Energy Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Chicago is seeking an Energy Analyst to support sustainability programs, focusing on building energy consumption analysis, benchmarking, and ESG reporting across a real estate portfolio. You will work with senior professionals to develop tools and processes, communicate findings visually, and help clients meet ambitious energy goals.

The role requires a degree in environmental science or related field, 2+ years of analytics experience in real estate or sustainability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in environmental science, energy management, sustainability, or equivalent.
• 2+ years in an analytical role related to commercial real estate, ESG, or sustainability.
• Experience in sustainability data management and reporting systems.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel and PowerBI skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple projects, track timelines, and manage budgets.
• Establish data reporting governance across the portfolio.
• Administer sustainability data collection and reporting systems across client portfolio.
• Analyze building and client documentation to identify trends and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly utility reporting packages with usage and cost trends.
• Support ESG compliance reporting and audit actions.
• Develop analytical tools to improve decision-making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Environmental Science / Energy Management / Sustainability

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

Job Title

Energy Analyst

Job Description Summary

The Energy Analyst supports our client’s sustainability programs, helping them achieve their ambitious annual and long-term goals. In this role, you will work directly with senior energy and sustainability professionals to provide building energy consumption analysis and benchmarking, support sustainability reporting, analyze sustainability metrics, and identify opportunities to improve performance. You will track, monitor, analyze, and report ESG metrics across our client’s real estate portfolio, build management tools and processes to streamline reporting, and develop innovative ways to visually communicate sustainability data to key stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional looking to work on a range of real estate sustainability projects, helping clients make a meaningful difference today and into the future by acting responsibly and delivering sustainably, every day.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinating multiple projects, tracking timelines and priorities, and keeping projects on budget and schedule.
• Establishing data reporting governance across the portfolio to ensure timely, accurate reporting.
• Administering sustainability data collection and reporting systems and processes across the client portfolio (energy, emissions, water, waste), collecting, aggregating, and analyzing building and client documentation, and identifying trends and improvement opportunities while ensuring accuracy and completeness across all sustainability metrics.
• Synthesizing research into key themes and drafting recommendations for client deliverables.
• Evaluating sustainability data and trends to inform the account team and sustainability strategy.
• Providing benchmarking and market intelligence, including Energy Star benchmarking via Portfolio Manager.
• Coordinating ESG compliance reporting support across local, regional, and national regulations, including external audits and close-out of audit actions.
• Supporting preparation of utility consumption data for sustainability reporting, disclosures, green building certification, and BPS submissions where applicable.
• Support utility data management, validation, and quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of reporting.
• Continually improving and streamlining sustainability reporting systems, processes, and training.
• Developing, supporting, troubleshooting, and enhancing analytical tools that improve decision-making for business and project teams.
• Prepare and deliver monthly utility reporting packages that include usage and cost trends, weather-normalized and non-weather-normalized analyses, variances, and historical performance benchmarking.
• Track global energy and sustainability regulations, local ordinances, and industry best practices, and provide clients with actionable guidance on compliance obligations, reporting requirements, deadlines and risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in subjects such as environmental science, energy management, sustainability, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in an analytical role related to commercial real estate, ESG, corporate sustainability, consulting, or similar.
• Experience in administration and maintenance of sustainability data management and reporting systems.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in software applications such as MS Excel and PowerBI for analyzing, reviewing, and reporting sustainability data.

Consistently Demonstrate

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate results of research and analysis into clear visual representations.
• Accountability and proven project management skills (time, budget, resources).
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and collaboratively in a global work environment.
• Ability to conduct independent research making reasonable assumptions and developing appropriate solutions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience developing presentation materials for clients and their stakeholders.
• Passion for serving clients and delivering a positive client experience.

Knowledge of

• Broad understanding of sustainable operations within the real estate sector including end-to-end utility management; energy, water, and waste audits; energy, water, and waste conservation measures; and energy modeling.
• Basic technical understanding of the most common HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and building automation systems.
• Basic understanding of building floor plans, sections, site plans, construction specifications, mechanical schedules, commissioning reports, and operational policies.
• Global and industry sustainability trends and their application in commercial real estate.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 63,709.20 - $74,952.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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