The Sustainability Manager is responsible for the direct design, execution, and delivery of environmental initiatives across the company's data centre portfolio. This role leads the onsite PMC and operations teams, drives the general contractor’s green progress, and handles day-to-day client interactions to ensure the project lowers its carbon footprint, improves energy efficiency, and meets global green standards.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Energy Efficiency
- Create the green roadmap: Design and execute the mid- and long-term sustainability plans for data centre locations.
- Improve Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): Team up with engineers to cut energy use in cooling and power systems.
- Source clean energy: Lead corporate power procurement efforts like Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and renewable energy certificates.
Carbon, Water & Circular Economy
- Track emissions: Manage Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting across all mission-critical sites.
- Save resources: Create plans to cut Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) and reduce liquid cooling resource drains.
- Reduce waste: Setup zero-waste initiatives and circular recycling pathways for server hardware and batteries.
Compliance & Reporting
- Keep certifications updated: Guide building operations to meet and keep LEED, BREEAM, or Green Mark certifications.
- Write standard disclosures: Produce annual sustainability filings matching GRI, CDP, SASB, and ISSB frameworks.
- Follow local laws: Keep track of changing energy conservation acts and greenhouse gas rules.