Overview

Position Title: SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

Company: City Of Fort Lauderdale

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Job Description:

Coordinates projects related to the City’s sustainability and climate resilience programs, acting as project coordinator for efforts such as ordinance revisions, incorporation of sustainability and resilience into relevant plans, coordinating advancement of select objectives and tracking progress.

Responsibilities:

  • Acts as project lead for development of sustainability and climate resilience related ordinances, plans and policies
  • Analyzes complex issues; presents findings and recommendations
  • Manages project and program timelines; monitors information; prepares reports on progress of plan
  • Tracks specific performance metrics related to the City’s strategic plan, the Sustainability Action Plan and other related sustainability efforts
  • Supports inclusion of sustainability and climate resilience in the City and County Comprehensive Plans and other City, local and regional climate plans.
  • Acts as City point of contact for participation and collaboration with several external organizations
  • Studies and makes recommendations for programmatic improvements and revisions
  • Provides outreach to internal/external stakeholders on sustainability and resilience programs
  • Provides information and assistance to City officials and management, other governmental agencies, and the general public
  • Performs related work as required

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Public Administration, Urban Planning, or related area of study
  • Three (3) to five (5) years of developing and implementing sustainability and resilience related ordinances, plans and policies or related experience. Additional qualifying experience or completion of coursework at an accredited college or university in a job related field, may substitute on a year-for-year basis for one year of the required experience or education.