Sustainability Consultant Junior

Impactlabs; Mission (KS); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Impactlabs is seeking a sustainability consultant to support businesses in their journey towards a nature-positive economy. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in Environmental Engineering or Sustainability Management and will help drive change through market studies, sustainability action plans, and reporting. This position offers a full-time permanent contract in a hybrid work environment, emphasizing autonomy and a passion for impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary & extra holidays

Attractive Work/Life Package: hybrid/remote schedule

Dedicate time for Research and Learning

Opportunity for career progression

Qualifications

• Solid academic background in Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Management, or related fields.
• 1-2 years of professional experience preferred.
• Knowledge of international sustainability agreements and frameworks is appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market studies focused on sustainability trends and solutions.
• Develop sustainability action plans and reduction roadmaps.
• Support business transformation and implement sustainability strategies.

Skills

Data analysis skills

Written & Oral Presentation skills

Passion for Impact & Sustainability

Curiosity

Education

MSc or PhD in Environmental Engineering or Sustainability Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

ImpactLabs.earth is a small sustainability consultancy based in Lisbon. We support impact companies to continue to grow, we help SMEs manage their transition and we leverage digital solutions to accelerate the sustainable transformation of large corporations.

What makes us unique: we are blending the talents of environmental engineers, data, and digital experts with business transformers to leverage the untapped capabilities of data and digital technologies to create an impact and drive the transition to a nature positive economy.

Our mission: “We engineer Business for Nature Positive Impact at Scale”

Mission

Sustainability & Impact for Businesses (60%)

• Market studies focused on Sustainability trends & available solutions
• Competition analysis & Benchmarking
• Materiality analysis and stakeholder engagement (analyse clients business model & supply chain to understand their Impact, risks and opportunities…)
• Sustainability Action Plans, Roadmaps, Reduction plans, KPIs tailored to businesses based on materiality results and company Vision.
• Carbon Footprint calculations and reduction roadmaps
• Life Cycle Assessment support
• Certifications; Selection, GAP analysis, improvement roadmaps & submission (BCORP; ECOVADIS; CSRD….)
• Sustainability Reporting and Communications (GRI)

Impact Analytics (20%)

• Compare proposed solutions and assess their business feasibility
• Create models to analyse data and information to support decision-making (ie cost/benefit matrix to choose a new material; ie Complexity vs Impact potential)

Business Transformation support (5%)

• Understand business stakes, and how to drive change in complex organisations
• Translate Sustainability Strategy into a Business Model transformation plan

Training (10%):

• Training inhouse and external training to support and build necessary capabilities for roles and responsibilities

What We Are Looking For

• Solid academic background: Environmental Engineer; Sustainability Management; Innovation; Research for Sustainability; Data Analytics for Business. MSc or PhD directly related or applicable to Sustainable Development for Business;
• Knowledge of most relevant international agreements & frameworks for Sustainability (IPCC, Paris Agreement, GRI, SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard…) would be appreciated;
• Other language(s) relevant for our client portfolio is a plus but not mandatory;
• 1-2 years of professional experience is preferred for this position but we will positively consider all student or professional activity;
• Mastery of the Microsoft Office / Google Workspace suite, especially Excel / Spreadsheets;
• Data analysis skills highly appreciated;
• Based in Lisbon: Highly appreciated: we have a hybrid schedule: two days a week in the office.

Style & Soft Skills

• Passion for Impact & Sustainability
• Thinker & Doer with a lot of autonomy, able to work remotely
• Curiosity and Ability to join a Multicultural Team
• Solid Written & Oral Presentation skills in English

Compensation & Status

• Full time permanent employee contract (can be part-time)
• Fixed compensation + Bonus + Profit sharing
• Purpose: an impact job
• Cutting-edge: Tech & Innovation-Driven mission
• Career: opportunity of progress in a fast-moving agile company
• Skills: Dedicated time for Research, Learning program, available Training
• Driver’s Seat: autonomy & trust
• Attractive Work/Life Package: hybrid/remote, competitive salary & extra holidays

Contact & Hiring Process

• Fill out the form below or send a Cover Letter and a Resume in English to recruitment [at] impactlabs.earth