Sustainability Consultant

Terracon; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon seeks an experienced ESG and sustainability professional to support clients in developing and advancing ESG programs. You will lead and contribute to projects on GHG inventories, climate strategy, and sustainability reporting across multiple frameworks.

You will collect and analyze ESG data, apply GHG Protocol guidance, and assist in decarbonization planning while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 3+ years' experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
• Familiarity with CDP and GRI; CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SASB, or TCFD preferred.
• Experience with LCAs and Product Carbon Footprint analyses preferred.
• Strong analytical, data management, and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and participate in pre-task planning. Report safety issues to management.
• Demonstrate quality practices and technical acumen.
• Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Support ESG and sustainability projects of moderate complexity; assist senior consultants as needed.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and manage sustainability data (GHG emissions, energy, water, waste, etc.).
• Apply GHG Protocol guidance to quantify and report emissions (Scope 1-3).
• Conduct inventories, calculations, and data quality reviews for reporting and disclosures.
• Assist clients with quantifying and reporting environmental sustainability metrics.
• Support reporting efforts aligned with CDP, CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SASB, GRI, and TCFD.
• Develop technical analyses, reports, disclosures, and client recommendations.
• Assist with climate strategy, emissions reduction planning, and decarbonization efforts.
• Support ESG data management system implementations.
• Develop written proposals for client approval by senior professionals.
• Participate in client meetings and communications on projects.
• May oversee work of junior staff; works under Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Skills

GHG Protocol

ESG data management

Data analysis

Technical writing

Communication

Climate strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science / Sustainability / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ESG data platforms

Job description

Description

Support clients in developing, implementing, and advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and sustainability programs. Lead and contribute to projects involving greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, climate strategy, ESG data management, and regulatory and voluntary disclosure frameworks. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to help organizations establish sustainability goals, improve ESG performance, manage environmental data, and communicate progress to internal and external stakeholders. Projects may include corporate GHG inventories; Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions quantification; decarbonization planning; ESG maturity assessments; sustainability reporting (CDP, CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SASB, GRI, and TCFD); sustainability data management system implementation; climate risk assessments; life cycle assessments (LCAs); product carbon footprint (PCF) studies; sustainability target setting; environmental footprinting; and sustainability program development.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Demonstrate quality practices and technical acumen.
• Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Proficient sustainability professional responsible for supporting and executing ESG and sustainability projects of moderate complexity.
• May assist more senior consultants and project managers on large, more complex sustainability and climate-related projects.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and manage sustainability data, including greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, renewable energy, water use, wastewater, waste generation, packaging, and other ESG-related metrics.
• Apply technical expertise in the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and associated guidance to quantify and report Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions.
• Conduct GHG inventories, emissions calculations, and data quality reviews in support of client sustainability reporting and disclosure requirements.
• Assist clients with quantifying, managing, and reporting environmental sustainability metrics, including energy, water, wastewater, waste, packaging, and other environmental performance indicators.
• Support sustainability reporting efforts aligned with frameworks such as CDP, CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SASB, GRI, and TCFD.
• Evaluate moderately complex sustainability data and develop technical analyses, reports, disclosures, presentations, and client recommendations.
• Assist with climate strategy development, emissions reduction planning, sustainability target setting, and decarbonization initiatives.
• Support implementation and optimization of ESG and sustainability data management systems and platforms.
• Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for approval by senior-level professionals.
• Participate in meetings and communications with clients pertaining to specific projects and sustainability initiatives.
• May oversee work performed by lower-level scientists, consultants, and technical staff.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, Climate Science, Natural Resources, or a related field and a minimum of 3 years' related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 7 years' related experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, including experience preparing, reviewing, or managing Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas inventories.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and disclosure standards, including CDP and GRI. Experience with CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SASB, or TCFD is preferred.
• Experience quantifying and reporting environmental sustainability metrics, including energy, renewable energy, water, wastewater, waste, packaging, and other environmental performance indicators. Experience with life cycle assessments (LCAs) and product carbon footprint (PCF) analyses is preferred.
• Strong analytical, data management, technical writing, and communication skills. Experience with ESG and sustainability data management platforms is preferred.
• A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required.