Position Details
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Position Information
Position Title Sustainability Home Manager
Requisition Number S02517P
Position Category Staff
Campus Location Off Campus
Hours per week 40
Months per year 12
Alternate work schedule If beneficial to the applicant and the department, this position may work from home one day per week, most weeks.
Pay Grade E32
Salary
FLSA Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function Weber State University’s Sustainability Home Manager plays a vital leadership role in advancing the institution’s regional sustainability initiatives and working toward the Beehive Emissions Reduction Plan (BERP) deliverables through effective program administration, staff supervision of the Energy Navigator, and cross-sector coordination. This position oversees the daily operations of the Weber State Sustainability Home (WSSH), which includes clean energy, water conservation, and community engagement programs centered at the Weber State Sustainability Home. The Sustainability Home Manager will serve as the primary point of coordination for operational, administrative, and reporting requirements tied to the Beehive Emissions Reduction Plan (BERP), a multi-year, state-funded, subaward grant.
This individual will work in support of the Sustainability Programs & Community Engagement Assistant Director and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure that strategic planning, budget tracking, and performance reporting are implemented with precision and integrity under the direction of the Assistant Director. This is an exciting opportunity to build meaningful partnerships, support community-driven initiatives, and help execute institutional and State efforts toward long-term sustainability goals.
Required Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3 years of related experience (a master’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience)
- Prior leadership experience in sustainability, nonprofit, higher education, and/or public service sectors
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred:
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience managing grant budgets and financial documentation
- Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and/or public presentation
- Strong organizational and project management capabilities
A successful candidate will be willing to
Background Check? Yes
Benefits Summary WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Posting Detail Information
Job Open Date 11/11/2026
Review Date 11/25/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Notes to Applicant This position is a yearly-contract position, contingent on the continuation of the current multi-year grant funding and may require occasional evening or weekend hours for events or community engagement. Travel within the state of Utah may also be possible.
If you are passionate about sustainability and what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you! The annual salary for this position starts at $50,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.
To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.
For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.
Screening of applications will begin November 25, 2026. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/29669
ADA Essential Job Function
ADA Essential Job Function
Physical Activity of this position Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Agility is emphasized. Important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion. - Office location requires climbing stairs, Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. , Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. - to weed landscape, Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. - to clean SPARC Home, Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. , Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. - to mow SPARC Home landscape, Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. , Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Physical Requirements of this position Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. , Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. , The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather. , The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. , The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.