RE Tech Advisors, a Legence company
RE Tech Advisors is a growing, woman-led consulting firm of over 125 ESG professionals. We deliver results at the intersection of engineering, technology, and sustainability. RE Tech has a progressive and ambitious client base that includes numerous commercial real estate portfolios, private equity investors, federal agencies, industry associations, and manufacturing companies. By joining the RE Tech Advisors team, you will work closely with recognized industry leaders who are driving national and global sustainability initiatives providing you the opportunity to realize your own professional growth objectives in the ESG arena.
RE Tech Advisors is seeking experts in carbon strategy, carbon accounting, and climate risk management in the built environment to join our Climate Risk Solutions (CRS) practice area! Working across multiple sectors – including commercial real estate, private equity, and investment lending – we partner with clients to design and implement programs focused on building decarbonization and climate risk. Our group of trusted advisors and problem-solvers is committed to delivering scalable and actionable solutions that transform the built environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
This position offers strong opportunities for professional development and collaboration with industry thought leaders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate possesses a growth mindset, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to combine technical analysis with big-picture thinking.
Summary Description
Perform day-to-day management responsibilities, inclusive of client, project, budget, and people responsibilities, executing on established plans, and managing under the direction and oversight of a Senior Manager. At this level of management, the Senior Manager has created the scope, budget, allocations, and strategy for you to manage.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonization strategies, to include two or more of the following:
• Carbon accounting—including methodologies, calculations, and guidance such as the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
• Carbon reduction targets and disclosures—including Science-Based Targets, CDP, carbon neutrality, net zero, TCFD, SFDR, renewable energy commitments, etc.
• Decarbonization strategies—including energy efficiency, renewable energy, green power procurement, renewable energy certificates (RECs), and carbon offsets.
• Knowledge and understanding of climate risk related to physical and transition risk.
• Knowledge of clean energy project finance methods such as PACE, energy-as-a-service, power purchase agreements, solar tax equity, etc., and/or private equity, investment, and/or finance sectors.
• Strong understanding of building systems and the ability to think critically and creatively about energy efficiency.
• Comfort with managing data-driven tasks in Excel and other software platforms, including some complex calculations and estimation methods.
• General knowledge about RE Tech’s service and product offerings.
• Possess a growth mindset seeking continuous improvement and supporting a culture of learning, growing, and improving as an individual, our team members, our business, and our client work.
• Ability to collaborate internally and externally to co-create successful outcomes.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Strong attention to detail in your work and work produced by more junior team members.
• Understanding of how much time it takes to complete routine tasks and make estimations of time it takes to complete non-routine tasks.
• Possess sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to a changing landscape and client needs, handle multiple time-sensitive priorities, excel in a fast-paced environment, and ability to pivot and adjust priorities and approaches.
• Ability to competently manage up, down, and across the organization, as well as outside clients and vendors.
• Superior interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitude. Ability to manage challenging interpersonal situations, including employee and client relationships.
• Exceptional written communication skills with a propensity to write in a clear, concise manner to convey points effectively, creatively, and with the appropriate tone and professionalism.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to effectively interact with and build confidence with internal and external contacts, including public speaking.
• High degree of initiative, proactiveness, drive, enthusiasm, energy, and follow through.
• Advanced knowledge with online collaboration and file sharing tools, such as SharePoint and the Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Required Experience

• At least one year of experience handling day-to-day task level management and client communications on a small project or portion of client program, and/or experience operating in a similar capacity to this role.
• Experience developing greenhouse gas inventories, energy efficiency and/or decarbonization strategies, and/or supporting implementation of energy and/or decarbonization projects for clients at scale across large commercial estate portfolios.
• Experience delegating tasks and overseeing the work of others.
• Experience in a client facing consulting role, delivering professional services, and building relationships across clients and internal teams.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel Requirements
Periodic travel is required for the role. Travel may include travel to RE Tech offices, if remote, or between RE Tech offices (Fairfax, VA and Dallas, Texas) for meetings (estimate of four times per year), as well as for Legence and/or client business needs.
No sponsorship available for this position.

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Health and Welfare Benefits

• Health and Welfare
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription drug
• Employee assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave

Personal Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Company-paid holidays
• Volunteer time off
• Flexible/hybrid work schedule
• Annual professional development fund
• Voting leave

Financial Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• One-time home office bonus

Office perks

• Snacks, coffee and Bevi drink machine
• Regular social activities
• Free on-site parking
• Free on-site gym (Tysons Corner, Virginia office)
• Dog friendly office (Dallas, Texas office)
• Metro accessible office (Tysons Corner, Virginia office, Silver Line)

About Legence
Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale. To learn more about Legence and its services, visit https://www.wearelegence.com/.
Contingent Employment Statement
Offers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.
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