What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Water Program Manager (Sustainability) position at Intel Corporation?
The Global Water Program Manager (Sustainability) role is a mid/senior-level technical program manager position reporting to Intel's Global Sustainability Manager within the Corporate Responsibility Office. Intel has a long-standing commitment to reducing its environmental footprint and is regularly ranked among the most sustainable companies in the world. Among the sustainability programs, Intel's commitment to achieve net positive water by 2030, through implementation of our global water strategy, including two water goals (conserve more than 60 billion gallons of water and restore more than 100-percent of water consumed), has positioned the company as a global leader in water stewardship. The Global Water Program Manager leads implementation of these goals through engagement with the internal Global Water Management Group (GWMG), implementation and development of corporate-level performance strategies, and by collaborating with external environmental non-profit organizations and consultants.
Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To
Minimum Qualifications
Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To
- In this position, the successful individual will be required to lead the global water program, within the Global Sustainability team, to ensure progress and ultimate achievement of the 2030 water goals and further enhance Intel's performance and reputation as a global leader in water stewardship.
- The successful candidate is a content expert in water conservation and stewardship.
- The successful candidate will be expected to drive Intel's global water performance by performing the following duties:
- Track water performance metrics for all relevant Intel sites.
- Assess periodic goal performance and report progress to goals (internal and external audience).
- Develop new water restoration (watershed-level) projects globally to achieve Intel's water restoration goal, including project scoping, evaluation and grant issuance on a quarterly basis.
- Monitor performance of external water restoration projects by working with environmental partners and consultants, including development of the annual water restoration report.
- Lead, along with other members of the core team, the GWMG to achieve Intel's water conservation goal and development and implementation of a 2030 leadership roadmap.
- Contribute to Corporate Responsibility reporting efforts, including materiality assessments, external audits, customer data requests and communication efforts such as presentations, newsletters, case studies, and fact sheets.
- Lead the CDP annual Water Security Report and contribute to other external ranking/rating submissions.
- Maintain current documentation of program data, methodologies and processes related to the water program in the Global Water Management Plan and in Intel's environmental database (WDesk).
- Serve as a water stewardship content expert for multiple forums and initiatives such as sustainability regulatory reporting, policy updates, community advisory groups, and investor/customer/supplier relations.
- Serve as the Intel representative and content expert for external industry associations.
- Conduct regular assessments of innovative water solutions, services and products to further advance the GWMG water roadmap.
- Partner with other key organizations on water-related activities.
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and water stewardship trends.
- Analytical and innovative thinker with a demonstrated ability to challenge boundary conditions and develop innovative solutions.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with emphasize on the ability to communicate complex technical topics in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, both internal and external to the company.
- Demonstrated ability to successful lead a program, especially where influencing people and different teams are required.
- Ability to collaborate with diverse teams across multiple business orgs and units.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or higher, in an engineering field (Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Environmental)
- 6 years of experience working in any of the following:
- environmental compliance
- sustainability field
- water management
- conservation programs/systems.
- 8-plus years of experience working in the environmental compliance and/or sustainability field, or water management and conservation programs/systems.
- Extensive knowledge of sustainability trends, policies, and programs, especially as it relates to water stewardship.
- Good understanding of the rest of world practices with respect to water initiatives and how these practices could be applied at Intel.
- Experience in external forums, working with NGOs, and other industry leaders.
- Experience in corporate responsibility and sustainability reporting.
- Understanding of external water-related frameworks such as CDP, GRI, CSRD, AWS, and WRI.