Sustainability Solutions Analyst

Zohorecruit; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus program

Flexible paid time off

Team events

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Sustainability Solutions Analyst to help enterprise real estate clients establish, manage, and improve sustainability and compliance-reporting programs within the KODE platform. This role blends sustainability and real estate expertise with hands-on client delivery and cross-functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will configure client accounts, organize and validate portfolio data, establish baselines, support emissions tracking, and prepare accurate

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in sustainability, ESG reporting, environmental compliance, energy management, commercial real estate, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager including property setup, meter and property mapping, data review, benchmarking, and issue resolution.
• Experience supporting GRESB Real Estate reporting, data collection, validation, evidence preparation, or submission readiness.
• Strong understanding of energy, water, waste, and emissions data, baselines, targets, benchmarking, and portfolio performance tracking.
• Knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting, Scope 1/2 reporting, and relevant Scope 3 categories for real estate.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as GRESB, ENERGY STAR, CDP, and local building-performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Support client discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing management of sustainability and compliance-reporting solutions.
• Translate client ESG, sustainability, regulatory, and real estate reporting requirements into platform configurations, data structures, workflows, and deliverables.
• Stand up and manage client sustainability accounts and portfolio structures, including properties, ownership details, spaces, utility accounts, meters, and reporting boundaries.
• Coordinate utility data ingestion and validate consumption, cost, meter mappings, coverage, completeness, and reporting-period alignment across multi-building portfolios.
• Configure and validate energy, water, waste, and greenhouse gas baselines; portfolio and property targets; benchmarking metrics; emissions factors; and progress-tracking methodologies.
• Collect and organize capital-planning inputs, energy conservation measures, decarbonization initiatives, estimated savings, costs, and performance results within the platform.
• Support annual GRESB reporting and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager alignment, including mapping, data-quality reviews, and reconciliation between KODE and ESPM.
• Support greenhouse gas accounting and emissions reporting, including organizational and operational boundaries, Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and relevant Scope 3 categories.
• Track building certifications, ratings, awards, supporting documentation, renewal dates, and portfolio-level status in the platform.
• Develop dashboards, reports, data-quality summaries, submission-ready outputs, and recommendations for stakeholders.

Skills

Sustainability

ESG reporting

Data analysis

Client management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

GRESB Real Estate reporting

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Sustainability Solutions Analyst to help enterprise real estate clients establish, manage, and improve sustainability and compliance-reporting programs within the KODE platform.

This role combines sustainability and real estate knowledge with hands-on client delivery. The individual will configure client sustainability accounts, organize and validate portfolio data, establish baselines and targets, support emissions and certification tracking, and prepare accurate, traceable information for reporting programs such as GRESB and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM).

The successful candidate will be comfortable leading day-to-day client work, answering challenging sustainability and data questions, and managing deliverables with support from KODE's product, engineering, data, implementation, and customer success teams. They will also translate recurring client needs into practical recommendations that improve the platform and delivery process.

Key Responsibilities

Support client discovery, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing management of sustainability and compliance-reporting solutions.

Translate client ESG, sustainability, regulatory, and real estate reporting requirements into platform configurations, data structures, workflows, and repeatable deliverables.

Stand up and manage client sustainability accounts and portfolio structures, including properties, ownership details, spaces, utility accounts, meters, reporting boundaries, and required building attributes.

Coordinate utility data ingestion and validate consumption, cost, meter mappings, coverage, completeness, and reporting-period alignment across multi-building portfolios.

Configure and validate energy, water, waste, and greenhouse gas baselines; portfolio and property targets; benchmarking metrics; emissions factors; and progress-tracking methodologies.

Collect and organize capital-planning inputs, energy conservation measures, decarbonization initiatives, estimated savings, implementation dates, costs, incentives, and performance results within the platform.

Support annual GRESB reporting and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager alignment, including property and meter mapping, data-quality reviews, benchmarking, evidence preparation, issue resolution, and reconciliation between KODE and ESPM.

Support greenhouse gas accounting and emissions reporting, including organizational and operational boundaries, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, applicable Scope 3 categories, emission factors, and market-based energy instruments where relevant.

Track building certifications, ratings, awards, supporting documentation, renewal dates, and portfolio-level certification status within the platform.

Develop clear dashboards, reports, data-quality summaries, submission-ready outputs, and recommendations for sustainability, asset-management, property-management, engineering, and executive stakeholders.

Act as a trusted day-to-day resource for clients, respond to complex questions, manage competing priorities and deadlines, and elevate specialized issues to the appropriate internal experts.

Collaborate with product and development teams to identify recurring reporting needs, data gaps, implementation challenges, workflow improvements, and product enhancements.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

2-5 years of experience in sustainability, ESG reporting, environmental compliance, energy management, commercial real estate, or a related field.

Demonstrated experience working with commercial real estate data and supporting multi-building or enterprise portfolios.

Hands-on experience with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, including property setup, meter and property mapping, data review, benchmarking, and issue resolution.

Experience supporting GRESB Real Estate reporting, data collection, validation, evidence preparation, or submission readiness.

Working knowledge of energy, water, waste, and emissions data; organizational and operational boundaries; baselines; targets; benchmarking; and portfolio performance tracking.

Understanding of greenhouse gas accounting principles, emission factors, Scope 1 and Scope 2 reporting, and relevant Scope 3 categories for real estate.

Familiarity with real estate sustainability and compliance frameworks such as GRESB, ENERGY STAR, CDP, local building-performance standards, and green-building certification programs.

Experience reviewing source data, resolving gaps and inconsistencies, documenting assumptions, and maintaining a clear audit trail for reported results.

Ability to translate complex reporting requirements and client questions into clear platform configurations, workflows, explanations, and action plans.

Strong analytical, written, verbal, client-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the judgment to own deliverables while seeking support when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing or supporting enterprise ESG, sustainability, energy, or real estate software.

Experience with sustainability assurance, data controls, greenhouse gas inventories, emissions reporting, or audit-ready reporting processes.

Familiarity with energy audits, capital planning, decarbonization roadmaps, energy conservation measures, or building-performance improvement programs.

Experience with Excel or Google Sheets and business intelligence or analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python.

Relevant credentials or training such as GRESB AP, LEED Green Associate or LEED AP, WELL AP, ENERGY STAR training, GHG accounting training, or similar qualifications are considered an asset.

Why Join KODE

Massive Impact: Your work directly informs the efficiency and sustainability efforts of some of the world's largest real estate portfolios, delivering tangible value that matters .

Real Ownership: You'll own the full lifecycle of energy data deployment, influencing data standards, product roadmaps, and client strategy.

Velocity & Support: We move fast and hold high standards, believing in continuous improvement and providing the resources needed to succeed.

Growth Trajectory: As the energy module scales rapidly, so will this role. You'll be a foundational member of the growing Mission Control team.

Merit-Driven Culture: Your results speak louder than your resume. Good ideas win, regardless of where they come from.

• Competitive salary based on experience
  
• Discretionary Bonus Program
  
• Dynamic team and challenging projects
  
• Flexible Paid Time Off
  
• Welcoming and friendly work environment
  
• Regular social events and activities
  

Our Commitment

We're building a diverse team from different backgrounds, industries, and perspectives. We believe the best ideas come from varied experiences, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.