Consultant-Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change

　　Req ID 17440

　　Consultant-Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change

　　Who We Are

　　At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

　　This Opportunity

　　WSP USA is looking for talented individuals to join our team as a Consultant to support the company’s growing Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change Group. See wsp.com/advancingsustainability for a description of our team and capabilities. This position could work out of WSP's offices in San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL, Arlington, VA ; New York, NY; Buffalo, NY; or Bethlehem, PA. Other WSP office locations or remote options may be considered for an exceptional candidate.

　　The individual will support a client–facing team in the design, implementation, and management of sustainability and resilience programs for Global 100 clients. The ideal candidate will have the flexibility and capacity to work on a wide variety of projects and the demonstrated ability to work well with cross-functional teams. Candidates should be passionate about sustainability and climate resilience, self-motivated and self-directed, collaborative, and able to produce high-quality work products.

　　Your Impact

　　Tasks will span a wide variety of disciplines and topics but are likely to include the following:

　　Develop entity-wide sustainability data inventories and/or life cycle assessments for energy, GHG, water, waste, and other resources

　　Conduct verifications of entity-wide inventories for energy, GHG, water, waste, and other resources

　　Develop and maintain data management systems and business intelligence tools

　　Design sustainability or climate risk management performance targets with accompanying strategies and achievement plans

　　Identify and evaluate tactics and measures for achieving energy, GHG, and other resource reductions

　　Analyze energy efficiency measures and renewable energy procurement options

　　Conduct climate- and water-related risk and opportunity assessments

　　Research sustainability programs and initiatives

　　Produce sustainability reports, disclosures, and other communications

　　Support business development activities with existing and prospective clients

　　Complete training on assigned tasks.

　　Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

　　Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

　　Who You Are

　　Required Qualifications

　　0-1 years year of professional experience in sustainability, energy, climate, and/or environmental management consulting

　　Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy, sustainability, or environmental discipline required

　　Well-developed interpersonal skills, maturity, credibility, confidence, and integrity

　　Strong oral and written communication skills, and use of Microsoft Office programs including Word and PowerPoint

　　Ability to develop and present analyses using programs such as Microsoft Excel, Access, and Power BI

　　Ability to work independently, multitask, and manage time efficiently

　　Ability to collaborate remotely across geographies and platforms

　　Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.

　　Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.

　　Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific software, spreadsheets, technology, math principles, data science, and tools.

　　Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

　　Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

　　Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

　　Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Master’s Degree in engineering, energy, sustainability, or environmental discipline

　　Demonstrated familiarity with sustainability issues and frameworks such as supply chain management, circularity, LCA, CDP, GRI, TCFD, and/or the GHG Protocol

　　WSP Benefits: 

　　WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

　　Compensation:

　　Expected Salary (all locations): $48,600-$80,300 

　　WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

　　Expected Salary (Colorado only): $47,200- $79,700

　　WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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　　Additional Requirements

　　To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.Additional Details

　　Travel Required: 10%

　　Job Status: New Graduate

　　Employee Type: Full

　　Primary Location: BOULDER - PEARL EAST CIR

　　All locations: US-PA-Pittsburgh

　　About WSP

　　WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

　　WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

　　At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

　　WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

　　The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

　　NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

　　WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.