Sustainability Technology Leader

Who We Are

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Pay Range

$128,600.00-$176,900.00 Annual

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.   Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. 

The purpose of the role is to drive the enterprise material sustainability agenda by developing, promoting, coordinating, and reporting both internally and externally on the company sustainability strategy and progress.  The key areas of focus are waste reduction, use of recycled materials, and overall energy and carbon footprint reduction across the manufacturing organization.  The role involves interaction with a wide range of functional groups including manufacturing, engineering, R&D, procurement, information technology, human resources, finance, and business leadership across all JM businesses and operating regions.  Responsibilities include identifying and championing technical projects that align with the company sustainability goals and business financial metrics. 

This role acts as the technical expert for sustainability across the company and is knowledgeable about the intersection of sustainability and the company manufacturing technologies.  Collaboration and a passion for results are important attributes.

The role involves supporting and monitoring the deployment of identified sustainability programs, influencing stakeholders to participate, and regularly evaluating the performance data for continual improvement opportunities.

The ideal candidate would be in the Denver metro area, but open to someone who is remote within the United States, if fully remote travel will be up to 50% of the time.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Develop and obtain consensus on the company material sustainability goals including waste reduction, recycling content, and carbon footprint reduction.
• Develop a 5-10-year project roadmap, prioritize projects based on business and sustainability metrics, create high level business cases, and propose projects to business leaders
• Engage with the European commercial teams to ensure customer needs and wants are appropriately quantified and considered in development of JM sustainability priorities
• Maintain and upgrade the data, dashboards, and analytics tools necessary for current and potential sustainability metrics
• Work closely with the procurement team to develop and implement a practical renewable electricity strategy including current and future operating needs and financial considerations
• Promote plant operating efficiency, energy efficiency, plant level accountability, and division visibility for sustainability
• Characterize manufacturing waste streams and develop a prioritized waste reduction strategy through internal and external avenues
• Identify opportunities to increase external recycled material use with existing and novel material types
• Promote long-horizon technology development internally and/or externally (examples include hydrogen and electrification)
• Engage the product development and product management organizations on sustainable product development strategies
• Develop product-oriented sustainability data tools and initiate high-level raw material scope 3 data collection
• Coordinate LCA / EPD capability, priorities, and strategy across the businesses
• Lead the creation and publication of the periodic JM Sustainability Report
• Work with corporate communications and commercial teams to maintain consolidated, uniform sustainability messaging internally and externally
• Coordinate and support the implementation of sustainability goals across varies parts of enterprise, including technology, projects, and business development
• Work with legal and environmental functions to ensure technology and reporting readiness for future sustainability legislation and regulation

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering and 10+ years of extensive relevant experience in sustainability roles
• Advanced degree in science or engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience in sustainability roles
• Demonstrated Project Management experience required
• Experience in a manufacturing company strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills across all business levels
• Clear understanding of governance processes
• Inquisitive approach that seeks to understand the full business context including financial aspects, and ability to communicate expectations to cross-functional groups
• Experienced working in a ‘matrix style’ operational environment including multiple cultures and regions
• Must have strong influencing and leadership skills plus experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Travel 25%-50%, mainly domestic travel but could include international travel as necessary to support JM objectives

Please Keep in Mind

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities. Our D&I council is composed of employees from locations across North American & Europe who meet regularly and work to promote and foster an environment of inclusion. Born from our D&I council is our network of employee resource groups (ERGs) that are focused on supporting diverse communities in the workplace. Review more about our diversity & inclusion initiatives on JM’s Career page.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.