Sustainability Advisory Intern

Arcadis • Washington, DC

3h • 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.

Role description:

As a Sustainability Advisory Intern
you will be a key contributor to our Sustainability Advisory team in the U.S., serving on project delivery for one (or several) of Arcadis’ sustainability capabilities (Sustainability Strategy and Program Design, Sustainability Measurement, Sustainability Goal Setting and Achievement Plans, Sustainability Reporting, Net Zero Strategy, Circularity, Nature and Biodiversity etc.) across a range of industries.

This hybrid role is located in Washington DC and New York City. The role sits within our global business area Resilience. In Resilience we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. You will help build the strategy around, innovate approaches for, and grow the Sustainability Advisory services in North America, reporting to a Senior Manager, in Sustainability Advisory. This role will work horizontally across our Global Business Areas, Mobility, Places, Resilience and Intelligence, draw upon their capabilities as needed to support the advisory team and drive demand for the “pull-through” of Arcadis’ other technical services.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly organized self-starter with a background in sustainability and should possess a diverse set of skills and qualities. These include effective research, data gathering, and analysis skills, proficiency in desktop applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as strong data science and analytics skills. Additionally, the candidate should exhibit good interpersonal and communication skills, effective time management, and a positive attitude. A willingness to learn consulting skills like project management, relationship management, sector expertise, and service line expertise are essential. Along with being able to implement assigned tasks with increasing skills under supervision, the candidate should demonstrate readiness to support business goals and workgroup needs. Strong technical and consulting skills, and proven experience and ability to collaborate across internal functions, cultures, and geographies are crucial.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master's degree in a sustainability program or relevant field of study such as environmental science, engineering, or business, with a specialization in data science.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one of these areas: decarbonization strategy and implementation plans, energy and GHG emission calculations, sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement, ESG data management and reporting in line with frameworks such as GHG protocol, Science Based Targets Initiative, CDP, CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ISSB, GRI.

Nice To Haves

• Prior internship or work experience in sustainability or management consulting
• Demonstrated strong research and analytical skill
• Strong Experience in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Powerpoint), and preferred experience in Tableau, Power BI, Python, R or other digital solutions
• Additional training and or certifications in sustainability

Responsibilities

• Delivering corporate sustainability consulting projects with measurable results
• Act as a resource on projects to support the successful delivery of specific outputs individually or as part of a team
• Carry out research within client organizations and externally to identify and collect relevant data and information
• Analyze data to uncover insights that will inform the design of consulting solutions and development of sales proposals
• Prepare reports and presentations that can be incorporated into sales proposals and client presentations
• Present the outcomes of analysis at team meetings to ensure the insights gained are clearly communicated and to propose ways in which these may be leveraged to add value
• Develop understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis and of client businesses to enable personal performance improvement and career development
• Collaborates with Sustainability Advisory North America team members and peers across geographies

Benefits

• Arcadis offers benefits for part-time, as needed positions. These benefits include EAP, 401K, and optional well being benefits.
• The salary range for this position is $23.75 - $35.62 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern