Senior Sustainability Analyst

Realty Income Corporation; California; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Realty Income is seeking a Senior Sustainability, Energy, and Compliance Analyst to manage energy datasets across its real estate portfolio. The role emphasizes analytics, reporting accuracy, and compliance readiness, leveraging Power BI and AI-enabled workflows.

The candidate will collaborate with internal teams and external consultants, translate complex data into actionable insights, and contribute to energy benchmarking and portfolio performance assessments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sustainability, energy analytics, data analysis, real estate, or similar analytical role.
• Proficient with large datasets and advanced Excel.
• Hands-on Power BI experience including data modeling, visuals, and reporting.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills using data to test assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate, clean, validate, normalize, and analyze complex energy datasets across the portfolio.
• Perform quality control and reconciliation of energy consumption and cost data for reporting and audits.
• Develop and maintain Power BI data models, dashboards, and analytics.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency and insight generation.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants on compliance workflows and data requests.
• Support energy benchmarking, disclosure, and audit requests with concise documentation.

Skills

5+ years of experience

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Excellent writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in sustainability/engineering/environmental science/data analytics/finance

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

AI workflows

Job description

Realty Income aims to be a globally recognized leader in the S&P 100, committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. These stakeholders include our dedicated team members, who embody our purpose: building enduring relationships and brighter financial futures. This guiding principle serves as a beacon for our team, influencing every action we take. Our employees consistently invest their time, commitment, and dedication into the company, and in turn, they receive investment returns in the form of purpose, belonging, and opportunities for advancement. We are committed to best-in-class corporate responsibility practices through environmental initiatives, governance programs, and community outreach projects. From the boardroom to the breakroom, our team members make a difference every day.

Senior Sustainability, Energy, and Compliance Analyst

Realty Income is seeking a Senior Sustainability, Energy, and Compliance Analyst to support sustainability and energy management across its real estate portfolio. This highly analytical, execution-focused role will turn large and complex utility, benchmarking, and third-party datasets into reliable insights, compliance-ready documentation, and transaction-level diligence materials. The analyst will use Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, and agentic AI workflows to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and operational efficiency while partnering with internal teams and external consultants.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate, clean, validate, normalize, and analyze complex energy datasets across the real estate portfolio, including utility, benchmarking, property, and third-party sources.
• Perform detailed quality control and reconciliation of energy consumption and cost data to support accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
• Maintain documented data structures, methodologies, assumptions, controls, data definitions, and exception-handling procedures.
• Develop and maintain Power BI data models, dashboards, visuals, and analytical outputs that support portfolio-level energy performance analysis and decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement in sustainability data collection, integration, management, and reporting processes.
• Integrate multiple data sources into business intelligence workflows and help establish repeatable, scalable analytics processes.
• Use Microsoft Copilot and approved agentic AI tools to streamline analysis, reporting, documentation, and responses while maintaining appropriate validation, governance, and human review.
• Partner with internal teams to identify automation opportunities that improve efficiency, consistency, and insight generation.
• Track energy-related regulations and building performance standards across applicable jurisdictions and assess potential portfolio impacts.
• Prepare data inputs, analyses, evidence, and supporting documentation for energy benchmarking, disclosure, compliance, and audit requests.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external consultants on compliance workflows, submissions, and data requests.
• Support acquisition and disposition due diligence by analyzing historical energy data and identifying gaps, anomalies, compliance exposure, and performance risks.
• Prepare concise energy diligence summaries, internal review materials, and transaction documentation using consistent assumptions and methodologies.
• Provide analytical support for internal sustainability reporting, third-party requests, ad-hoc analyses, and portfolio trend reviews.
• Translate technical energy and data findings into clear, actionable information for business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• We would expect the successful candidate to have: We expect at least 5 years of experience in a corporate sustainability, energy analytics, data analysis, real estate, or similarly analytical role.
• Strong expertise working with large datasets and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Hands‑on Power BI experience, including data modeling, visualization, reporting, and the ability to communicate conclusions effectively.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use hard data and metrics to test assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
• Familiarity with energy management concepts, utility and benchmarking data, and energy or building-performance compliance frameworks.
• High attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to create clear, audit-ready documentation.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain technical findings to broader stakeholder groups.
• Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, engineering, environmental science, data analytics, finance, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI-enabled tools for data analysis, reporting, documentation, or workflow automation.
• Experience supporting a real estate portfolio or conducting transaction-level acquisition and disposition analysis.
• Exposure to sustainability or energy reporting, regulatory compliance, benchmarking disclosure, or audit-ready documentation.
• Experience integrating utility, property, compliance, and third‑party datasets into scalable business intelligence workflows.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically and apply appropriate data governance, validation, and documentation controls.
• Certifications: Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation preferred.

Location

This position is based at Realty Income’s San Diego headquarters in Del Mar Heights, with in‑office collaboration Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Friday.

Pay

The stated pay range is $75,994 - $93,537 - $118,608. #LI-AM #LI-Hybrid Offers near the high end are uncommon but may be considered for candidates with exceptional experience and skills and are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. You may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and an annual discretionary stock award, to be discussed during the interview process. An annual pay rate and total compensation package is generally determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge, education, skills, performance, and abilities, as well as internal equity, company performance, and alignment with market data.

Benefits

• We offer a best‑in‑class benefits package that includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Our 401(k)-retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation.
• Realty Income also offers other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle‑specific benefits, along with a generous PTO accrual; in addition to 12 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Realty Income is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Accessibility Support

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About Realty Income

Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is real estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of 15,600 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the U.K. and six other countries in Europe. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company®," and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 659 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, having increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years.