Date Posted: 09/17/2025
Req ID:45189
Faculty/Division: Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
Department: Facilities & Services
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The Facilities & Services portfolio at the University of Toronto (U of T) seeks an inspirational leader in the role of Director, Sustainability & Energy Management. The Director will help to maintain the University's status as the world's most sustainable university while leading its objective of becoming climate positive by 2050.
Based in the vibrant and diverse city of Toronto, U of T is a tri-campus academic system renowned for its leadership in professional education, its pre-eminence in graduate education, its three historic federated universities (Victoria, Trinity, and St. Michael's), and its tradition of strong senior leadership. U of T is a truly global institution with an extensive alumni network of over half a million people in over 190 countries and territories.
U of T is fully committed to being a climate positive campus and is consistently ranked among the top 25 universities in the world for teaching, research, and innovation. The University was named the most sustainable university in the world by QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, which evaluates post-secondary institutions for their environmental impact, social impact and governance.
Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, Property Services & Sustainability, the Director, Sustainability & Energy Management is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction on sustainability efforts with a goal of improving environmental performance. The Director develops large conservation projects for the St. George Campus in areas such as energy management, water and recycling, while overseeing energy reducing initiatives. An expert in sustainability and energy conservation, the Sustainability & Energy Management leader works with University Faculties to promote projects to reduce energy and water usage in buildings and serves as a subject matter expert, providing energy reducing advice to all campuses and properties beyond the St George campus.
The Director provides advice and expertise to planning and construction committees for major construction and renovation projects at a tri-campus level and is responsible for the development of Institution wide (tri- campus and all satellite properties) energy performance and sustainability standards.
A key aspect of this role involves reviewing current construction/design standards and making recommendations for changes that will improve sustainability. The Director actively promotes the University's sustainability initiatives through the Sustainability Office, including public presentations, participation at conferences, the production of an annual report, including promotional materials and contributions to trade and other publications.
The Director, Sustainability & Energy Management will be responsible for:
Energy Conservation & Project Management
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