Sustainability Associate
About The Position
The Sustainability Associate will help drive EDP Renewables’ sustainability ambitions, goals, and targets. Serving as the sustainability deployment focal point for North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico), the role spans sustainability data management, supply-chain due diligence, and ESG risk assessment. The position works with a global Sustainability team and internal stakeholders to support sustainability priorities, reporting, compliance, performance monitoring, continuous improvement, and the development of a North America sustainability roadmap. The role is hybrid, has no direct reports, and requires less than 15% travel. The position supports internal and external audit requests, training and communications, and ESG-related work across Portfolio Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Originations, and Procurement. It also performs other duties and projects as needed. EDP Renewables is part of the EDP group, a global energy company focused on renewable energy. The company describes its goal as being all-green by 2030 and emphasizes an inclusive, collaborative, and development-oriented workplace.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Microsoft Office skills, specifically Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects through effective resource and project planning, decision-making, and results delivery.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and interpersonal skills.
- Eagerness to learn.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Self-motivation and commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Ability to work on complex projects without direct supervision.
- Ability to learn complex material quickly.
- Ability to allocate resources flexibly to meet business needs.
- Ability to foster a collaborative working environment.
- Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours in an office environment.
- Ability to walk 0.5 to 2 miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces at project sites.
- Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English and ability to deliver instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or scheduled form.
- Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to understand instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
Nice To Haves
- Three or more years of relevant work experience is preferred.
- Prior sustainability or ESG reporting and initiative management experience is a plus.
- Oil and gas and/or energy experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the North America operational focal point for the global Sustainability team.
- Maintain current knowledge of sustainability trends, regulations, standards, and best practices in North America.
- Assist in developing and executing the company’s sustainability priorities and actions to improve sustainability practices.
- Translate corporate sustainability policies and guidelines into the North American context.
- Collect and validate North American sustainability data on time, including waste generation and disposal and energy consumption, for management and reporting.
- Support ESG due diligence throughout the value chain, including PPA requirements and supply-chain risk mitigation.
- Support ESG risk screening for business development activities.
- Work with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate data collection, compliance with sustainability requirements, sharing of best practices, and continuous improvement.
- Monitor sustainability performance and track progress against company ESG goals.
- Perform basic modeling to illustrate trends, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement.
- Identify North American opportunities for continuous improvement on material sustainability topics.
- Support the creation and implementation of a North America Sustainability roadmap.
- Provide ESG data and information about sustainability processes and practices to internal and external auditors upon request.
- Support the development of training materials and deliver stakeholder training.
- Assist with presentations for internal management meetings.
- Support Portfolio Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Originations, and Procurement on ESG-related requests.
- Support the communications team with sustainability wording and content.
- Perform other duties and projects as needed.
Benefits
- A flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits.
- Opportunities for development and internal mobility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
