Clean Energy Expert, Global Energy and Sustainability

Apple • New York City, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Apple’s Global Energy & Sustainability team within Places works to reduce the environmental impact of Apple’s facilities, services, and products through energy, water, and waste management initiatives. Apple has committed to becoming carbon neutral across its global footprint by 2030, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% compared with 2015 before balancing remaining emissions.

Apple is seeking an experienced, collaborative Clean Energy Expert focused on mitigating emissions associated with Apple’s operations (Scope 2) and product-use electricity (Scope 3, Category 11). The role supports renewable energy procurement and transactions, energy policy development, standards engagement, and credible carbon accounting. It requires working in the office three days per week and may be based in Cupertino, San Diego, New York, or Washington, D.C.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, climate science, engineering, energy, or a related technical field.
• At least 7 years of experience in clean energy project development, policy, standards, or energy consulting in North America.
• Ability to leverage experience developing renewable energy as a developer or buyer to influence standards, policy, or regulatory proceedings.
• Quantitative background and demonstrated ability to review carbon emissions models and carbon accounting frameworks and provide technical feedback.
• Attention to detail when reading, summarizing, and influencing standards, policy, and regulatory filings.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills and ability to collaborate with colleagues across departments and stakeholders throughout the industry.
• Creative, pragmatic problem-solving grounded in real-life experience, with curiosity and willingness to learn new topics.
• Strong project management and time management skills to execute multiple priorities in a fast-paced global setting.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in environmental engineering, management, policy, or sustainability with an energy focus.
• International experience.
• Experience in Europe or Asia Pacific.
• Experience participating in energy industry coalitions and facilitating stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Support the renewable energy transaction team in executing more than 5 GW of renewable energy contracts by 2030 to match electricity used to charge and power Apple devices.
• Collaborate with the policy team to develop Apple energy policy positions on clean energy, energy storage, load shifting, data access, and reporting.
• Manage development of a global Scope 3 renewable energy attribute (REC) retirement strategy.
• Engage in technical discussions with standards bodies, including the GHG Protocol, SBTi, ISO, and other working groups, to shape energy standards.
• Manage consultants and collaborate with industry stakeholders to develop a methodology for credibly counting residual grid mix / Standard Supply Service for the Scope 3, Category 11 program.
• Model Apple’s renewable energy portfolio against emerging standards, including impact accounting and stricter time and location matching.
• Foster and maintain relationships with Policy, Standards, Government Affairs, Procurement, Finance, and Legal.

What This Job Offers

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