Sustainability Specialist

NES Fircroft Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft Ltd in Houston, TX, is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to support transparent reporting of sustainability risks, opportunities, and performance to investors, regulators, and the public. You will collate information, draft disclosures, and track comments across frameworks.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in a related field, 2+ years in corporate sustainability, proficiency with MS Office, and knowledge of SASB/ISSB/GRI/TCFD/CSRD/TNFD/Ipieca.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Finance, Economics, Earth Sciences or related field.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite.
• 2+ years of experience in corporate sustainability with focus on disclosures and strategies.
• Proficient in greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, human rights, social capital and environmental stewardship.
• Strong written and verbal communication for non-technical audiences.
• Familiar with SASB, ISSB, GRI, TCFD, CSRD, TNFD and Ipieca frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Collation of information on sustainability and climate-related risk and opportunities aligned with relevant legislation, frameworks and standards to support company disclosures.
• Drafting, updating and maintaining content for internal and external communications on sustainability programs.
• Track and close-out of comments in draft disclosures.
• Undertake research projects and benchmarking analysis on sustainability topics.

Skills

MS Office

Data analysis

Written communication

Verbal communication

Sustainability reporting

Climate risk & opportunities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sustainability/related field

Tools

Corporate data management systems

Job description

Job Description
The Sustainability Specialist supports the transparent, accurate, and timely reporting of sustainability risks, opportunities, and performance metrics to stakeholders, including investors, regulators, and the public.
Key Responsibilities (amongst others) will include:

1. Collation of information on sustainability and climate-related risk and opportunities aligned with relevant legislation, frameworks and standards to support company disclosures.
2. Drafting, updating and maintaining content for companies internal and external communications on sustainability programs such as content for sustainability website, and internal communication platforms.
3. Track and close-out of comments in draft disclosures.
4. Undertake research projects and benchmarking analysis as needed on sustainability-related topics and themes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Finance, Economics, Earth Sciences or related field.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite.
• 2 + years of experience in corporate sustainability in a multi-national organization, with a focus on sustainability disclosure practices and corporate sustainability strategies, use of corporate data management systems to benchmark and synthesize data and communicate trends and insights from corporate sustainability sources.
• Proficient in the following sustainability topics: greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related risks and opportunities, human rights, social capital, environmental stewardship, health and safety and the NGO landscape.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues to different non-technical audiences.
• Proficient knowledge, understanding and experience of the application of some or all of the sustainability reporting frameworks, standards and guidelines, including the SASB, ISSB, GRI, TCFD, CSRD, TNFD and Ipieca.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.