ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Feb 11, 2025 - The Environmental Director oversees the Occupational Health & Safety Manager and student staff, collaborating with the Facilities Services team to meet strategic objectives and promote continuous quality improvement. This role is responsible for developing and managing direct reports, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a professional and supportive environment for all stakeholders. Additionally, the Environmental Director ensures adherence to university policies, models professionalism, and addresses staff concerns in coordination with HR and the associate vice president for facilities services.

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1. Environmental Director, Green Path Solutions, Denver, CO

Job Summary:

  • Establishing corporate ESG objectives policies and procedures that reflect the ambitions of the business
  • Drafting a leading strategic policy, setting the pathway to net zero, incorporating embodied and operational carbon, together with an approach to carbon offsetting
  • Overseeing the implementation of all corporate and project ESG strategies, preparing bespoke strategies specific for each development project to ensure outstanding credentials
  • Setting ambitious business and project targets for carbon and energy reduction and monitoring through design and operation
  • Working with the Stellar team to achieve gold-standard industry accreditations
  • Establishing ESG data, content collection and validation processes
  • Preparing all reporting including an annual corporate ESG/CSR report
  • Ensuring a coordinated social impact program is in place across the business and projects, reflecting the values of the business and its aspirational social benefits
  • Audit existing facilities and operations to enable the creation of EHS company-wide program
  • Manage all waste streams (required documentation, budget considerations, consultants)


Skills on Resume:

  • ESG Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Carbon Management (Hard Skills)
  • Project ESG (Hard Skills)
  • Data Management (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Social Impact (Soft Skills)
  • ESG Accreditations (Hard Skills)
  • Waste Management (Hard Skills)

2. Environmental Director, Eco Innovations Inc., Portland, OR

Job Summary:

  • Oversee Occupational Health & Safety Manager and student staff members.
  • Work as a team member in providing services and support to all areas
  • Meetings and interpersonal relationships in support of the overall strategic objectives.
  • Responsible for developing, sustaining, and continually assessing and improving the effectiveness of Facilities Services.
  • Identify and participate in the resolution of departmental/institutional challenges with continuous quality improvement as a goal.
  • Work collaboratively with the Facilities Services team in support of mission.
  • Participate in staff meetings, other meetings, and professional development/training workshops and seminars.
  • Promote and support a professional environment that welcomes students, faculty, staff, and vendors, and enables them to access services in an encouraging, organized, effective, and helpful way.
  • Responsible for developing direct reports, managing and measuring work, and building an effective team.
  • In coordination with HR and the associate vice president for facilities services, will hire, train, conduct performance reviews, take corrective action, provide positive rewards and feedback, and respond to complaints
  • Upholding the standards in the Code of Conduct and other university policies, modeling professionalism in all interactions, and respectfully hearing staff input and concerns either directly or from Human Resources.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Staff Development (Soft Skills)
  • Professional Environment (Soft Skills)
  • HR Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Adherence (Hard Skills)

3. Environmental Director, Sustainable Future Corp., Austin, TX

Job Summary:

  • Act as a technical resource for the construction management group.
  • Manage the EH&S Function across all US Project locations
  • Develop EH&S US strategy and execute programs to ensure all policies and processes are fully implemented and are in compliance with all applicable regulatory and company requirements.
  • Provide leadership and guidance with respect to education programs, roll-out and staff engagement with all EH&S procedures, guidelines and work instructions
  • Create and implement uniformed EH&S policies and procedures across all US project locations
  • Develop and conduct EH&S training to ensure consistency across all operations
  • Provide safety support for construction management projects
  • Review safety inspections and safety observations generated by field personnel and provide coaching to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Hazard analysis and awareness training program tied to access controls
  • Provide oversight and guidance for the construction of office, lab and manufacturing spaces
  • Ensure the company meets all regulatory requirements and documentation
  • Hire, develop and lead an effective EHS team consisting of full-time employees, outsourced EHS service providers, contractors and consultants
  • Maintain personal training to ensure that knowledge and certifications are current


Skills on Resume:

  • Technical Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • EH&S Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Staff Training (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Development (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Support (Soft Skills)
  • Hazard Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills) 

4. Environmental Director, Clean Energy Solutions, Miami, FL

Job Summary:

  • Assess corporate and business impacts of new and pending environmental regulations and legislation, and environmental legal challenges, as they may apply to all business lines (cement, concrete/concrete products, aggregates, and fly ash).
  • Work with business units to develop strategy, work plans, budgets and schedules for implementation.
  • Work with management to develop environmental/sustainability policy and strategy, including setting, tracking and reporting sustainability and CO2 targets.
  • Work with BUs and facilities on implementation, as well as developing work plans and tools/metrics for tracking performance.
  • Communicate sustainability policy, strategy and progress with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Review, monitor, and disseminate new regulations and regulatory changes.
  • Develop and implement tools for compliance.
  • Coordinate environmental compliance across business units.
  • Conduct environmental audits of facilities.
  • Provide compliance summaries for legal, financial and insurance purposes.
  • Communicate past, present and future energy plans and performance through formal presentations
  • Implement a third-party audit system that both holds us accountable and keeps us aware of the latest technologies in sustainability.


