Environmental & Sustainability Assistant Manager

Job Purpose

The Environmental & Sustainability Assistant Manager leads the school’s environmental sanitation, regulatory compliance, and forward-looking sustainability frameworks. This role bridges strategic ESG planning with operational excellence by overseeing campus soft services (including cleaning, pest, and vector control) and driving environmental improvement projects. The Environmental & Sustainability Assistant Manager plays a vital role in embedding data-informed sustainability practices, and cultivating a green culture across the school community in alignment with national frameworks like GreenGov.SG.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic ESG & Sustainability Leadership: Develops, implements, and reviews the school's sustainability roadmaps and ESG strategies; drives carbon reduction, energy efficiency, waste minimization, and water conservation initiatives aligned with BCA Green Mark and GreenGov.SG standards.

2. Soft Services Contract & Performance Management: Directs and establishes service standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and performance KPIs for all soft services (cleaning, environmental sanitation, and waste management); establishes robust frameworks for logging findings, managing non-conformances, and tracking accountability with vendors; ensures all external contractor actions are tightly aligned with workplace safety regulations and school environment policies.

3. Audit Frameworks & Inspection Oversight: Conducts and oversees systematic quality audits and site inspections in accordance with NEA Environmental Sanitation Programme (ESP) regimes; ensures the rigorous maintenance of compliance documentation, including technical permits, site observation records, and structured photo logs to guarantee continuous audit readiness. 

4. Integrated Pest & Vector Management: Oversees campus-wide pest control frameworks and vector management programmes; schedules, reviews, and provides tactical oversight for critical operational treatments (including fogging, larviciding, and oiling) while ensuring treatment logs and vector monitoring works fully satisfy statutory NEA compliance. 

5. Project Management & Improvement Works: Leads environmental, sustainability, and facilities improvement projects from initial planning through to completion; ensures all works meet high-quality standards, strict regulatory compliance, approved budgets, and timelines.

6. Financial Stewardship & Budgeting: Formulates annual operating budget for the environmental, sustainability, and soft services unit; systematically monitors expenditures to ensure value-for-money and supports public sector procurement workflows.

7. Stakeholder Engagement & Sustainability Campaigns: Partners cross-functionally with academic departments, student groups, and external agencies to champion sustainability within the school community.

8. Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Actively explores, evaluates, and recommends technologies, systems and/or improved workflows to optimize resource deployment and enhance operational efficiency.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma holders with experience in  Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Facilities Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 2–5 years of experience

• Demonstrated experience managing environmental or sustainability projects from planning through implementation.

• Familiar with GreenGov.SG or BCA Green Mark.

• Preferably with Environmental Control Coordinator (ECC) certification but not a must to have.

• Preferably with public sector procurement experience.