"University Sustainability Officer"

Posted: 29-Oct-25

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Internal Number: 64729

Position Number: 009669

Department: Facilities Management (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The primary purpose of the University Sustainability Officer (USO) is to develop and manage programs that address university strategic goals and ensure compliance with policies and regulations for environmental stewardship
• Manage and lead the sustainability team and various University-wide initiatives and programs.
• Create, set & evaluate sustainability goals.
• Balance the competing needs and available resources to achieve stewardship across the dimensions of business management, development, energy use, operations and regulatory requirements.
• Clearly & effectively contribute to the development of operational & project planning the sustainability choices and trade-offs to maximize the impact of practices that fulfill the requirements of the position.

Minimum Experience / Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business Administration, Public Policy, or a related field; and 10 years of progressively responsible experience in sustainability, including at least five (5) years in a leadership role.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Experience in the Sustainability field.

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research institution. Our campus is located in the piedmont of North Carolina, just two hours from the mountains and three hours from the Atlantic Ocean. A large public university with a small college feel, more than 27,200 students consider UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus their home away from home.