Sustainability Consultant-Environment/Sustainable Development
About The Position
Summit Energy Services, Inc. seeks a Sustainability Consultant - Environment/Sustainable Development in New York, NY. This role involves reporting to senior and managing consultants, working closely with local and international teams to support project delivery and meet client needs. The consultant will analyze climate-related data, policy, and standards, develop insights and recommendations, and deliver reports detailing project findings. Key responsibilities include presenting information to client stakeholders, leading projects to determine strategic climate initiatives, guiding project execution, ensuring quality delivery, and mentoring junior team members. The role also requires liaising with clients, actively managing relationships, leveraging relationships for business development, developing deep expertise in specific climate-related services, and contributing to internal process improvement and service line development through global initiatives and working groups. This position is remote eligible up to 2 days/week.
Requirements
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Math, Science, Environmental Sustainability, Engineering (any), or related field.
- Progressive, post-Bachelor’s experience (2 years with Master’s or 4 years with Bachelor’s) in climate consulting, or related occupation.
- Greenhouse Gas Accounting, including professional project experience involving all three scopes detailed within the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
- Environmental Life Cycle Assessment development.
- Decarbonization Strategy development.
- Assessing Climate Risk.
- Climate-related Reporting.
- Supporting the development of a proposal for a prospective client.
- Managing a project team of at least two people on a client-facing project.
Responsibilities
- Report to senior and managing consultants within advisory team.
- Work closely with members of the local and international teams to support and lead ongoing project delivery and help meet client needs.
- Analyze climate-related data, policy and standards.
- Develop insights and recommendations on climate-related topics.
- Deliver reports detailing project findings.
- Present key information to client stakeholders.
- Lead projects to determine the strategic direction of client’s climate-related initiatives, contribute to and guide project execution, and ensure exceptional delivery quality while mentoring junior members of the team.
- Liaise with clients and actively manage and build relationships on each project.
- Leverage relationships to support business development opportunities with existing clients.
- Develop deep expertise on one or more key climate-related service that Schneider Electric Advisory Services offers.
- Contribute to internal process improvement or climate-related service line development by participating in global initiatives and working groups.
Benefits
- Medical (with member reward points)
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic life insurance
- Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Paid family leaves
- 401(k) + match
- Well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs
- 12 holidays per year
- 15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date)
- Opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date)
- Military leave benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
