Corporate Sustainability Consultant
About The Position
Guidehouse is seeking a Corporate Sustainability Consultant to support project teams serving public- and private-sector clients, as well as internal teams. The role involves client management, implementing solutions, and producing insightful, technically accurate, and polished project results. Consultants create and present quality deliverables for essential project workstreams, gather and analyze data, identify gaps and trends, and make recommendations concerning baseline performance, structures, best practices, and benchmarks. The consultant conducts technical, economic, and financial analyses; evaluates energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies; applies sustainability analytics; researches business, sustainability, and energy topics; and develops corporate sustainability and business strategies. The role also supports project management and targeted business development, and communicates insights and recommendations through client-ready reports and presentations. Travel may be required, and the consultant must be able to work in a Guidehouse or client office as needed.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident due to the nature of client engagements.
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, including economics, finance, engineering, science, or a related discipline.
- At least one year of post-graduation work experience in quantitative analyses.
- Strong interest in corporate sustainability and the energy transition.
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Technical fluency, especially in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Proactive and independent work style.
- Strong client presence, professional demeanor, and presentation skills.
- Ability to own significant portions of tasks while collaborating with a close-knit team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to work in a Guidehouse office or client office as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Reside within 50 miles of a listed Guidehouse office.
- Master’s degree in a relevant quantitative field.
- Management consulting experience.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in corporate sustainability analyses.
- Demonstrated experience with grants management.
Responsibilities
- Conduct technical, economic, and financial analyses, including data collection, modeling, and tool management.
- Evaluate energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies.
- Apply sustainability analytics, including corporate GHG accounting, climate risk, ESG regulatory disclosure, and abatement analysis.
- Perform structured research and fact-finding on business, sustainability, and energy topics, and assess trends and market approaches.
- Develop corporate sustainability and business strategies.
- Support project management and targeted business development activities.
- Communicate insights and recommendations through client-ready reports and presentations.
- Support client management, solution implementation, and the delivery of project results.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance.
- Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
- Parental leave and adoption assistance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
- Health Savings Account and dental, vision, and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Student loan paydown.
- Tuition reimbursement, personal development, and learning opportunities.
- Skills development and certifications.
- Employee referral program.
- Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach.
- Emergency back-up childcare program.
- Mobility stipend.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
