Corporate Sustainability Consultant
About The Position
Guidehouse is hiring a Corporate Sustainability Consultant to support client project teams and internal work. The role involves managing client relationships, implementing solutions, and producing insightful, technically accurate, client-ready deliverables. The consultant will gather and analyze data, identify gaps and trends, and make recommendations informed by baseline performance, established best practices, and benchmarks. Work includes sustainability and energy analysis, strategy development, project and program support, and communicating findings through reports and presentations. Travel may be required up to 75% or more, and the employee may 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, such as economics, finance, engineering, or 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 take ownership of 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
- Residence within 50 miles of a listed Guidehouse office is preferred.
- Master’s degree in a quantitative and relevant field.
- Management consulting experience.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in corporate sustainability analyses.
- Demonstrated program management experience.
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 greenhouse gas accounting, climate risk, ESG regulatory disclosure, and abatement analysis.
- Conduct structured research and fact-finding on business, sustainability, and energy topics, and assess trends and market approaches.
- Develop corporate sustainability and business strategies.
- Provide project management and operational support for multi-client programs.
- Conduct targeted business development activities.
- Communicate insights and recommendations through client-ready reports and presentations.
- Support client management, solution implementation, and project deliverable development.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, 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
