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Manager, Building Sustainability Performance
Empire State Realty TrustNew York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Sept 2024
About the role
COMPANY SUMMARY
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets and the Observatory deck attraction in ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building”. The Company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of March 31, 2024, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 residential units. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn.
The dedicated team at ESRT is a collection of diverse individuals with a shared passion for excellence and a keen eye toward future growth. Headquartered in New York City, we harness the energy of the city in everything we do. We care for one another, work hard, and have a lot of fun doing it! We are Certified™ as a Great Place to Work® by the global authority, Great Place to Work®, on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors. We prioritize and invest in the health and wellness of employees to attract, develop, and retain top-tier talent. ESRT values continuous employee development and encourages colleagues to excel in their roles and adapt to emerging business needs. From our crown jewel, The Empire State Building, to incredible buildings modernized for the 21st century, to outstanding customer service, and our decade-long leadership position in sustainability and energy efficient portfolio that is 100% fully powered by renewable wind electricity, we take pride in our work. ESRT seeks an equally passionate colleague to join the team, understand the vision and help achieve that vision.
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the SVP of Energy, Sustainability, and ESG, the Manager of Sustainable Building Performance will support Property Management, Project Management and Leasing to implement projects, programs, and processes to reduce building energy and emissions, with primary focus on building mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Since ESRT’s goal is to lease space, all of the work will be done in a way that improves tenant comfort and satisfaction.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets and the Observatory deck attraction in ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building”. The Company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of March 31, 2024, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 residential units. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn.
The dedicated team at ESRT is a collection of diverse individuals with a shared passion for excellence and a keen eye toward future growth. Headquartered in New York City, we harness the energy of the city in everything we do. We care for one another, work hard, and have a lot of fun doing it! We are Certified™ as a Great Place to Work® by the global authority, Great Place to Work®, on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors. We prioritize and invest in the health and wellness of employees to attract, develop, and retain top-tier talent. ESRT values continuous employee development and encourages colleagues to excel in their roles and adapt to emerging business needs. From our crown jewel, The Empire State Building, to incredible buildings modernized for the 21st century, to outstanding customer service, and our decade-long leadership position in sustainability and energy efficient portfolio that is 100% fully powered by renewable wind electricity, we take pride in our work. ESRT seeks an equally passionate colleague to join the team, understand the vision and help achieve that vision.
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the SVP of Energy, Sustainability, and ESG, the Manager of Sustainable Building Performance will support Property Management, Project Management and Leasing to implement projects, programs, and processes to reduce building energy and emissions, with primary focus on building mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Since ESRT’s goal is to lease space, all of the work will be done in a way that improves tenant comfort and satisfaction.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the successful development, implementation, quality control, training, accountability, and performance for ESRT’s sustainability priorities for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Successful deployment includes improvements to tenant comfort and indoor environmental quality.
- Manage and support property management teams for successful rollout and adoption of new Building Management Systems (BMS), controls sequence, and Master Systems Integration (MSI) for building performance optimization, automation and better control of indoor environment for tenant comfort.
- Develop and run energy and emissions reduction training programs for building engineers, management, and staff. Provide directives and goals pertaining to building performance, tenant comfort and emission reductions. Develop programs to measure performance against goals.
- Oversee the negotiation, execution and implementation of Master Servicer Agreements (MSA’s) for BMS, MSI, HVAC systems, Demand Response, Demand Management and water reduction systems. Coordinate with and support Property Management and building engineers on energy and emissions reduction, and sustainability performance.
- Coordinate and direct design engineers to ensure tenant build outs comply with ESRT’s High Performance Guidelines and that building projects meet or exceed ESRT 2.0 sustainability requirements. Perform plan review, construction administration, field observation reports and commissioning to ensure projects comply with ESRT standards.
- Assist in capital improvement planning. Review planned capital improvement work for compliance with 2.0 sustainability criteria. Forecast life cycle replacement of equipment and systems for 10-year capital improvement budgets. Work with other teams to optimize useful life of equipment and perform ROI analysis on replacements or retrofits of HVAC and high energy use equipment. Ensure equipment and systems upgrades, retrofits, repairs, and replacements meet 2.0/LL97 initiatives and goals for each property.
- Coordinate with and provide support for building engineers on the utilization of BMS and sequence of operations that align with ASHRAE
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