Director, Environmental and Sustainability

Zeus

Director of Environmental Sustainability at Zeus, minimizing environmental footprint while ensuring profitability. Overseeing environmental strategies, compliance and sustainability initiatives.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing, implementing, and managing strategies to minimize Zeus’ environmental footprint while ensuring long-term profitability and compliance with regulations.
Identifying, designing and executing comprehensive environmental strategies, goals, policies and action plans.
Preparing, executing and controlling annual budgets for the environmental department.
Tracking and analyzing performance indicators such as energy and water consumption, waste reduction, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Identifying, monitoring and ensuring adherence to local, national, and international applicable environmental laws.
Preparing periodic internal and external environmental sustainability reports.
Collaborating across facilities with department leads in Supply chain, Finance, Innovation and HR to embed eco-friendly practices into daily operations.
Acting as the primary contact for all internal staff, customers, and external partners regarding environmental sustainability initiatives.
Identifying & leading educational workshops for the department team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science (Environmental Science or Engineering preferred) and 10+ years' experience in manufacturing, with preferred experience with plastics extrusion or medical device industries.
5 years at corporate level or multi-location environmental program management for manufacturing operations.
Evidence of professional environmental training certification & credentials.
Capability to drive organizational change and motivate employees at all levels, in building a culture of sustainability.
Ability to process complex data and translate it into actionable strategic recommendations.
Strong verbal and written skills to present technical information clearly to various audiences, to include internal stakeholders, customer and regulatory authorities.
Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing long-term projects within budget and an ability to adapt to new technology changes including the optimal use of AI.
Deep understanding of GHG Protocol, renewable energy technologies, and life cycle assessments (LCA). Experience with voluntary disclosure bodies, to include SBTi, EcoVadis and CDP.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Zeus offers a competitive pay and a great benefits package.

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Hard Skills & Tools

environmental strategy developmentbudget managementperformance analysisdata processingGHG emissions trackinglife cycle assessments (LCA)renewable energy technologiesenvironmental complianceenvironmental sustainability reportingmulti-disciplinary team leadership

Soft Skills

organizational change managementemployee motivationverbal communicationwritten communicationcollaborationeducational workshop facilitationstrategic recommendationadaptability to technology changesstakeholder engagementcross-departmental collaboration

Certifications

professional environmental training certificationcredentials in environmental management