ESG Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Telford; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy and sustainability advisory seeks an ESG Analyst. The role focuses on supporting ESG disclosures and developing client-specific strategies, requiring knowledge of climate change and advanced analytical skills. The position is remote with occasional travel.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Company pension

Life insurance

4pm finish on Friday

Access to voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in consultancy or analytical roles with focus on ESG.
• Awareness of climate change mitigation and Net-Zero strategies.
• Experience in carbon footprint calculations including Scope 1 and 2.

Responsibilities

• Support in conducting data analysis for ESG disclosures.
• Collaborate on Net-Zero Strategy development.
• Research climate scenarios and greenhouse gas emissions.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Client communication

Project management

Education

Degree in STEM / Humanities or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Inspired PLC is a UK market leading technology enabled provider of energy and sustainability advisory services. Since 2000, it has grown in scale and capability and is servicing over 3,400 UK and Irish clients across all sectors.

To enable businesses to respond to the climate emergency, we focus on solving their toughest challenges. By managing data comprehensively, sourcing energy sustainably and reducing carbon efficiently, we allow our clients to control costs effectively, make authentic ESG disclosures, improve their business performance, whilst powering their journey to net zero.

This role is ideally suited to a career minded, ambitious individual who is looking for that unique opportunity to prove what they can do and then be rewarded for it.

We are looking for an ESG Analyst to join our successful ESG team. This role is home based with some occasional travel to the offices.

Role and Responsibilities

You will support the preparations of ESG disclosures to our industrial, commercial, and public sector customers, from SECR, Scope 3 inventories, Net-Zero Strategies, TCFD, CDP, PRI, and other ESG Disclosure frameworks i.e., GRI, SASB, GRESB. In addition, you will support the ESG team to create effective client strategies for setting and achieving ambitious emission reduction targets and other ESG impacts. Finally, you will support the development of client solutions to develop ESG services and ensure they remain market leading as this market evolves.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Support in conducting data analysis and report production in the delivery of strategic ESG and reporting services, with focus on:
• Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions calculations, including production of SECR disclosures
• TCFD, Climate Scenarios, CDP and other ESG Disclosures and Assessments
• Net-Zero Strategy development and Science-Based Target setting
• Support in collating and analysing technical and financial data on environmental, social and governance solutions to provide practical and commercial information to customers
• Conduct research and analysis to develop our evidence base in climate scenarios, greenhouse gas emissions and net-zero and input into external communications
• Attend internal and customer meetings/video conferences as required, managing the communication of progress updates internally and with customers.

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in STEM / Humanities discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Awareness of and interest in ESG, climate change mitigation and Net-Zero strategies and the global and national policy drivers
• Ability to support processing complex technical data and concepts into client-ready information
• Advanced user of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong report writing capabilities
• Ability to work across multiple projects
• 2+ years of experience in consultancy or analytical roles, focusing on ESG, carbon or broader environmental management
• Experience of carbon footprint calculations including Scope 1 and 2 and SECR reporting
• Experience of producing Scope 3 emissions inventories
• Experience reporting & compliance schemes such as CDP
• Product life cycle assessment

What we offer:

• Training and development opportunities
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• 4pm finish on Friday
• Access to a wide range of voluntary benefits through our Inspired Benefits Portal

If you are interested in the role and would like to be considered, please apply now and a member of our In House Recruitment Team will be in touch. Good Luck!