Sustainability Specialist

Are you ready to join a company thats pushing the limits of global design and innovation? Are you passionate about growing your career in a business with international reach and best-in-class talent? HMTX Industries, headquartered in Norwalk Connecticut, services a diverse range of construction and renovation markets with renowned flooring products that set the bar for quality, performance, and design around the world. With products for your home, work and everywhere in between, HMTX is helping make life more beautiful. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, exciting environment and be a part of a company that is affecting change. Whether it's transcending the status quo on design and innovation or giving back in our local communities HMTX is always in motion. Join us today The Opportunity Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? HMTX Industries is looking for a Sustainability Specialist to help us align our products and processes with our industry-leading sustainability goals. In this role, youll be a key player in ensuring our commitment to environmental and social responsibility is not just a promise, but a reality. You will manage product sustainability certifications, maintain critical data on third-party platforms, and evaluate product compositions to ensure regulatory compliance and minimize environmental and health impacts. Youll also create engaging educational content, provide expert sustainability insights for marketing and sales materials, and help report on our progress in various sustainability initiatives. What Youll Do As a Sustainability Specialist, you'll be responsible for a range of critical tasks, including: Managing Sustainability Certifications & Data: You'll manage product certifications like Declare, Health Product Declarations (HPDs), and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). You'll also maintain and update product data on key platforms like mindful MATERIALS, EC3, and 3E Exchange, and use this information to create Product Passports. Ensuring Compliance & Impact: You'll evaluate and report on the chemical composition of our products to ensure compliance with North American regulations and to mitigate potential environmental and human health risks. Educating & Communicating: You'll spearhead the creation of educational contentincluding videos and tutorialsto inform internal teams about our evolving sustainability programs. You'll also review and contribute sustainability content to our marketing and sales materials, from websites to press releases. Supporting ESG and Reporting: You'll assist with data collection and calculations for key reports, including our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Impact Reporting, GHG emissions, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs. You'll also support other reporting processes, such as UNGC Questionnaires and our materiality assessments. Driving Internal Initiatives: You'll help develop and oversee a multi-campus task force focused on conservation, waste reduction, and efficient water and energy usage. You'll also coordinate responses to customer inquiries (RFIs and RFPs) and help organize logistical elements for sustainability tradeshows. What Were Looking For Experience: 24 years of experience in a similar role. Required: Applied knowledge of sustainability concepts, including GHG emissions, climate and ecosystem health, circular economy, product transparency, and social equity. Required: Moderate to high proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams). Preferred: Knowledge of key sustainability certifications (e.g., Declare, HPDs, EPDs) and databases (e.g., mindful MATERIALS, EC3, 3E Exchange). Preferred: Knowledge of EPR programs, regulatory requirements, Scenario Analysis, and climate risk assessments. Education: Required: Bachelors Degree. Preferred: A major in Sustainability Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, or a similar field. Certifications (Preferred): LEED Accreditation WELL Accreditation Living Future Accreditation (LFA) Work Environment: Schedule: Standard hours are Monday Friday, 8:00 am 5:00 pm (local time). Location: Remote. Travel: Some overnight travel may be required. Physical Demands: This is a mostly sedentary role. You should be able to lift, pull, or maneuver up to 25 lbs. and be able to use repetitive hand and wrist motions. The salary range for this role is $60K to $75K a year and a yearly bonus potential. This range is applicable for jobs performed in the Eastern and Central Time Zones. An employees pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, and business organizational needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr