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Sustainability Coordinator jobs with H-1B visa sponsorship typically qualify as specialty occupations when the role centers on environmental policy, ESG compliance, or sustainability reporting and requires a bachelor's degree in environmental science, urban planning, or a related field. Employers filing a Labor Condition Application certify prevailing wage before your petition reaches USCIS.
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The Sustainability Operations Program Coordinator is part of the Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) organization at Vanderbilt University. The Program Coordinator works within the sustainability team in EHSS and is responsible for providing operational support to sustainability and resiliency programs at Vanderbilt University. Reporting directly to the Sustainability Director, the Program Coordinator will work closely with Vanderbilt’s Real Estate, Facilities, and Development departments such as environmental health and safety, maintenance and operations, planning design, and construction, and real estate development on sustainable infrastructure, operations, research and innovation, energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource conservation, recycling, composting, landscaping, etc. They will provide support to network campuses and collaborate closely with the environmental compliance team. The Program Coordinator will support the success of a high-performing organization by helping to champion and drive efficiency and effectiveness using AI, informatics, metrics, databases, software and technology.
ABOUT THE WORK UNIT:
Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability is part of the Real Estate, Facilities and Development (REFD) division and consists of occupational and research-centric safety services and university sustainability leadership. EHSS is a 20+-member team that supports a top-20 world-class research university with a community of 27,000 faculty, staff and students on 12 million square feet of academic, administrative, residential, and recreational space on 330 acres in downtown Nashville, TN as well as a number of network campuses across the U.S.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, implement and manage evidence-based sustainable and resilient operational improvements in collaboration with REFD operational units, Division of Operations and Campus Networks, Athletics, Dining, network campus management, Finance, academic schools, and Dean of Students office to drive a measurable reduction in resource use and waste generation
- Implement and continuously improve High-Performance and Resilient Infrastructure Design Guidelines and engage in design development for renovation and new construction projects on Nashville and network campuses
- Expand the Sustainable Labs program encouraging proactive safety and sustainability and resiliency efforts in VU’s research and innovation community
- Design, implement and continuously improve network campus environmental compliance, sustainability, and resiliency programs to meet locality requirements related to energy and waste efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and resiliency
- Track university sustainability and resiliency data for trend and performance analysis, dashboard reporting, and regulatory reporting
- May include occasional travel to network campuses and facilities across the U.S.
- Adhere to service standards to meet customer and administrative expectations.
- Continuously improve base knowledge and remain abreast of latest advances in their field of expertise.
- Additional job responsibilities as needed.
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS:
This position will not have initial supervisory responsibilities.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, sustainability, resiliency or related technical field and/or other related specialty is required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in their area of expertise or a university setting is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted.
- Ability to obtain professional certification is required. Certifications that may be relevant include Professional Engineer (PE), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), PMP (Project Management Professional), REM (Registered Environmental Manager), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or other application certifications.
- Working knowledge of environmental engineering and management, sustainability, or resiliency theory, concepts, standards of performance, best practices, and regulations.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills including the ability to develop engaging and understandable online and in-person presentations, programmatic documents, procedures, and reports. Strong ability to deliver, education and program-specific presentations in an efficient, effective, engaging, and innovative manner.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft and Adobe products such as TEAMS, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word is necessary. Articulate, Oracle, Tableau, web programming, social media, or database skills a plus.
- Advanced data management, AI, analytical, quantitative, technical, and problem-solving skills required.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt required.
- Ability to successfully plan and execute multi-task and multi-project requirements and deliverables to meet objectives and deadlines strongly preferred.
- Must have strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to build and maintain effective respectful and working relationships in a service-oriented environment with a diverse range of people and understand their needs and goals. Exhibit sensitivity, tact, inclusion, and respect for diversity.
- Ability to work effectively with others as a team as opposed to working separately or competitively is necessary. Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue is required.
INTRODUCTION
The Sustainability Operations Program Coordinator is part of the Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) organization at Vanderbilt University. The Program Coordinator works within the sustainability team in EHSS and is responsible for providing operational support to sustainability and resiliency programs at Vanderbilt University. Reporting directly to the Sustainability Director, the Program Coordinator will work closely with Vanderbilt’s Real Estate, Facilities, and Development departments such as environmental health and safety, maintenance and operations, planning design, and construction, and real estate development on sustainable infrastructure, operations, research and innovation, energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource conservation, recycling, composting, landscaping, etc. They will provide support to network campuses and collaborate closely with the environmental compliance team. The Program Coordinator will support the success of a high-performing organization by helping to champion and drive efficiency and effectiveness using AI, informatics, metrics, databases, software and technology.
ABOUT THE WORK UNIT:
Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability is part of the Real Estate, Facilities and Development (REFD) division and consists of occupational and research-centric safety services and university sustainability leadership. EHSS is a 20+-member team that supports a top-20 world-class research university with a community of 27,000 faculty, staff and students on 12 million square feet of academic, administrative, residential, and recreational space on 330 acres in downtown Nashville, TN as well as a number of network campuses across the U.S.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, implement and manage evidence-based sustainable and resilient operational improvements in collaboration with REFD operational units, Division of Operations and Campus Networks, Athletics, Dining, network campus management, Finance, academic schools, and Dean of Students office to drive a measurable reduction in resource use and waste generation
- Implement and continuously improve High-Performance and Resilient Infrastructure Design Guidelines and engage in design development for renovation and new construction projects on Nashville and network campuses
- Expand the Sustainable Labs program encouraging proactive safety and sustainability and resiliency efforts in VU’s research and innovation community
- Design, implement and continuously improve network campus environmental compliance, sustainability, and resiliency programs to meet locality requirements related to energy and waste efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and resiliency
- Track university sustainability and resiliency data for trend and performance analysis, dashboard reporting, and regulatory reporting
- May include occasional travel to network campuses and facilities across the U.S.
