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Head of ESG

Energy & Infrastructure

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Hybrid

Acre is thrilled to partner with TA Realty to hire a Head of ESG.

TA Realty believes that we can improve the value of our investments through thoughtfully incorporating Environmental, Social, Governance and Resilience (ESG+R) considerations into our investment process. Throughout an investment’s lifecycle, we aim to mitigate risks, reduce our environmental impact on nature, make our assets desirable to tenants, decrease operating expenses, and ultimately create and preserve value for our clients. ESG+R issues are incorporated into our evolving culture which enhances our responsible business practices, including fundamental support of human rights, just labor practices and anti-corruption. Our mindfulness of ESG+R practices is carried over into our corporate culture. We strive to improve our employees’ lives by creating healthy work environments. We support our local communities to help them thrive. By embracing our ESG+R objectives, TA Realty seeks to be more sustainable and improve the resiliency of our assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of ESG goals and initiatives across the Firm and Investment Vehicles.
• Lead Firm-wide ESG Committee.
• Lead and coordinate ESG initiative with internal groups (acquisitions, asset management, portfolio management, business development).
• Monitor benchmarking requirements across states/municipalities and ensure adherence among assets.
• Track green leases, other sustainability metrics and KPIs, diversity statistics among vendors/supply chain.
• Direct third-party consultants and vendors.
• Lead GRESB and UNPRI annual responses.
• Lead the development of external facing ESG materials (Add list of reports).
• Lead the development of responses to investor ESG related questions.
• Participate in ESG discussions and due diligence meetings with investors.
• Educate internal and external stakeholders on purpose, mission, impact and value of ESG across the enterprise.
• Lead the development of internal facing ESG materials.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and regulation that impact the business.

Experience, Education & Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience within management consulting, financial services, engineering or related
• 5+ years of relevant experience within sustainability.
• Understanding and immediate experience managing and organizing projects translating from strategy to execution. 
• Detail-oriented professional with ability to distill independently and quickly key questions and next steps;
• Ability to interface successfully and collaboratively with numerous internal stakeholders withtrack record of  influencing without authority
• Superior written, project and oral communication skills
• Outstanding quantitative and qualitative skills, including via Excel and PowerPoint.
• Curious with aptitude for learning; able to excel in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

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