About Us

The We Company’s mission is to elevate the world’s consciousness. Our global platform reimagines and positively impacts how we work, live and grow through three distinct business lines: WeWork’s mission is to create a world where people work to make a life, not just a living; WeLive’s mission is to build a world where no one feels alone; WeGrow’s mission is to unleash every human’s superpowers. Through design, technology, and hospitality we are creating a community that helps people live life with purpose and have a meaningful impact in the world. The We Company began 2019 with more than 400,000 members. In less than ten years, we’ve built a global network of 500 locations across 100 cities and nearly 30 countries, and we’re just getting started.

WeWork is currently seeking an Energy & Sustainability Director who will directly report to the Building Operations team, and will be dotted lined into the Global Sustainability & Wellbeing (S&W) team. In this role you will establish and maintain clear and industry-leading energy and sustainability standards and operations in our regional portfolio. You will be a part of a global team of peers working in concert to implement global policies and roll-out of technologies, as well as taking individual initiative to address regional and local regulations and opportunities.

Reporting to - Regional Head of Building Operations, with a dotted line to the global Energy & Sustainability Team.

Overview Of Expectations

• The E&SM will be responsible for developing and embedding an Environmental & Sustainability culture that is aligned with the core values.
• Support the fit out process for new buildings relating to energy budgeting , consumption and metering strategy policy.
• Create and Implement a suite of environmental policies that are aligned with company structure and purpose.
• Ensure WW is taking a proactive approach to reducing our environmental impact, and finding cost savings linked to utility consumption.
• Ensure the WeWork core values – Tenacious – Grateful – Entrepreneurial – Together – Authentic are being embedded in the day to day working process.
  

The standards and expectations will comprise the following.

Culture

• Create a sustainability culture that is aligned with the company’s ethos and culture.
• Ensure sustainability becomes a habitual way of working rather than a process or tick list staff feel they have to complete.
  

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; Master’s Degree preferred, ideally in Energy/Environmental Management, Mechanical Engineering, Building Science or a similarly engineering-minded field.
• Have at least 10 years experience in a similar role.
• Have proven track record of managing utilities across a multi- building estate and across multiple international jurisdictions.
• In-depth knowledge of energy markets, especially renewable energy markets, policies, voluntary corporate programs, and regulations.
• Have experience working with Sustainability and Environmental legislation across multiple countries.
• Have been in a leadership / management position for at least 3 years with a track record of team development.
• Fluency in English