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Arcwood Environmental · 1 day ago

Senior Director, Sustainability Strategy

Arcwood Environmental is a leader in industrial waste management, dedicated to creating a cleaner, safer world. The Senior Director, Sustainability Strategy will develop and execute the company's sustainability strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and driving measurable progress toward sustainability goals across the organization.

Environmental Services

Responsibilities

Leads the refinement, development and implementation of Arcwood’s sustainability strategy and long-term goals (e.g. climate, resource management, circularity, regulatory compliance)
Translates high-level sustainability ambitions into actionable programs and KPIs across operations, service lines and corporate functions
Coordinates cross-functional teams to integrate sustainability practices into decision-making across the organization
Builds on the work of a double-materiality assessment and business strategy planning
Establishes and oversees systems to collect, validate, and manage sustainability and ESG data, enabling reliable reporting for regulatory, customer and investor audiences
Leads preparation of external sustainability disclosures (e.g. CDP, GRI/SASB, TCFD, and other frameworks as relevant)
Partners with public affairs to monitor and interpret evolving sustainability regulations and reporting requirements; integrates findings into strategy and execution plans
Serves as a strategic partner to Operations, Finance, Commercial, Legal, Communications/Marketing and IT teams to ensure cohesive execution of sustainability initiatives
Champions sustainability literacy across departments – driving accountability, ownership, and alignment with Corporate goals
Engages with internal and external stakeholders including investors (notably private equity partners like EQT), customers, regulators and industry groups to represent Arcwood’s sustainability priorities and progress
Supports investment and due-diligence processes with sustainability insights and risk assessments where applicable
Provides support for customer requests and reporting requirements as needed
Benchmarks best practices in sustainability from peers and industry leaders to drive continuous improvement in Arcwood’s ESG performance
Identifies tools, technology and process improvements to scale sustainability operations and reporting
Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Qualification

Sustainability strategy developmentReporting frameworksCross-functional leadershipData management systemsStakeholder engagementContinuous improvementHealthSafety adherenceCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, business or related field
10+ years of progressive experience in sustainability strategy, ESG or related leadership roles within environmental services, industrial services or similar sectors
Demonstrated experience developing and operationalizing sustainability strategies at a corporate or business unit level
Experience working with sustainability reporting platforms and frameworks e.g. CDP, GRI, SASB, TCFD

Preferred

Master's degree
Experience working for an environmental services provider, waste management, utilities or sustainability consulting firm

Benefits

Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans
Flexible spending or health savings accounts
Employee and dependent life insurance
Short and long-term disability
401(k) savings plan with 7% company match
Tuition reimbursement

Company

Arcwood Environmental

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At Arcwood, we deliver a full suite of comprehensive environmental services.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
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