a project intended to develop guidance to inform 1.5°C-aligned targets in the built environment. You will report to the SBTi Senior Technical Manager and will be part of the SBTi Sectoral Development Team.

About you:

You are a dedicated, mission-driven person. You are results-oriented and able to find practical solutions to provide the resources needed to support the overall goal, which is the decarbonization of the buildings sector. You thrive in an international environment where you can combine your technical expertise with project and stakeholder management skills.

About the team: This position belongs to the Sector Development Team, which is dedicated to developing sector-specific target-setting tools and resources and is part of of the wider SBTi technical team.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Development of guidance, tools and technical resources to enable the adoption of 1.5°C-aligned targets in industrial sectors, in particular buildings
  • Project coordination and stakeholder management for sector-specific resources to be developed in line with the SBTi Sectoral Development Framework
  • Research to identify suitable scenarios, decarbonization roadmaps and mitigation pathways to develop science-based target setting resources for the building sector
  • Support with other ad-hoc research and technical activities as required by the Science Based Targets initiative
  • Coordinate and support outreach to stakeholders as part of the SBTi consultative processes on technical projects

Essential skills and experience needed:

  • Good command of mitigation pathways, climate scenarios and decarbonization roadmaps
  • Good knowledge of corporate GHGs accounting and science-based target setting
  • Professional, effective and flexible team player, with proven ability to work with high-level representatives from the business, investors and civil society
  • Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and able to work independently in an international, evolving and multicultural remote work environment
  • Fluency in English with excellent written and oral communications skills

Desirable criteria:

  • Background in civil engineering, architecture, climate change, sustainability, environmental engineering, and/or sustainable development
  • Experience working with the built environment sector
  • Ability to digest and communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
  • Proven project management skills

This is a full-time role based in the location of the candidate’s choice, subject to the limitation that an SBTi partner organization has a local organization in the country in question. Preferred locations for this role are the UK, Germany, Spain or Mexico. The salary for this role will be dependent on location and level of experience. This role is a fixed-term contract for 12 months with the possibility of extension and it will be reporting to the Senior Technical Manager & Industry lead.

Interested candidates should be legally allowed to work in the countries specified. The SBTi cannot sponsor any working visas.

What we offer:

  • Working in one of the most successful and fastest-growing initiatives driving climate action;
  • Exciting and challenging tasks in a dynamic, international, innovative, and highly motivated team;
  • Training and development;
  • Attractive holiday package.

SBTi is an equal opportunity employer - committed to building an inclusive workplace and diverse staff, where all can thrive. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates of all identities and backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

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