Global Climate Risk & Workplace Safety Manager

Cushman & Wakefield Inc•O Fallon, MO

41d•$86,615 - $101,900

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY The Global Climate Risk & Workplace Safety Manager oversees the delivery, coordination, and quality control of global climate risk and workplace safety audit programs. This role manages three regional analysts responsible for data collection, reporting, and audit execution across the global real estate portfolio. The Manager ensures consistent methodology, timely reporting, and accuracy of data across regions while maintaining alignment with Client's global governance and compliance frameworks. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Program Coordination: Lead the global schedule, workflow, and deliverable tracking for climate risk and workplace safety audits across all regions. Team Management: Supervise and coach three regional analysts, many of whom are early in career; provide structure, clarity, and feedback to drive consistent and reliable data output. Data Integrity: Oversee data collection, validation, and reporting processes across systems and templates to ensure accuracy and completeness of audit results. Audit Tracking: Manage intake, execution, and closeout of regional audits; monitor progress, flag delays, and ensure timely escalation of findings. Standardization: Maintain templates, SOPs, and audit guidelines so regional teams work from a single playbook; ensure uniform reporting formats for climate and safety programs. Quality Assurance: Review regional submissions for completeness and data accuracy before global consolidation; identify gaps or training needs among analysts. Reporting: Consolidate audit data into quarterly dashboards and summaries for Client leadership; highlight trends, recurring risks, and performance metrics. Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with Sustainability, Facilities, and Risk teams to ensure audit findings and data outputs align with corporate reporting cycles and governance requirements. Training & Onboarding: Support onboarding of new analysts; provide guidance on audit tools, reporting standards, and escalation protocols. Continuous Improvement: Identify process efficiencies, automation opportunities, and best practices for smoother audit operations and data handling.

Requirements

Team Leadership and Coaching
Organization and Workflow Management
Data Accuracy and Quality Control
Process Improvement
Clear Communication and Coordination
Accountability and Follow-Through
5-8 years of experience in operations, data management, or program coordination (EHS, facilities, or sustainability context preferred but not required).
Experience managing or coaching junior analysts or regional coordinators.
Demonstrated success in maintaining structured workflows and consistent data outputs across multiple time zones.
Strong Excel and data management skills; ability to maintain and review shared reporting tools and trackers.
Detail-oriented with a focus on completeness, consistency, and timely delivery.
Comfortable working in a matrixed environment and driving results through coordination rather than direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the global schedule, workflow, and deliverable tracking for climate risk and workplace safety audits across all regions.
Supervise and coach three regional analysts, many of whom are early in career; provide structure, clarity, and feedback to drive consistent and reliable data output.
Oversee data collection, validation, and reporting processes across systems and templates to ensure accuracy and completeness of audit results.
Manage intake, execution, and closeout of regional audits; monitor progress, flag delays, and ensure timely escalation of findings.
Maintain templates, SOPs, and audit guidelines so regional teams work from a single playbook; ensure uniform reporting formats for climate and safety programs.
Review regional submissions for completeness and data accuracy before global consolidation; identify gaps or training needs among analysts.
Consolidate audit data into quarterly dashboards and summaries for Client leadership; highlight trends, recurring risks, and performance metrics.
Liaise with Sustainability, Facilities, and Risk teams to ensure audit findings and data outputs align with corporate reporting cycles and governance requirements.
Support onboarding of new analysts; provide guidance on audit tools, reporting standards, and escalation protocols.
Identify process efficiencies, automation opportunities, and best practices for smoother audit operations and data handling.