Sustainability Data Consultant – Carbon Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain GHG inventory deliverables, encompassing activity-data collection, calculation inputs, assumptions, quality assurance, and supporting documentation.

• Implement and utilize the 3R’s inventory platform, reconciling outputs with source data and project specifications.

• Examine datasets for discrepancies, inconsistent records, outliers, and variations between reporting periods.

• Analyze and present emissions findings and climate assessments in collaboration with project technical leads.

• Identify, assess, and prioritize opportunities for emissions reduction across Scopes 1, 2, and 3.

• Assist in LCA and product-related initiatives.

• Support product carbon footprint projects through data collection, organization, assumption tracking, and preparation of analyses.

• Create traceable workbooks, documentation, and consistent quality assurance checks.

• Enhance data management strategies, templates, and analytical processes.

• Document analytical limitations, outstanding questions, and uncertainties, addressing issues prior to finalizing deliverables.

• Investigate AI tools and alternative methods to enhance analytical and data workflows while ensuring accuracy and safeguarding client information.

• Provide quantitative analyses and client-ready deliverables meeting scope, timeline, and quality expectations.

• Clarify data sources, methodologies, assumptions, findings, and limitations to colleagues and clients.

• Engage in technical scoping, knowledge sharing, and cross-practice collaboration.

• Manage multiple projects concurrently and undertake additional related responsibilities as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong quantitative reasoning skills with the ability to collect, clean, reconcile, analyze, and interpret data from various sources.

• Practical experience in preparing or assisting with organizational GHG inventories and documenting emissions analyses.

• Capability to create reviewable spreadsheets or analytical workflows with clear assumptions and integrated quality checks.

• Willingness to collaborate across service areas and seek expert input when necessary.

• Proficiency in GHG inventory platforms and data analysis tools, or the ability to learn them swiftly.

• Good judgment in selecting and validating analytical tools.

• Careful management of confidential client information.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational abilities and meticulous attention to detail.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

• Minimum of three years of professional experience in GHG accounting, sustainability consulting, environmental data analysis, or other data-intensive roles.

• Relevant educational background or equivalent practical experience.

• Preferred: prior consulting experience.

• Preferred: familiarity with PCFs, LCAs, and GHG inventory software.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness benefits.

• 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees.

• 401(k) plan with immediate full vesting.

• Company 401(k) matching: 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2%.

• Four weeks of paid time off (PTO).

• One week of sick leave.

• Three floating holidays.

• Paid winter break.

• Extensive opportunities for professional development.

• Paid volunteer time.

• Training and shared learning resources for AI and other emerging tools.

• Flexible collaboration across time zones, with core collaboration hours whenever possible.