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Senior Director Climate and Energy
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities. Our hybrid work schedule requires team members to be in the office four days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely one day each week.
Position Summary:
The Senior Director Climate and Energy leads climate, energy, and decarbonization initiatives across the America’s Region by translating the Sustainability Strategy and CSR Roadmap into measurable actions across energy management, emissions reduction, and renewable energy. This role will focus on site energy audits, KPI tracking, implementing the energy management framework and renewable electricity policies, supporting SBTi and CDP reporting, and improving data reliability. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure compliance, cost efficiency, carbon reduction, and alignment with global CSR goals.
Your role on the team:
- Manage the regional roadmap supporting 2030 Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction goals.
- Support performance reviews against the 2022 baseline and 2030 objectives.
- Update the 2030 roadmap with financial, technical, CapEx, and OpEx inputs.
- Support SBTi restatement and related ToF and NIND planning.
- Build practical decarbonization plans for energy efficiency, natural gas, refrigerants, electrification, renewable electricity, and operations.
- Convert sustainability goals into annual plans, site actions, budgets, KPIs, timelines, and executive updates.
- Align Americas execution with CSR, SBTi, CDP, EcoVadis, CSRD, ISO 14083, customer reporting, and corporate requirements.
- Monitor climate trends, utility cost risks, renewable electricity markets, carbon accounting, and new regulations.
- Support execution of the 2026 CSR Roadmap across climate, energy, adaptation, reporting, culture, safety, customer value, and resources.
- Drive second-half 2026 priorities, including energy audits, KPI follow-up, energy savings planning, renewable electricity policy, and the energy management framework.
- Finalize energy audits and convert findings into energy conservation measures.
- Develop the energy savings plan by line of business and region.
- Coordinate roadmap execution with CSR, Real Estate, Purchasing, Finance, D&T, Operations, H&S, HR, and site teams.
- Support CDP, EcoVadis, CSRD reporting, verification audits, business cases, best practices, and leadership updates.
- Own the regional energy audit program for high-priority Americas sites.
- Lead site screening, benchmarking, utility data review, audit prioritization, field assessments, and ECM tracking.
- Conduct and manage energy audits and convert findings into funded projects.
- Maintain the Americas energy management framework and energy project pipeline.
- Track projects for HVAC, lighting, compressed air, refrigeration, controls, docks, building envelope, and equipment upgrades.
- Verify energy savings, emissions reductions, ROI, and operational benefits after project completion.
- Build SOPs for energy reviews, site walkthroughs, utility data validation, ECM tracking, KPI follow-up, and closeout.
- Manage the Americas REC strategy with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, and business units.
- Support renewable electricity policy, REC forecasting, RFPs, budgets, eligibility review, chargebacks, and reporting.
- Evaluate solar, landlord-hosted renewables, green tariffs, PPAs, utility programs, and leased-site energy barriers.
- Support climate adaptation through risk reviews, field assessments, AdapTool V2, training, KPI follow-up, and site action planning.
- Translate climate risks into heat stress, flood, stormwater, emergency response, backup power, and resilience actions.
- Audit and validate CSR data before submission to GARI/Gary or other reporting systems.
- Establish pre-submission controls for completeness, accuracy, source documentation, calculations, units, approvals, and audit trail.
- Improve reporting through GARI, Power BI, GAP, SIRIUS, dashboards, scorecards, automation, and data quality awareness.
- Support refrigerant leakage reporting, air pollution reporting, resource management, environmental compliance, safety risk reviews, and 10 major risk assessments.
- Build customer value, CSR culture, training, sustainability champions, business cases, best practice tools, governance, and site-level execution.
- Travels frequently to GEODIS sites and routinely interacts with personnel to monitor climate, energy, CSR, environmental, and data validation activities.
- Supports regulatory, customer, internal, and third-party audits when assigned.
- Supports corrective action processes relevant to energy, climate, CSR reporting, compliance, and project execution.
- Provides budget inputs for energy audits, renewable energy, decarbonization projects, reporting systems, training, and ongoing sustainability activities.
- Advises regional leadership on climate, energy, environmental, data, reporting, and project risks.
What you need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability, Energy Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
- 7–10 years of experience in energy, environmental compliance, EHS, engineering, facilities, logistics, or operations.
- Proven expertise in energy project management, program development, audits, action plans, dashboards, and carbon reduction strategies.
