Career Details
13-1199.05 - Sustainability Specialists
Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
Key Facts

Tasks

Core
- Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
- Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability.
- Identify or investigate violations of natural resources, waste management, recycling, or other environmental policies.
- Identify or create new sustainability indicators.
- Write grant applications, rebate applications, or project proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects.
- Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
- Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects.
- Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects.
- Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
- Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or Web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives.
- Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers.
- Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
- Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
- Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
Knowledge

- 75%Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- 71%Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- 70%Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- 70%Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- 68%Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- 63%Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- 62%Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- 61%Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- 59%Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- 58%Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- 58%Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- 55%Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- 55%Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- 55%Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- 54%Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- 54%Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- 54%Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- 52%Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- 50%Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Tools

- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Computer data input scanners
- Computer laser printers
- Photocopying equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
Technology

- Microsoft ProjectHOT
- Microsoft SharePointHOT
- Microsoft OfficeHOT
- Adobe Systems Adobe IllustratorHOT
- Adobe Systems Adobe PhotoshopHOT
- Microsoft VisioHOT
- Microsoft WordHOT
- Word processing software
- Microsoft PowerPointHOT
- Social media sitesHOT
- Microsoft ExcelHOT
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesignHOT
- Microsoft Publisher
- Quark
- Adobe Systems Adobe AcrobatHOT
- Microsoft AccessHOT
- Oracle softwareHOT
- Structured query language SQLHOT
- Google AnalyticsHOT
- Online database search and retrieval software
- TableauHOT
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- Extensible markup language XMLHOT
- JavaScriptHOT
- Autodesk AutoCADHOT
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DHOT
- Autodesk RevitHOT
- Bentley MicrostationHOT
- Life cycle assessment LCA software
- PE INTERNATIONAL GaBi software
- PE INTERNATIONAL SoFi software
- PRe Consultants SimaPro
- Web browser software
- Microsoft OutlookHOT
- Esri ArcGIS
- Geographic information system GIS softwareHOT
Certifications

- Certified Workforce Development Professional810 First Street NE, Suite 525, Washington, DC 2002-4227
- LEED AP Neighborhood Development2101 L Street NW, Suite 650 Washington, DC 200371-202-828-1145
- Certified Business Continuity Professional
- Master Business Continuity Professional
- Certified Functional Continuity Professional
- Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster350 Northern Blvd., Suite 203 Great Neck, NY 11021
- Oracle Hyperion Planning 11 Essentials500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536
- Associate Business Continuity Professional
- Certified Business Continuity Vendor
- Certified Professional Forecaster350 Northern Blvd., Suite 203 Great Neck, NY 11021
- Certified Professional Forecaster - Candidate350 Northern Blvd., Suite 203 Great Neck, NY 11021
Licensing

Related Programs

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The international business major is part of the nationally recognized JMU College of Business. Most business, government, and not-for-profit enterprises operate today in a global environment. Success is more certain for those who are aware of events and cultures outside of their own. The program's goal is to equip students with the ability to work comfortably in multiple areas of the global marketplace through interdisciplinary study. International business majors take specialized courses in all the business disciplines (e.g. international accounting, international marketing) as well as courses in a foreign language.
To ensure success, competency in a second language and thorough exposure to a chosen second culture are graduation requirements. In addition, study abroad or a one semester international internship is required and must be integrated into the student's schedule. The requirements of the major are designed to allow students to choose an optional concentration in finance or marketing, and some international business majors also declare a second major such as foreign language or another business area.
Management skills are broadly applicable and our graduates go on to a wide range of professions in both the public and private sector. The major is also designed to help those thinking of starting their own business or aiding a family business. Finally, many students find the broad business training of the management major a helpful foundation for future graduate study.
The curriculum is designed for persons who seek employment in the accounting field or for those presently in accounting who wish to increase their knowledge and update their skills. Job opportunities include accounting trainee, accounting technician, junior accountant, and accountant.
This degree is excellent for those interested in the organization and reporting of financial data. Upon completion of the program, students can take an additional three courses for the Accounting Career Studies Certificate, and then are eligible to proceed to the CPA exam, if other education requirements are satisfied. Contact the Virginia Board of Accountancy for all education requirements.
The curriculum is designed for individuals who seek employment in business management or for those presently in management who are seeking promotion. Job opportunities include administrative assistant, management trainee, department head, branch manager, office manager, manager of small business, and supervisor.
This curriculum is designed for individuals who plan to seek employment in contract management positions and for those presently in contract management positions who seek career advancement. The program is designed to create opportunities for positions in contract management for both government agencies and private industry. Instruction includes both the theoretical concepts and the practical applications needed for future success in the contract management field. This will provide a greater understanding of acquisition, life cycle management, and contracting processes. Job opportunities include project manager, procurement analyst, contract administrator, contract specialist, contract negotiator, contract price analyst, and contract termination specialist.
This curriculum is designed for individuals who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program in business administration with a major in accounting, business management, decision science and management, information systems, finance, marketing, etc.
Students with a baccalaureate degree who wish to pursue the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination may use specific course work toward fulfillment of accounting educational requirements. Some course work also meets federal government guidelines for those interested in qualifying for positions or promotions in the federal government. Students should consult an accounting instructor to determine the courses that meet the educational requirements.
The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree provides students with a strong foundation in accounting and business, along with general education requirements, enabling students to seek entry-level employment in accounting. In addition, the course work prepares students for certification exams.
The certificate programs provide course work that gives students the skills to sit for one or more certification exams administered by the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT).
Students completing the A.A.S. in Management have opportunities to transfer to four-year universities to pursue B.S. degrees in Business Administration, Management, and related areas. See https://www.tcc.edu/programs/transfer/transfer-agreements/ for agreements.
The Culinary Arts program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) Accrediting Commission. Graduates of the ACFEF accredited postsecondary degree program are eligible to receive a Certified Culinarian®(CC®) designation.
Upon completion of these programs, graduates may enhance their knowledge base further with additional credentials such as Microsoft Office Certifications and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) completion.
Graduates may seek employment as front office managers, sales managers, and assistant hotel general managers, event meeting, conference and exhibition planners. Courses in supervisory management, convention and lodging management, accounting, communications, marketing, cost control, and food purchasing provide a comprehensive management background.
Graduates of the maritime logistics program may enter or continue employment in the field of logistics management in maritime or traditional business environments.
Students planning to pursue a B.S. in Business Administration from a four-year college/university are advised to pursue TCC's general A.S. degree in Business Administration (plan code 213).
Courses required for the Business Administration degree are available on all four campuses.
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