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Sustainability Manager - Atlanta

Turner Construction Company
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Nov 06, 2025
Division: Atlanta Main
Project Location(s): Atlanta, GA 30301 USA
Minimum Years Experience:
Travel Involved:
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education:
Job Family: Construction
Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description:
Lead and coordinate
sustainability related activities within business unit or market segment. Serve
as subject matter expert and coach project teams and leadership on related
initiatives.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

  • Implement sustainability and
    resiliency programs through workshops, training, coaching, and knowledge
    sharing.
  • Communicate and promote
    Sustainability strategic pillars and concepts through targeted
    conversations and training with project teams and Business Unit (BU)
    management.
  • Develop relationships with
    sustainability related subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, manufacturers,
    designers, and clients to advance common goals.
  • Contribute and support Business
    Development sales pursuits and client engagement.
  • Active engagement with
    projects targeting sustainable certification or with client driven
    specific sustainability centered goals.
  • Contribute as subject matter
    expert to sustainability charrette (design collaboration) meetings on new
    projects targeting sustainable certification.
  • Offer resources and provide
    direction to employees seeking or maintaining sustainability
    accreditation.
  • Work with BUs to ascertain
    great practices and share improvement efforts with business units and
    Sustainability Managers (SM).
  • Participate in Project Launch
    activities, supporting Operations with related sustainability set up
    items.
  • Communicate with BU
    management about project status, Turner sustainability initiatives,
    training opportunities, and trends.
  • Conduct regular project
    reviews of project status and establish measurable goals for
    sustainability related improvements.
  • Engage and guide project
    teams participating in Metering Program, assist in project set up and
    quality control review of data.
  • Stay current with market and
    industry trends related to sustainability and resilience, including rating
    system update s and code changes.
  • Maintain Green Building
    Database and Resilient Project Info Sheets.
  • Collaborate with Operations
    Manager to administer Turner Green Zone checklist.
  • Foster engagement within BUs,
    create and lead "green teams," and establish and track yearly team goals.
  • Attend Turner's National
    sustainability meeting.
  • Other activities, duties, and
    responsibilities as assigned.

  • Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree from
      accredited degree program and minimum of 7 years of construction and/or
      sustainability industry experience or equivalent combination of education,
      training and/or experience
    • Construction Operations
      experience desired
    • Previous experience with
      Sustainability topics, practices, and processes
    • LEED Professional
      Accreditation administered by Green Building Certification Institute,
      desired or other relevant green building rating system accreditation
    • Project management
      experience, desired
    • Independently manage
      competing demands
    • Possess solid problem solving
      and analytical thinking
    • Approachable and effectively
      interact with all employee levels, management, subcontractors, and clients
    • Management experience, able
      to engage others that are not direct reports
    • Exceptional organizational
      skills, attention to detail, and timely documentation
    • Professional verbal and
      presentation skills; written business communication skills
    • Active listening skills,
      responsive, and strong follow-up practices
    • Familiar with basic lean
      concepts, and continuous improvement methods and tools
    • Embrace change and quick
      learner to adopt processes, information, and technology enhancements
    • Proficient computer skills,
      Microsoft Office suite of applications, Internet navigation, and database
      applications
    • Travel required

      Physical Demands:
      The physical demands
      described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
      successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
      accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
      the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee
      is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects,
      tools, or controls and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee is
      regularly required to be mobile. Performance of the required duties will
      require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use
      of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders, and negotiate work
      areas under construction. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and
      frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this
      job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability
      to adjust focus. The employee regularly travels both short and long distances
      via a variety of conveyances, and occasionally performs work on-site at
      construction work sites, office locations, and/or
      off-site venues. The
      employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
      and/or move up to 25 pounds.

      Work Environment:
      The work environment
      characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
      encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
      accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
      the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee
      regularly works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work
      environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing
      the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work at construction work
      sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious
      places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of
      electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to
      loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety
      policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

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Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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