Analyst, Sustainability & Decarbonization (Real Estate)

Longevity Partners • Austin, TX

13d • $60,000 - $65,000 • Remote

About The Position

Longevity Partners is seeking a technical, analytically minded Analyst to join its US team. This full-time, client-facing role focuses on data analytics and modeling to help real estate owners, investors, and operators decarbonize portfolios, strengthen climate resilience, and report with confidence. The role combines building performance and energy knowledge, ESG frameworks and strategy, and technical skills for working with large datasets and translating results into clear insights.

The Analyst will analyze energy, water, waste, and emissions data across varied real estate portfolios; benchmark performance and assess regulatory compliance; calculate greenhouse gas emissions; evaluate decarbonization and renewable energy opportunities; and support ESG reporting, net-zero pathways, climate-risk assessments, and green building certifications. The role also contributes to financial analyses and investment cases, creates dashboards and client deliverables, presents findings, and supports project management. The Analyst works closely with senior consultants and project managers on US client engagements.

Longevity Partners is an independent sustainability partner to real asset stakeholders, with strategy, finance, design, and engineering expertise. Its team of more than 100 professionals works across the asset lifecycle on projects in more than 45 countries. The company’s values are One Team, Client Focus, Accountability, Curiosity, Innovation, and Integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, energy, sustainability, data science, real estate, finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in sustainability consulting, energy, real estate, or a technical data analytics role.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including advanced Excel capabilities and comfort working with large, messy datasets.
• Solid knowledge of commercial real estate and building resource usage, including building systems, energy and water use, carbon emissions, utility data, benchmarking, and building performance standards.
• Working knowledge of US grid emissions and GHG accounting methodology.
• Strong grasp of ESG topics and strategy, including decarbonization, climate risk and resilience, and sustainability reporting.
• Hands-on, practical experience using AI tools to improve the quality and speed of work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, decision-oriented briefs for non-technical audiences.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Based in the United States and authorized to work in the US.

Nice To Haves

• Coding experience in Python and/or R, particularly for analyzing large datasets and presenting results to senior and client audiences.
• Fluency in ESG data platforms, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience building financial cases for sustainability or energy projects, such as capex plans, payback, and life-cycle cost analysis.
• Direct experience with GRESB, CDP, or UN PRI submissions or assessments.
• Background in building performance, energy sourcing, or renewables, such as utilities, energy services, solar or storage development, or energy procurement.
• Understanding of green building certification frameworks such as LEED or BREEAM, or related credentials such as LEED AP or Green Associate, BREEAM AP, or CEM.
• Familiarity with CRREM, SBTi, PCAF, or climate risk analytics.
• Consulting experience, particularly with real estate investors, owners, or operators.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyze energy, water, waste, and emissions data across commercial, industrial, retail, data center, and residential real estate portfolios.
• Benchmark building performance using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and assess compliance with local benchmarking and building performance standards.
• Calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions in line with the GHG Protocol, applying US grid emissions factors and tracking grid decarbonization impacts on portfolio pathways.
• Evaluate energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy opportunities, including on-site solar, PPAs, community solar, and REC strategies.
• Support client submissions and score-improvement strategies for GRESB, CDP, and UN PRI.
• Build net-zero and decarbonization pathways using tools such as CRREM and support science-based target setting.
• Conduct climate resilience and physical and transition risk assessments, including scenario analysis aligned with TCFD/ISSB-style frameworks.
• Track evolving US disclosure requirements and building regulations and translate them into practical client guidance.
• Assess buildings and portfolios against green building certification standards, including gap analyses, credit feasibility, and certification roadmaps.
• Contribute to capital spending plans and financial proposals for decarbonization, efficiency, and renewable energy projects, including cost, savings, payback, and life-cycle cost analysis.
• Support the presentation of investment cases to asset managers, portfolio managers, and other non-technical decision-makers.
• Use Python or R, Microsoft Excel, and AI tools to analyze large, complex portfolio datasets accurately and efficiently.
• Turn analysis into clear insights, visuals, and user-friendly dashboards for senior stakeholders and client audiences.
• Prepare Excel dashboards, technical analyses, reports, and presentation decks, and present findings and recommendations to clients.
• Support project management activities, including schedules, client agendas, and meeting materials.
• Work closely with senior consultants and project managers on client engagements across the US.

Benefits

• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.
• Health insurance and a 401(k) plan.
• 20 days of flexible paid time off per year for vacation and personal time, plus 10 days of paid sick leave.
• Remote working, with the option to work in person in cities where the company has offices.
• Opportunity to grow with a rapidly expanding US business backed by a global team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level