Sustainability Consultant

3R Sustainability; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Professional development

AI tools training

Job summary

3R Sustainability is a premier sustainability solutions provider helping clients turn sustainability into a strategic advantage. The Sustainability Consultant role focuses on embedding sustainability into business strategy, operations, and value chains to drive performance and value.

As a remote, client-facing consultant, you will lead engagements, guide EcoVadis submissions, build GH G inventories, and translate findings into business actions while collaborating with service-line leads and

Qualifications

• Three+ years in client-facing project management, sustainability consulting, reporting, or strategy work.
• Education in sustainability, business, consulting, or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• Experience with EcoVadis and CDP engagements is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple client-facing consulting projects from delivery planning to moving complex workstreams.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts to deliver reporting content and strategy outputs.
• Support proposals, scoping, and coordinating across sales and delivery teams.

Skills

Client leadership

Sustainability reporting

Strategy development

Risk assessment

Project coordination

Clear communication

Proposal support

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, business, or related field

Certified sustainability professional (preferred)

Tools

EcoVadis

CDP

Job description

3R Sustainability is the premier choice for businesses looking to turn sustainability into a strategic advantage. As a full-service sustainability solutions provider, we help organizations enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and drive value by working to seamlessly embed sustainability into business operations. Our approach is rooted in true partnership. Our expert consultants guide, educate, and engage companies throughout the entire process. We also practice what we advise: 3R is a Certified B Corp, a certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), and an EcoVadis Platinum medalist.

This spirit of partnership defines our internal culture as well. We are a team of passionate, mission-driven professionals who genuinely value and support one another. We pride ourselves on fostering a truly collaborative atmosphere where we work together to make a real impact. If you are looking for a place to grow, do meaningful work, and be part of a close-knit, supportive community, 3R is the place for you.

Job Title

Sustainability Consultant

Practice Area

Strategy and Performance Management

Location

Remote

Role Overview

You will help clients realize the business value of sustainability by partnering with them to integrate sustainability into their business strategy, operations, and value chain to drive business performance. From managing information requests and clarifying priorities to guiding review cycles, submissions, deadlines, and follow-up actions, you will keep each engagement moving while helping clients connect the work to stronger decision-making, risk management, operational efficiency, and long-term business goals.

For your assigned clients, you are the day-to-day contact. You will keep project teams on track, work closely with our technical consultants and service-line leads, and help shape proposals and handoffs when a client starts new work or moves into its next phase.

Duties & Responsibilities

Client Journey & Annual Work Planning

• Build and maintain year-round client workplans that bring reporting, assessments (i.e., EcoVadis, and CDP) strategy milestones, review cycles, and regular check-ins into one view.
• Map out project phases, dependencies, client inputs, and decision points so the year's work follows a realistic sequence.
• Keep clients and internal teams aligned on timelines, priorities, handoffs, action items, and upcoming commitments.
• Spot scheduling and scope pressures early, and raise them with options for keeping delivery on track.

Project Delivery & Cross-Service Coordination

• This is a delivery role first. Expect roughly 60-70% of your time producing client work and the rest running the engagement.
• Manage your engagements against agreed scope, budget, schedule, and delivery requirements.
• Do hands-on technical work as well as manage it, including drafting sustainability reports, running EcoVadis submissions end to end, building GHG inventories, running materiality assessments, writing strategy recommendations.
• Coordinate the moving parts with our subject matter experts, including reporting content, strategy outputs, EcoVadis evidence requests, and assessment or submission tasks.
• Do hands-on technical work as well as manage it, including writing sustainability reports and preparing EcoVadis and other assessment submissions.
• Review work products for completeness and client readiness before they go out, and route technical questions to the right experts.
• Track risks, decisions, revisions, and changes to scope or timing, and follow up promptly.

Client Management & Strategic Support

• Be a reliable day-to-day partner for your clients, running meetings, sharing status updates, and tracking action items.
• Help clients turn reporting requirements, assessment findings, and sustainability priorities into practical next steps, in a sensible order.
• Translate sustainability findings into business terms (revenue at risk, cost savings, risk exposure, customer and investor requirements) and present them in a way executives outside the sustainability function act on.
• Notice where a client’s needs span reporting, EcoVadis, and strategy, and bring in the right 3R service leads.
• Carry client context and commitments forward from one engagement or project phase to the next, so nothing gets lost along the way.

Sales Support & Process Improvement

• Contribute to discovery conversations, scoping, and proposals, and help new work move smoothly from sales into delivery.
• Share client context, timing, and service needs with sales and consulting colleagues.
• Refine project plans, client trackers, templates, and coordination routines, especially for complex or recurring engagements.
• Look for practical ways to improve how we coordinate, document, and work together, including with AI tools, while protecting accuracy and client confidentiality.
• Manage several projects at once and take on other related duties as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to lead several client-facing consulting projects at once, from building the delivery plan to keeping complex workstreams moving.
• Working knowledge of sustainability reporting, sustainability strategy, EcoVadis and other related assessments, enough to coordinate and deliver expert input with confidence.
• Business acumen: comfort with basic financial concepts, business cases, and how sustainability connects to commercial and operational priorities.
• A strong grip on project fundamentals: timelines, dependencies, risk, scope, budget, and action items.
• The ability to build trusted client relationships and turn complex technical discussions into clear decisions and next steps.
• Comfort supporting proposals and account coordination. This role partners with service-line and sales leads rather than owning those functions.
• Proficiency with project management and client-tracking tools, or the ability to learn new ones quickly.
• Sound judgment about tools, information quality, and client confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strong organization, and close attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar software.

Education & Experience

• At least three years of professional experience in client-facing project management, sustainability consulting, reporting, assessments, strategy, or related work. We welcome candidates who bring different mixes of project management and sustainability expertise.
• Education in sustainability, business, consulting, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: hands-on experience with EcoVadis and CDP engagements, sustainability reporting cycles, cross-functional client programs, or proposal support.
• Preferred: consulting experience, whether at a consulting firm or in an internal advisory role serving multiple teams or business units.
• Preferred: experience developing, implementing, or maintaining sustainability management systems, such as an ISO 14001 environmental management system.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness benefits, with health insurance 100% employer-paid for employees.
• 401(k) with immediate full vesting and a company match: 100% of the first 3% you contribute and 50% of the next 2%.
• Four weeks of PTO, one week of sick time, three floating holidays, and a paid winter break.
• Extensive professional development opportunities and paid volunteer time.
• Training and shared learning resources to help you use AI and other emerging tools well, with care for accuracy, client confidentiality, and sustainability. These tools are part of how our team works day to day.

We work comfortably across time zones and ask team members to be available during our core collaboration hours where possible.

3R Sustainability is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.