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Sustainability Specialists

$75.99K Median Salary 104.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8.8% Job Growth

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About This Career

Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

Reported Job Titles

Campus Energy Coordinator, Energy and Sustainability Strategic Advisor, Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability Champion, Sustainability Consultant, Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainability Specialist, Sustainable Design Champion, Sustainable Design Consultant, Sustainable Design Coordinator

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Abilities

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Information Ordering

Originality

Fluency of Ideas

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Near Vision

Mathematical Reasoning

Knowledge

Administration and Management

Law and Government

Education and Training

English Language

Building and Construction

Customer and Personal Service

Communications and Media

Engineering and Technology

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Writing

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Active Learning

Coordination

Systems Evaluation

Learning Strategies

Persuasion

Social Perceptiveness

Systems Analysis

Instructing

Negotiation

Time Management

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software

Presentation software

Analytical or scientific software

Desktop publishing software

Data base user interface and query software

Geographic information system

Graphics or photo imaging software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Document management software

Development environment software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Enterprise application integration software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Word processing software

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Internet browser software

Web page creation and editing software

Data mining software

Project management software

Web platform development software

Process mapping and design software

Information retrieval or search software

Tools

Photocopiers

Scanners

Notebook computers

Laser printers

Special purpose telephones

Laser fax machine

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

Knowledge

Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Skills

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Enterprise application integration software: Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Data mining software: Google Analytics
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Process mapping and design software: Microsoft Visio
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis

Tools

Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Scanners: Data input scanners
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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