Sr. Sustainability Analyst,

Job Title

Sr. Sustainability Analyst,

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an experienced Sr. Sustainability Analyst to join our Sustainability Consulting Practice in the Americas. As a growing team, we are focused on supporting our investor and occupier clients along their sustainability journey. Wherever our clients are on that journey, we provide innovative solutions that address their greatest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. The team offers an array of strategic sustainability consulting services to our clients including carbon footprinting, materiality assessments, benchmarking, sustainability goals and strategies, and ESG reporting and disclosure.

Job Description

As a Sr. Sustainability Analyst, you will support execution of sustainability projects and contribute directly to the success of our projects.  Primary responsibilities include: 

• Conduct research and benchmarking on clients, industries, and market trends. Synthesize research findings into key themes, analyze information to develop conclusions and draft recommendations for client deliverables.
• Analyze and identify improvement opportunities for client programs, policies, and reports and complete a gap analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses such as comprehensive greenhouse gas footprints, carbon mitigation opportunity assessments, and scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Perform detailed utility data analysis including trend analysis and develop reports with recommendations, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities
• Prepare sustainability planning at the asset and portfolio levels.
• Support the development of sustainability reports and ESG disclosures, including outlining, writing, editing, and proofreading content and other client communications.
• Participate in client meetings and workshops, clearly articulating information discussed and maintaining required documentation.
• Proactively track your own work performed against the established plan, with active communication with the project manager.
• Assist in general business development research, marketing, and other development tasks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline; Master's degree or equivalent preferred.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in sustainability consulting or experience working on a sustainability team for a large multinational corporation.
• Demonstrated research, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Experience with sustainability data collection, management, and reporting across multiple frameworks including GRESB.
• Experience preparing presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint for clients and their stakeholders.
• High level proficiency in Microsoft Excel including advanced functions and formulas.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Readiness to take on new tasks to support the needs of the client or project team.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $72,250.00 - $85,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative​ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without  regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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