Associate Director, Sustainability

Linde Inc.

Associate Director, Sustainability

Danbury, CT, United States | req16563

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role you will focus on managing key programs, analyzing program performance, and planning

• You will be responsible for directing/supporting development of materials, including for some environmental programs as well as social programs.; a strong project management background is essential to this position

• You will be accountable for executing global programs and supporting the strategic direction of Sustainable Development, working with leadership, global SD coordinators, and employees in all businesses regions to understand the baseline, establish program priorities, identify best practices and/needs and develop programs and activities in local communities

• Work with senior leaders to develop appropriate opportunities to incorporate SD to add value to address relevant business needs, develop, champion, and provide guidance for global community engagement programs/ initiatives, and bring value from these programs

• Handle reporting of key metrics through sustainable development management system, procedure maintenance and process improvement, build external relationships with entities concerned with social responsibility and other external stakeholders to position company activities, where appropriate, and manage team members in the timely execution of SD Reporting process, establish effective work processes and project milestones, monitor progress vs. goals, and take action as necessary

• Research trends, best practices, and peer comparison in areas of corporate philanthropy, utilize information and continually drive strategic direction in order to bring competitive advantage to Linde.Employ techniques (Voice of the customer for CE project database survey revisions) to improve data analysis/ quality (ex. Dow Jones Sustainability Index Social Philanthropy)

What makes you great

• A Bachelor's degree is required (Engineering or Business-related field or Master's degree preferred) plus

8-10 years of experience in engineering, sustainability or corporate social responsibility or ESG.

• Significant years of experience at a management level in an organization, with a proven track record of achievement

• Ability to build and maintain global relationships with technical/functional colleagues as well as regional leads

• Experience with complex program and project management, strong interpersonal skills and strong team player with positive attitude toward change

• You shoulod have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) as well as ability to deliver presentations to key stakeholders

• You must be able to demonstrate a drive for results that have a direct and measurable impact

• Travel 30%; domestic and international

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success, and to contribute to one of the world's leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

In addition to competitive compensation we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone's needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few. The salary range for this role is: $118,350-$173,580.

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We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

• )The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.