Sustainability Engineer VA
A senior sustainability engineer measures and reduces a business's environmental footprint: carbon accounting, energy audits, waste and water programmes and ESG reporting, so the company meets its targets and customer and regulatory expectations.
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Entry Level
$12 / hr
Intermediate ★
$16 / hr
Senior
$22 / hr
Responsibilities
- Calculate Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas inventories to the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064.
- Conduct energy audits of facilities and processes and develop energy efficiency projects with payback analysis.
- Prepare sustainability and ESG reports to GRI, SASB, CDP or the client's reporting framework.
- Run life cycle assessments of products using SimaPro, GaBi or openLCA.
- Develop waste reduction, water efficiency and circular economy initiatives.
- Support ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 management systems with documentation and audits.
- Track sustainability KPIs and progress against targets in dashboards for management.
- Evaluate renewable energy, electrification and low-carbon technology options.
- Respond to customer and supply chain sustainability questionnaires such as EcoVadis.
- Engage suppliers and staff in sustainability programmes and training.
Software & Tools
IES VE
DesignBuilder
One Click LCA
Revit
Microsoft Excel
Power BI
Requirements
- An engineering or environmental science degree and 5 or more years in sustainability, energy or environmental engineering.
- Working knowledge of the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, with a certified energy manager or LEED credential valued.
- Skilled in carbon accounting and LCA tools such as SimaPro, GaBi or openLCA and Excel or Power BI for reporting.
- Experience preparing ESG or sustainability reports to GRI, SASB or CDP.
- Clear English for reports and presentations to executives, customers and auditors.
- Numerate and rigorous, with a practical view of what actually reduces emissions.
- Reliable high-speed internet and backup power at home, working the client's business hours.
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