SR. PROJECT MANAGER-SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING & CONTROLS (HYBRID-CHARLOTTE, NC)

Compass Group USA Inc•Charlotte, NC

35d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you've been hungry and away from home, chances are you've tasted Compass Group's delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today! great people. great services. great results. Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar. Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager will design, implement and oversee end-to-end controls for our sustainability metrics (including Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 emissions, food waste and animal welfare). This role is responsible for consolidating data across stakeholders, performing rigorous quality control in advance of our annual submission cycle, engaging cross-functional teams for data gathering and validation, and presenting actionable insights to leadership for approval. With a strong sense of urgency tied to reporting deadlines, this role will help elevate our sustainability data architecture and reporting cadence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business Analytics, Accounting or related field.
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in sustainability, project management, data analysis or controls function (preferably within a larger corporation or sustainability program).
Strong proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, pivot tables, conditional formatting) and comfort working across multiple spreadsheets/data sources.
Solid experience in project management: establishing work plans, engaging stakeholders, tracking deadlines and delivering on time.
Demonstrated ability to work with urgency, meet fixed reporting deadlines and manage multiple priorities under pressure.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present complex data clearly to senior leadership.
Strong attention to detail and high standards for data quality.
Proven collaborator: ability to influence without direct authority and to build trusted relationships across different functions.
Familiarity with sustainability metrics (Scope 1/2/3 emissions, food waste, animal welfare)

Responsibilities

Develop, launch and maintain reporting controls, workflows and templates to capture sustainability data (Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions; food waste; animal welfare) reliably and efficiently.
Consolidate data across multiple files/systems and departments (e.g., operations, supply chain, procurement, finance) using Excel lookup functions, pivot analyses and variance checks.
Conduct thorough quality control reviews of submitted data: identify anomalies, duplicates, inconsistencies, missing inputs, and ensure data integrity before final submission.
Perform year-over-year variance analysis across sustainability metrics, flagging significant movements (e.g., >10%) and preparing commentary/explanations for leadership.
Engage with business partners throughout the organization to collect, review, validate and reconcile data. Establish strong partner relationships and data ownership.
Present findings, dashboards and summary reports to leadership for approval, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
Drive the implementation of new controls, automation opportunities, and process improvements to streamline future reporting cycles.
Act with a strong sense of urgency to meet firm annual deadlines for sustainability reporting, ensuring all milestones are tracked and met.