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Associate Director, Engineering & Sustainability Program Lead
Associate Director, Engineering & Sustainability Program LeadStok • San Francisco, CA, United States
Associate Director, Engineering & Sustainability Program Lead

Associate Director, Engineering & Sustainability Program Lead

Stok • San Francisco, CA, United States
11 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Associate Director, Engineering & Sustainability Program Lead

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Compensation Range : $150,000-$200,000 based on experience.

Location : San Francisco / Bay Area (hybrid), 3-4 times a month onsite at a client location in the Bay Area.

Stok is a hybrid workforce across North America and globally, encouraging flexible work arrangements. This position requires three days onsite per client engagement.

Job Description

Stok leads organizations to decarbonize now. We integrate expertise across ESG and sustainability consulting, carbon, energy engineering, commissioning, and project delivery. From the enterprise to asset level, we provide clients with strategy, management, and technical support to translate bold commitments into impact. Stok is a Certified B Corp and ILFI Just organization, and has been recognized as a Top Impact Company and Best Workplace. Our global team delivers on client ambitions across programs and projects worldwide.

Role Description

This role acts as the Global Engineering and Sustainability Program Lead for one of Stok’s key clients, dedicating 75–90% of time to this client.

At Stok, We Seek Culture Add, Not Culture Fit.

Our Values Guide Every Decision We Make And Action We Take On Behalf Of Our Partners And Clients :

  • Stok joy
  • Own it
  • Care deeply
  • Demand better

Our Values-Aligned Team Members

  • Craft innovative ideas and have a say in how the firm operates. We have built self‑management and distributive governance into our structure to enable every team member to share input on policies and procedures.
  • Strive for a better way to do business and create a positive impact through their work. Stok believes in business as a force for good and is a certified B Corp.
  • Give back in a meaningful way. We donate 3% of profits to causes we believe in through pro‑bono services and donations.
  • Advocate for a level playing field. Stok has baked social justice into operations, holding ourselves accountable through the International Living Future Institute JUST Label.
  • Participate in a transparent, objective, merit‑based compensation and profit distribution process.
  • Our purpose is to boldly catalyze an environmentally restorative and socially equitable world, and Stok needs you to fulfill it!

    Responsibilities

    Embedded Role

  • Act on behalf of the client’s real estate organization to implement, manage, and progress their program, providing regular updates to the client point of contact.
  • Annual strategic planning support

  • Develop annual and 3‑year planning for the program, including roadmaps for AI adoption, decarbonization, site / portfolio resilience, electric vehicle charging, and guideline development.
  • Process development & improvement

  • Inform project teams of program requirements, drive process improvement, and support development of new or updated global design and construction guidelines.
  • Executive communications

  • Develop and deliver executive communications related to the program to leadership within the client’s real estate organization.
  • Thought partnership and the business case

  • Identify areas for innovation and improvement, and help build business cases for leadership to implement them.
  • Technical escalation

  • Serve as the technical backstop for unexpected building system failures, guiding troubleshooting efforts and owning the problem.
  • Qualifications

    Owner’s representation experience

  • Experience acting with accountability and authority, with transparency and credibility.
  • Account management expertise

  • Ability to spot opportunities to sell impactful work, strategize with internal teams, and coordinate across the organization.
  • Engineering experience

  • Deep understanding of building engineering systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, BMS, EVCS, renewables, etc.), with commissioning or energy verification background.
  • Real‑Estate program development

  • Experience designing and implementing sustainability programs focused on driving sustainability and reducing energy consumption.
  • Flexibility & integrate with client teams

  • Ability to quickly integrate into client processes and adapt to dynamic engagements.
  • Communication skills

  • Exceptional communication skills to translate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Project management skills

  • Strong project management capabilities across multi‑stakeholder initiatives.
  • Navigating high levels of ambiguity

  • Ability to manage undefined environments and provide initiative‑driven recommendations.
  • Additional experience that would be a bonus (not required)

  • Experience acting in an embed role with a client, preferably corporate occupier with a global office portfolio.
  • Familiarity with commissioning analytics tools or continuous monitoring platforms (e.g., SkySpark, Fault Detection Diagnostics).
  • Experience developing team capability or mentoring junior engineers and project managers.
  • Experience working in socially responsible or values‑driven firms (e.g., B Corp, ILFI Just, employee‑owned).
  • Time Allocation

    Stok will dedicate 24–32 hours of this role’s time each week to a single client. The remaining of the 40 hrs / week will support internal engineering team and other project or client needs.

    Location

    Based in the San Francisco / Bay Area region; expected to co‑locate at client site 2–4 times per month. Travel to other client sites every 1–2 months; otherwise remote or in Stok’s San Francisco office.

    Benefits

    Health Benefits (U.S.)

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage (including dependents)
  • Employer‑funded Health Reimbursement Account
  • Employee‑funded Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Mental health concierge service
  • Life, accidental death, long‑term and short‑term disability coverage
  • Health Benefits (Canada)

  • 50% Employer‑funded group health benefit plan
  • Employer‑funded Health Spending and Wellness Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life, accidental death, long‑term disability coverage
  • Paid Time Off

  • Flexible work schedules
  • Quiet Fridays – 2 days per month to tune out noise
  • Flexible Personal Time Off
  • 80 hours per year paid time off (vacation)
  • 80 hours per year holiday time (floating holidays)
  • 80 hours per year wellness time
  • 40 hours per year learning and development
  • 16 hours per year volunteer time
  • Perks

  • 401(k), and RSP (Canada)
  • Annual Learning and Development stipend
  • Work‑from‑home stipend
  • Annual US National Parks Pass or Parks Canada Discovery Pass
  • Donation program
  • Cellphone benefit
  • Personal company credit card
  • AI Interview Guidelines

  • Resume and cover letter : AI assistance acceptable.
  • Phone and video interviews : AI assistance not acceptable.
  • Take‑home assignments : AI assistance not acceptable.
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