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Position Overview:

Job Posting Title:

Sustainability Analyst and Reporting Coordinator – Remote work available

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Hiring Department:

Facilities Planning and Management

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

Texas

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Job Details:

General Notes

Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely. Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires Central Office approval.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of FAS staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

This position will report to the office of Facilities, Planning and Management in direct support of the Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability engages the campus community in sustainability initiatives and supports resource conservation efforts and Green Fund projects. For more information, please visit: https://sustainability.utexas.edu

This position is currently funded for three years with the possibility of being extended beyond 8/31/2025.

Purpose

Coordinate and report UT-Austin’s campus sustainability information through numerous reporting, rating, and commitment frameworks used for benchmarking and promoting sustainability in higher education. This position will also work on special financial analysis projects such as evaluating return-on-investment scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Collect, track and analyze the data, and complete and submit reports, for campus sustainability indicators based on databases for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), and the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG), Academic Course Directory, UT Austin Sustainability Plan and additional reports related to the campus’ commitments and reporting needs.
• Develop and maintain a process for data collection, storage and accessibility for all datasets that are identified for above databases. Establish a review system for accuracy and validation of data and reports. Collaborate with other units who ‘own’ data and maintain existing data warehouses.
• Perform analyses of sustainability indicators and create data visualizations. Analyze institutional performance, peer comparisons with other higher education institutions as well with key industry sectors. Write reports describing findings and overall impacts, assist with making specific recommendations for improvement based on findings. Work with campus communications teams to provide transparency, interpretations of the data, and progress on reporting and institutional commitments including presentation materials and summary of information for use in briefings, newsletters and social media.
• Serves as webmaster for sustainability.utexas.edu, perform routing content updates and maintenance. Support other sustainability-related content development.
• Supports outreach efforts to internal and external stakeholders regarding general sustainability information and programming. Represent UT Austin at local and regional events and serve on relevant committees with in the university and community.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years of experience in program administration or program coordination, or master’s degree and one year of experience, or doctoral degree and no previous experience.

Proficient with Tableau or other data visualization software; demonstrated knowledge of traditional relational databases (SQL); computer programming experience (e.g., experience with APIs); strong data visualization and project management skills.  Experience in a business analyst role and managing automation projects.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years minimum experience in a professional environment related to sustainability, quantitative and qualitative research, engineering science, environmental science/studies or related field, with the ability to cross-communicate with student organizations, academia, industry, state, and other higher education institutions.
• Knowledge of sustainability concepts and best practices in higher education, such as environmental and sustainability science, curricular integration, systems thinking, and climate action planning.
• Familiarity with higher education organizational structure including Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Development, Research, and Finance and Administration.
• Ability to interpret, analyze and report sustainability metrics such as energy calculations, cost benefits analysis, greenhouse gas reporting and STARS data.
• Experience working with shared governance groups, including faculty, staff and student groups, student government, and student organizations.
• Strong oral, written and listening communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships and to build partnerships.
• Ability to manage a project, including manage teams and milestones for teams.

Salary Range

$65,000 + depending on qualifications

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• Finalist may be asked to demonstrate data visualization skills through completion of prepared data visualization activity.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the 2021 report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe, Suite UTA 2.206, Austin, TX 78701.