Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Sustainability Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • District of Columbia • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $68,000 - $80,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses for comprehensive greenhouse gas footprints, carbon mitigation opportunity assessments, and climate risk scenario and sensitivity analyses.
  • 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.
  • Prepare client deliverables including writing and preparing memos, presentations, models and additional client work products.
  • Support the development of corporate 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Expertise in GHG accounting methodologies, including application of the GHG Protocol across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 categories.
  • Strong proficiency in utility bill analysis, including interpreting electricity and natural gas consumption.
  • Experience with ESG frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP, SBTi) and knowledge of ESG rating agencies.
  • Experience using carbon accounting software tools preferable.
  • Demonstrated research, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
  • 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.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • health savings accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance programs
  • paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard skills
GHG accounting methodologiesGHG Protocolutility bill analysisESG frameworkscarbon accounting softwareMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Exceladvanced functionsformulasqualitative and quantitative analysis
Soft skills
research skillscritical thinkinganalytical skillscommunicationteam collaborationpositive attitudewillingness to learnproject managementclient engagementpresentation skills