Sustainability Consultant-Environment/Sustainable Development

Sigma Earth; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric Advisory Services is seeking a climate consultant who will support senior and managing consultants on client engagements and collaborate with global colleagues to drive project execution.

You will review climate data, draft insights, and prepare detailed reports for client stakeholders while owning projects that shape strategic climate initiatives and ensure high-quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mathematics, Science, Environmental Sustainability, Engineering, or related field.
• 2 years post-master or 4 years post-bachelor in climate consulting or related field.
• Experience with greenhouse gas accounting (GHG Protocol) across scopes 1-3.
• Experience with environmental life cycle assessment and decarbonization strategy development.
• Experience with climate risk assessment and climate-related reporting.
• Proposal development experience and leading client-facing project teams (≥2).

Responsibilities

• Support senior and managing consultants within the advisory team on client engagements.
• Review climate-related data, policies, and standards to generate insights and recommendations.
• Prepare detailed reports and communicate findings to client stakeholders.
• Own projects shaping strategic direction of clients’ climate initiatives and ensure quality delivery.
• Build strong client relationships and identify new opportunities within existing accounts.
• Guide junior team members and contribute to climate service offerings through global initiatives.

Skills

Climate consulting

Proposal development

Client-facing leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Science, Environmental Sustainability, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GHG Protocol

LCA tools

Job description

Job Description:

Support senior and managing consultants within the advisory team while collaborating with both local and global colleagues to drive project execution and address client requirements. Review and interpret climate-related data, policies, and standards to generate meaningful insights and practical recommendations. Prepare detailed reports summarizing project outcomes and communicate key findings effectively to client stakeholders. Take ownership of projects focused on shaping the strategic direction of clients’ climate initiatives, overseeing execution, maintaining high-quality delivery, and providing guidance to junior team members. Build and manage strong client relationships throughout each engagement, while also using those connections to identify and support new business opportunities with existing clients. Develop advanced knowledge in one or more climate-related service areas offered by Schneider Electric Advisory Services. Contribute to strengthening internal processes and advancing climate service offerings through participation in global initiatives and working groups. This role is eligible for remote work up to two days per week.

Requirements:

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or an equivalent foreign qualification, in Mathematics, Science, Environmental Sustainability, Engineering, or a related discipline. Candidates must also have progressive post-bachelor’s experience in climate consulting or a related field, requiring either 2 years of experience with a Master’s degree or 4 years with a Bachelor’s degree. The experience must include work in greenhouse gas accounting across all three scopes under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, environmental life cycle assessment, decarbonization strategy development, climate risk assessment, and climate-related reporting. In addition, candidates should have experience contributing to proposals for prospective clients and leading a client-facing project team consisting of at least two members.