Sustainability coordinator

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institution: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Your mission :
The Infrastructure Section of the faculty STI is looking for a project manager in order to achieve the strategic sustainability objectives of EPFL. The main objective is to reduce the Faculty's ecological footprint by integrating and developing environmental sustainability tools/projects (in collaboration with the Vice-Presidency for Responsible Transformation)

Main duties and responsibilities include :

Under the responsibility and with the collaboration of the STI head of infrastructure:

Sustainability Strategy Development:

Collaborate with STI units to define sustainability objectives and develop a comprehensive sustainability strategy, best practices and innovative approaches for integrating sustainability into laboratories

Environmental Impact Assessment:

Evaluate the environmental impact of labs activities, including energy consumption, waste management, and other relevant domains

Identify areas for improvement and implement initiatives to reduce the lab’s ecological footprint.

Energy Efficiency:

Assess energy consumption within the labs and identify opportunities for energy tracking and potential conservation.

Implement measures to reduce energy usage

Professor’s Engagement:

Collaborate with Professors to apply sustainability goals and engage them in sustainable practices.

Provide guidance and support to stakeholders to ensure their active participation in sustainability initiatives.

Reporting and Evaluation:

Monitor and track sustainability performance indicators to assess the lab's progress towards sustainability goals.

Prepare regular reports on sustainability achievements, challenges, and recommendations for future improvements.

Your profile :

• Experience in a research environment
• Experience in sustainable development
• Methodical, organized, reliable, committed
• Good communication skills, which allows you to easily deal with people from different hierarchical levels
• Ability to adapt, proactivity and good team spirit
• Fluency in English is essential.

We offer :

• The opportunity to develop according to the requirement of the position
• A dynamic and multidisciplinary work environment in an internationally renowned school.
• Attractive working conditions.

Start date :
As soon as possible or be agreed.

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate :
50%

Duration :
Definite term (CDD), 1 year renewable once

Contact :
EPFL-STI-IN
Mrs. Rania Mohni
Head of Infrastructures STI-IN
BM3201
1015 Lausanne

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 3304

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