- Adhere to service standards to meet customer and administrative expectations.
- Continuously improve base knowledge and remain abreast of latest advances in their field of expertise.
- Additional job responsibilities as needed.
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS:
This position will not have initial supervisory responsibilities.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, sustainability, resiliency or related technical field and/or other related specialty is required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in their area of expertise or a university setting is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted.
- Ability to obtain professional certification is required. Certifications that may be relevant include Professional Engineer (PE), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), PMP (Project Management Professional), REM (Registered Environmental Manager), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or other application certifications.
- Working knowledge of environmental engineering and management, sustainability, or resiliency theory, concepts, standards of performance, best practices, and regulations.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills including the ability to develop engaging and understandable online and in-person presentations, programmatic documents, procedures, and reports. Strong ability to deliver, education and program-specific presentations in an efficient, effective, engaging, and innovative manner.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft and Adobe products such as TEAMS, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word is necessary. Articulate, Oracle, Tableau, web programming, social media, or database skills a plus.
- Advanced data management, AI, analytical, quantitative, technical, and problem-solving skills required.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt required.
- Ability to successfully plan and execute multi-task and multi-project requirements and deliverables to meet objectives and deadlines strongly preferred.
- Must have strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to build and maintain effective respectful and working relationships in a service-oriented environment with a diverse range of people and understand their needs and goals. Exhibit sensitivity, tact, inclusion, and respect for diversity.
- Ability to work effectively with others as a team as opposed to working separately or competitively is necessary. Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue is required.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Sustainability Coordinator
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
Pull your O*NET profile for Sustainability Coordinator and map every listed task back to your degree coursework. USCIS evaluates whether your specific field of study directly relates to the duties, so a degree in environmental policy lands more cleanly than a general business degree.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target city and job title through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting any offer. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the prevailing wage for your worksite location, so knowing Level I through Level IV ranges prevents an offer that USCIS or DOL would flag.
Target employers with ESG reporting mandates
Companies subject to SEC climate disclosure rules or mandatory sustainability reporting are hiring Sustainability Coordinators as compliance staff, not just mission hires. Roles framed around regulatory compliance carry cleaner specialty occupation arguments than broadly titled green-initiatives positions.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find employers who have filed H-1B petitions for sustainability and environmental roles. Targeting companies with an active filing history in your occupation code cuts the time you spend vetting whether a company will sponsor at all.
Confirm each worksite has its own LCA
If your role involves on-site audits at client facilities or multiple company locations, make sure your employer files a separate certified LCA for each worksite. DOL requires location-specific wage certification, and a single LCA does not cover unapproved or changing sites.
File before cap closure with premium processing
H-1B cap selection rules have changed recently, so check USCIS for current registration windows. Once selected, premium processing gets USCIS adjudication within 15 business days, which matters if your OPT or CPT end date is close and you need a decision before your authorization lapses.
H-1B Visa Sustainability Coordinator: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Sustainability Coordinator role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It typically qualifies when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as environmental science, sustainability management, urban planning, or civil engineering. Roles centered on ESG data analysis, regulatory compliance, or environmental impact assessments carry the strongest arguments. Employers strengthen the petition by writing a job description that ties every core duty to degree-level knowledge.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Sustainability Coordinators?
Corporate sustainability departments at large manufacturers, real estate investment trusts, utilities, and consulting firms are among the most active sponsors for this title. Companies with public ESG commitments or mandatory climate disclosure obligations tend to treat the role as a compliance function, which supports sponsorship. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B filing history in sustainability and environmental occupations so you can focus your search efficiently.
What documents should I prepare before asking an employer to sponsor my H-1B?
Gather your academic transcripts, degree certificates, and any credential evaluations if your degree is from outside the United States. Prepare a detailed resume that maps each role you have held to degree-level responsibilities in environmental or sustainability work. If your job title has ever been framed broadly, a letter from your university confirming your degree field's connection to sustainability practice helps your employer build the specialty occupation argument.
How long does H-1B status last for a Sustainability Coordinator role?
USCIS grants initial H-1B status for up to three years, with one extension available for a total maximum of six years. If your employer files a PERM labor certification or an I-140 immigrant petition before the six-year mark, additional extensions beyond six years may be available under AC21. Status is tied to your sponsoring employer, so a job change requires a new H-1B petition before you begin work.
Does my employer need a separate LCA if my Sustainability Coordinator role involves travel to client sites?
Yes. Each worksite where you perform work for more than 60 continuous days requires its own certified Labor Condition Application. Short-term placements under 60 days may qualify for a short-term placement exception, but only if your employer has already filed an LCA for your primary worksite. Regular travel to uncertified locations creates compliance exposure for both you and your employer under DOL rules.