- Experience supporting energy savings plans, renewable electricity policy, REC strategy, SBTi, CDP, and emissions reduction planning.
- Experience auditing, validating, reconciling, quality-checking CSR, ESG, environmental, energy, emissions, waste, utility, or safety data before reporting submission.
- Strong knowledge of EPA, OSHA, Cal/OSHA and environmental reporting requirements for air quality, waste, refrigerants, and stormwater.
- Strong project management and analytical skills, including utility trend analysis, emissions calculations, cost modeling and KPI reporting.
- Proficient in developing SOPs, risk assessments, project and training plans/materials, and executive updates.
- Ability to support safety risk assessments, management of change reviews, corrective action plans, and project risk controls.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and independent working abilities, with excellent written and verbal communications.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and data reporting tools.
- Ability to travel for audits, training, site support, customer meetings, and project reviews.
- Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations affecting organizational policies.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to read, interpret, analyze, and assimilate regulations, technical documents, and safety procedures.
- Skilled in writing reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and delivering clear presentations to managers, customers, and colleagues.
- Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems, apply project management principles, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Superior leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage independent work.
- Self-motivated, collaborative team player with dynamic leadership qualities.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally.
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through FirstStop Health available first day of employment!
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment.
- 401k match.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs.
- Employee discounts.
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app.
- Free financial wellness programs.
- Daycare discount program.
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community.
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Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview.
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- Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Energy
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM labor certification requires the employer to define minimum qualifications before posting the role. Make sure your degree, licensure, and years of experience match what a U.S. employer can legally require, not just what they prefer.
Target utilities and IPPs with active PERM history
Independent power producers, investor-owned utilities, and large engineering and procurement contractors routinely sponsor foreign energy professionals. Search DOL PERM disclosure data to confirm a company has filed for roles matching yours before applying.
Clarify your EB-2 or EB-3 category early
Energy engineers with master's degrees or equivalent experience typically qualify for EB-2, which can skip PERM via National Interest Waiver for grid-critical roles. EB-3 covers technicians and associate-degree holders but follows a longer PERM track.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring energy employers
Filtering by sponsorship history saves time when targeting energy companies. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed PERM applications for energy roles, so you're applying where sponsorship is an established practice, not a first-time ask.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before negotiating your offer
The DOL's OFLC Wage Search shows the four wage levels for your occupation and work location. Your offered salary must meet at least Level I, and falling below it during PERM review will derail the entire petition.
File I-485 concurrently if your priority date is current
Once your employer's I-140 is approvable and a visa number is available, you can file for adjustment of status at the same time. Concurrent filing lets you get an Employment Authorization Document while USCIS adjudicates your permanent residency case.
Green Card Energy: Frequently Asked Questions
Do energy jobs typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most licensed engineering roles in power, renewables, and oil and gas qualify for EB-2 because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field plus progressive experience. Technician and operator roles that require a two-year degree or equivalent training generally fall under EB-3. Your employer determines the category based on the actual minimum requirements of the position, which DOL then certifies through PERM.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for energy professionals?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status subject to an annual lottery and a six-year cap before extensions require specific triggers. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to permanent residency with no time limit, no lottery, and no cap at the petition level. The PERM process takes longer upfront, often 18 to 36 months from labor certification to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than status you must renew.
How can I find energy employers who will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for energy companies with PERM filing history, so you can focus applications on employers where sponsorship is an established practice. This matters because many energy firms that hire internationally default to H-1B and have never sponsored a PERM case, making the ask much harder without demonstrated precedent.
What is the role of prevailing wage in a PERM-based energy job offer?
DOL requires the sponsoring employer to pay at least the prevailing wage for your specific occupation, experience level, and work location before certifying the PERM application. The OFLC Wage Search tool shows the applicable wage levels for your role. If the offered salary falls below the certified prevailing wage at any point before your I-485 is approved, your employer must increase it or risk jeopardizing the petition.
Can energy professionals self-petition for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver?
Yes. Engineers and specialists working on grid reliability, clean energy infrastructure, or domestic energy security have successfully self-petitioned under the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, which bypasses PERM and does not require an employer sponsor. USCIS evaluates whether your work has substantial merit and national importance and whether your continued contribution serves U.S. interests. Strong documentation of your project impact and any government or regulatory recognition significantly strengthens an NIW case.