Senior Environmental Certification Specialist
| Company | Manulife |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA, Charlotte, NC, USA, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Salary | $71550 – $119250 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in the forestry industry
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Willingness for 35+ days travel per year
- Proven ability to work with all types of individuals both internal and external to the organization and function well in team settings.
- Must have demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to apply those skills to contentious issues.
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple small to medium sized projects with conflicting priorities.
- Must be highly motivated and entrepreneurial while being accountable for own work.
- Must be able to apply sound judgment in decision making with a strong orientation to detailed and high-quality work.
- Confidence using Microsoft Suite (eg. Power Point, Excel)
Responsibilities
- Lead the third-party audit process, planning and attending all audits, providing evidence to the auditor, and preparing and supporting operations staff
- Lead continual improvement activities with operations staff, such as developing or refining processes and evidence. Provide to Operations other certification related information and services
- Provide regular stewardship training and certification program communication to operations staff and dedicated Stewardship Coordinators
- Perform internal audits to monitor company conformance to the objectives of the certification standards we are committed to (eg. SFI, FSC)
- Coordinate with standards bodies (eg. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative) and auditors on certification related requirements
- Develop, improve, and maintain several pieces of conformance evidence and management system documentation such as summarized data spreadsheets and policies.
- Report internally and externally upon sustainability metrics, stewardship projects, and certification program happenings
- Provide customer-service oriented support for leadership and other internal business teams as it relates to certification and stewardship
- Maintain external relationships such as certification bodies, auditing firms, stewardship partners, and industry organizations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with sustainability certification programs
- Experience writing and presenting high level reports to senior leadership
- Experience managing external relationships