Sustainability Analyst

Veolia; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer time

Job summary

Veolia North America seeks a Sustainability Specialist to drive Strategy to execution across water, waste and energy in Boston. You’ll partner with the Chief Sustainability Officer and operations to advance decarbonization, biodiversity, and data reporting, coordinating with multiple business units and external partners.

This corporate role emphasizes practical, cross-unit impact and creative problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sustainability or environmental science.
• Strong academic record.
• 1–3 years of sustainability or environmental experience; corporate or industrial preferred.
• Familiarity with carbon accounting, Scope 3, climate risk, biodiversity, water stewardship or environmental compliance.
• Proficient in MS Office and data visualization tools.
• French language skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Refine and expand a sustainability strategy with the CSO.
• Support decarbonization initiatives and track abatement progress and Scope 3 implementation.
• Manage biodiversity programs across units and with Veolia Group.
• Support environmental compliance activities with operations and EHS teams.
• Contribute to climate risk and resilience work, including site risk assessments.
• Enhance sustainability data structure for internal and external reporting.
• Embed sustainability into day-to-day operations and decision-making.
• Stay current on industry trends, regulations, and best practices.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Communication

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, sustainability or environmental science

Tools

MS Office

Google Suite

Data visualization tools

Job description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

An exciting opportunity is available immediately on our Sustainability Team in North America. We are a small team with an enterprise-wide mandate to build and execute Veolia North America’s (VNA) sustainability strategy. If you want a sustainability role where you build things rather than report on them, this is it!

As a member of our team, you will be working on a wide range of environmental opportunities across all our business units, including municipal water and wastewater, hazardous waste management, and energy services. This position works directly with the Chief Sustainability Officer, operations, leadership, and external partners to move sustainability initiatives from strategy to execution. The role spans biodiversity, decarbonization and carbon management, data and reporting, environmental compliance, regulatory monitoring, and employee engagement. This is a corporate sustainability role, which means finding the intersections where doing good and doing business align, and being creative and energetic about how to get there.

This position is based in our Boston.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for a subset of the following:

• Collaborate with the Chief Sustainability Officer to refine and expand a sustainability strategy.
• Support execution of our internal decarbonization strategy, including tracking progress and analyzing abatement opportunities, implementing decarbonization initiatives and Scope 3 implementation.
• Manage the VNA biodiversity program by collaborating with each business unit and the Veolia Group, completing site visits to create improvement plans, and managing employee engagement through our 200+ energetic biodiversity community.
• Support environmental compliance activities across the portfolio in coordination with operations and EHS teams.
• Contribute to climate risk and resilience work, including site-level risk assessments and adaptation planning.
• Enhance and maintain our sustainability data structure to support internal and external reporting.
• Develop strong relationships across business units to embed sustainability into day-to-day operations and decision-making.
• Maintain knowledge of developing industry trends, regulations, and best practices in sustainability to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• Bachelor’s degree is required; engineering, sustainability or environmental science is preferred.
• Outstanding record of academic achievement.
• 1–3 years of experience in a sustainability or environmental role; corporate or industrial preferred.
• Familiarity with at least one of: carbon accounting and Scope 3 methodology, climate risk frameworks, biodiversity assessment, water stewardship, or environmental regulatory compliance.
• Strong PC skills are essential, with high proficiency in MS Office Suite/Google Suite and data visualization tools.
• French language skills are an asset.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• An analytical person who is open-minded and can use data to build a compelling case, identify gaps, and drive decisions in an operational environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to develop rapport and credibility with people at all organizational levels, and externally with stakeholders.
• Project management fundamentals: exceptionally organized, able to juggle multiple workstreams simultaneously, and flexible enough to reprioritize when the business demands it.
• Able to communicate ideas clearly both in written and verbal formats to various audiences
• Intellectual curiosity and drive to succeed.

Physical Requirements:

• Mobility and ability to travel around 25% required.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $80000 to $115000 Per Year.

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.