Sustainability Specialists

• Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
• Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
• Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
• Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
• Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability.
• Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
• Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision-makers.
• Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
• Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects.
• Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives.
• Write grant applications, rebate applications, or project proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects.
• Identify or create new sustainability indicators.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Sustainability Specialists.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Sustainability Specialists.