Skills on Resume:

  • Environmental Regulation (Hard Skills)
  • Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
  • Sustainability Policy (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Environmental Audits (Hard Skills)
  • Third-Party Auditing (Hard Skills)

5. Environmental Director, Earthwise Consulting, Seattle, WA

Job Summary:

  • Develop and implement the project-specific Environmental Management Systems and associated Environmental Management Plans.
  • Ensure policies, standards, systems, and resources are in place at all construction sites and operations to
  • Identify and manage all significant environmental risks associated with operations, in compliance with applicable regulations and best practices.
  • Secure all appropriate licenses, permits and approvals of an environmental nature required for the company’s operations.
  • Report on matters of Corporate Governance associated with environmental matters.
  • Identify, prevent, and prepare for response to potential environmental emergencies at the company’s operations.
  • Identify and monitor environmental regulatory changes that could affect the company’s operations, and implement appropriate engagement and/or mitigation strategies.
  • Share environmental best practices, learned lessons, and innovations to encourage continuous improvement.
  • Provide technical guidance on specific studies including contaminant characterization, cultural heritage, etc.
  • Review tender documents, and reports to provide advice on environmental-related matters.
  • Take full accountability for the reinvention of the lifecycle chain of all waste


Skills on Resume:

  • Environmental Management (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Licensing and Permitting (Hard Skills)
  • Emergency Preparedness (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • Technical Guidance (Hard Skills)
  • Waste Management (Hard Skills)

6. Environmental Director, Green Impact Services, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary:

  • Works with Tribal Council and Tribal citizens to identify environmental issues and interested parties, and to take initiative to establish cooperative working relationships, productive communication and informed decision-making. 
  • Works with State and Federal Government staff and ensures that Tribal Council has informed interaction with outside governing bodies to preserve tribal sovereignty and ensure that all applicable Tribal rights are protected. 
  • Review and provide analysis on environmental issues, policies and permits including air quality, water quality, environmental health and strategic planning.
  • Represents Tribe in public meetings with federal, state, local and Tribal governments and the general public at agency and regional levels. 
  • Works with the Tribal Council and the Tribe's Attorney General to ensure that appropriate legal agreements appropriately document the Tribe's working relationships with agencies.
  • Ensures that environmental program staff are sufficiently knowledgeable about Tribal issues, can develop the technical expertise needed to perform the work, and will behave in a professional manner at all times when dealing with agencies and the general public.
  • Represent the company with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) environmental committees for various regulatory changes, and legislative and environmental legal issues. 
  • Represent company and industry interests with regulators.
  • Coordinate with Titan Group on U.S. environmental issues, CO2 reporting, water management initiatives, and reporting of Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs).
  • Lead Titan America efforts for periodic internal environmental and external non-financial/CSR audits.
  • Work on specific long-term, complex capital projects for permitting (air, wetlands, water permits) and with business units/facilities for various projects (air permits, spill plans, due diligence, etc.).


Skills on Resume:

  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Government Relations (Soft Skills)
  • Environmental Policy Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Public Representation (Soft Skills)
  • Legal Agreements (Hard Skills)
  • Environmental Program Management (Hard Skills)
  • Industry Representation (Soft Skills)
  • Environmental Reporting (Hard Skills)

7. Environmental Director, Bright Earth Systems, Boston, MA

Job Summary:

  • Create and or invent a sustainability strategy to be a leader in the Real Estate industry through innovative practices, systems, policies, infrastructure, and machinery
  • Accountable for the overall environmental performance of Pearl. 
  • Provide strategic and technical assistance in the sustainability of resources to include areas of food waste, trash management, recycling, water conservation, water recycling, etc.
  • Identifying and creating partnerships with thinkers and inventors of cutting-edge, forward-thinking sustainability strategies and technologies.
  • Lead implementation of newest technologies aimed at transforming sustainability, energy efficiency and consumption, environmental impact, and conceptualize cost savings opportunities in ways that are practical and financially sustainable.
  • Partner with the marketing team to identify how sustainability strategy aligns with overall brand messaging
  • Develop and manage comprehensive presentations and analytical documents for senior management and stakeholders
  • Coordinate information gathering and analytics across multiple strategic partners
  • Drive operational excellence by analyzing existing processes and developing innovative solutions, thinking outside the box and generating new innovative ideas.
  • Lead status calls with key partners related to strategic projects
  • Develop and maintain strategic relationships
  • Create standard operating procedures to provide a blueprint for company's sustainable practices and green standard


Skills on Resume:

  • Sustainability Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Environmental Performance (Hard Skills)
  • Resource Sustainability (Hard Skills)
  • Partnership Building (Soft Skills)
  • Technology Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Brand Alignment (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Excellence (Hard Skills)