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Title

GreenSquad - Eco-Consultant

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Reference 09512  (Please mention Stopdodo/Environment Jobs in your application)
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Location Illinois - America North
Town/City Chicago, IL
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 18/12/2009
Company Name Waste Management Corporation
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Description
IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

I. Job Summary
Environmentally motivated Eco-conscience, customer service driven individual wanted to perform Green Squadsm Environmental Evaluations. These evaluations consist of sustainability evaluations of waste, electricity and water resource utilization at customer locations. Upon performing evaluations, generates reports indicating overall sustainability baseline, along with a plan and a group of solutions for potential improvements. Has the ability to formulate and implement best practices. Maintains pre-established standards for safety and environmental issues.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

· Consult with potential customers to develop evaluation plans and appropriate potential goals and solutions. These may include waste diversion, energy saving and/or other sustainable initiatives, as well as cost saving opportunities
· Perform full sustainability evaluations primarily focused on waste, energy, and water. Prepare final report and present conclusions to the customer in a timely manner.
· Operate and responsibility for the up-keep and maintenance of Green Squadsm vehicle (e.g., Striker van) for use in transporting personnel and equipment utilized for evaluations, along with some exhibiting the vehicle in select Market Area Public Relations activities.
· Maintain evaluation specific equipment and ensure that equipment is ready for scheduled evaluations.
· Analyze evaluation results and consult with client to identify, design and implement environmental sustainability initiatives and cost saving opportunities and proposals.
· Sales responsibilities for the solutions derived from initial evaluations.
· Ensure compliance with client and government regulations by performing necessary inspections and reporting. Resolve all issues in a timely manner.
· Promote culture of safety by ensuring site personnel are properly trained to perform assigned duties and comply with safety, environmental, federal, state & local regulations.
· Maintains communications and a close working relationship with key WM Market Area personnel to include, but not limited to MAGM, MASM and sales personnel.

· Coordinate logistics for transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from client site including profiling, scheduling, manifesting and physically loading bulk and drum loads.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
The highest level of supervisory skills that may be required in this job is the management of non-supervisory employees. This includes:
· Possible supervision of non-exempt employees during the audit process.

IV. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
· Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) part of the work day;
· Required to exert physical effort in handling objects greater than 50 pounds as occasionally;
· Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) part of the work day;
· Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements part of the work day;
· Normal setting for this job varies depending on the client.

V. Competencies/ Traits
· Supervisory and team building skills
· Creative problem solving and innovative thinker
· Effective and concise communication
· Adept decision making
· Strategic thinking
· Strong leadership and relationship building skills
· Strong business acumen and financial knowledge
· Self-motivated and directed with a keen sense of urgency to deliver results
· Customer-focused

 

Qualifications

 VI. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Required: Associates Degree in Environmental Sciences, Accounting or Business and two or more years experience with responsibility in project/business management. Environmental or services industry experience is required. Bachelor's in Business Administration (or Master's in industry related field) may substitute for three years of experience at the discretion of the hiring manager.


Preferred: Bachelor's in Business Administration or advanced degree in related field (Accounting, Environmental Sciences). One year of experience in a supervisory level position.


B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

24 Hour HAZWOPER Certification is preferred, along with a working knowledge of DOT, RCRA, TSCA
Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is preferred

LEED AP is preferred

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Environmentally conscience with strong business skills and understanding an understanding of the current sustainability environment with the ability think big picture and anticipate customer needs. An entrepreneurial skill set is highly valued with the ability to creatively achieve stretch goals and provide new services and value to existing customers.
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