Manager, Sustainability Advisory

Arcadis • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Arcadis is seeking a Manager to join our U.S.-based Sustainability Advisory business. In this role, you will help shape the future of sustainability by designing and delivering impactful decarbonization strategies and sustainability projects for our clients. As a trusted advisor, you’ll collaborate with diverse teams and industry leaders to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change and the transition to net zero. You’ll have the autonomy to take ownership of projects and drive results from day one, all while helping to grow Arcadis’s decarbonization services across North America. We offer a supportive culture that values integrity, professional growth, and innovation. If you are passionate about making a measurable difference and thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment, we want to hear from you.
This hybrid role is located in Washington DC, New York City, or Chicago. The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly organized self-starter with strong project management and communication skills, proven experience delivering decarbonization strategy and implementation programs to global portfolios, and the ability to collaborate across internal functions, cultures, and geographies.
Arcadis is focused on solving the most complex sustainability challenges. As such, you will help grow the Sustainability Advisory services in North America, reporting to our US Lead for Sustainability Advisory and our Global Technical Director for Net Zero Strategy. This role will work horizontally across our Global Business Areas, Mobility, Places, Resilience and Intelligence, draw upon their capabilities as needed to drive success.
As a Manager in our Sustainability Advisory team, you will lead the delivery of net zero and decarbonization projects across multiple sectors such as real estate, retail, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, and transportation. You will serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring that all deliverables are accurate, timely, and client-ready. Your role will include developing and implementing decarbonization strategies, managing project teams, and providing quality assurance for technical analyses. You will also play a key role in mentoring junior staff, identifying opportunities to expand client relationships, and supporting the development of Arcadis’s broader sustainability offering. This position requires strong consulting experience, the ability to communicate complex topics clearly, and a thorough understanding of the latest sustainability frameworks and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in sustainability consulting with a focus on decarbonization
• Proven experience leading decarbonization projects and teams
• Mastery of sector-specific decarbonization levers and relevant protocols (GHG Protocol, SBTi, ISO Net Zero, CSRD, SFDR, etc.)
• Track record of reliable, on-time delivery and transparent communication
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including executive-level presentations
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and juggle multiple projects

Nice To Haves

• Additional certifications in relevant sustainability disciplines
• Experience across multiple sectors

Responsibilities

• Leading decarbonization projects from concept to delivery. Develop strategies and implementation plans for clients in sectors like real estate, retail, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, or transportation.
• Deliver projects on broader sustainability topics. Topics may include GHG accounting, ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, biodiversity, and others to meet diverse client needs.
• Owning client relationships. Act as a trusted advisor, anticipate needs, and consistently deliver high-quality, client-ready work.
• Driving results independently. Take a challenge, brainstorm solutions, and deliver proposals, analyses, client communications, and deliverables with minimal supervision. Track schedules, deliverables, budgets, and staffing on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Coaching and elevating junior team members. Guide project teams, give actionable feedback, and help colleagues grow.
• Ensuring quality and accountability. Review Excel-based analyses, ensure deliverables meet the highest standards, and keep projects on time and on budget.
• Championing innovation. Identify new ways to create value for clients and help build out our decarbonization service offering.
• Communicating with clarity. Present complex topics in simple, compelling terms to executives and stakeholders.
• Staying current with the latest frameworks and standards. Maintain deep expertise in relevant guidelines such as the GHG Protocol, Race to Zero, SBTi, and other emerging regulations across sectors.
• Collaborating across teams and geographies. Navigate a matrix organization and work with colleagues worldwide.

Benefits

• Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.
• The salary range for this position is $102,065 - $201,756.

What This Job Offers

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