Sustainability Consultant

What do you get to do in this position?

• Lead and partner with Clients in developing sustainable energy and resource management strategies.
• Lead and contribute to the development of client sustainability strategies including facilitating executive/elected official level presentations and the analysis and benchmarking of performance to support organizational goal setting and implementation planning
• Develop energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) / carbon emissions inventories, water footprints, waste footprints and other environmental inventories including data analysis, emission factor development, calculation methodology, web-system deployment and support clients’ third party environmental reporting activities
• Develop or recommend initiatives and abatement models for achieving or informing corporate goals for energy reduction, green energy adoptions, or GHG reduction
• Perform on-site and virtual audits of facilities and portfolios to discover actionable opportunities for resource reduction that drive lower impact, deliver cost savings, and increase the efficiency and sustainability in the built environment
• Prepare or revise client communications for sustainability performance aligned to key industry reporting platforms, such as CDP, DJSI, GRI, GRESB, and various federal and state/local disclosure programs
• Research, filter, warehouse and communicate emerging information and trends relating to global sustainability initiatives such as environmental and carbon legislation, renewable and efficiency incentives, and reporting programs
• Support and lead various sustainability service initiatives ranging from supply chain and product sustainability efforts to feasibility studies for various technologies
• Organize, inform and partner with multi-disciplinary teams within Schneider Electric to help coordinate service and solutions delivery
• Build and support relationships with regulatory entities, vendors and product/service companies
• Contribute to the development of training resources for both internal and external clients
• Some domestic and international travel necessary (5-15%)

This job might be for you if you have:

• Bachelors Degree in Sustainability or Environmental Sciences, Energy, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of related professional experience and an interest in pursuing a career in sustainability
• Project management experience
• High commitment to company vision, values and excellent client service
• Proven track record in developing, managing, and executing client solutions
• Progressive history of building successful relationships
• Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, complex analysis and ideas in a concise manner
• Analytical self-starter with strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on multiple complex projects in diverse areas
• Proficient computer experience in Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.