Sustainability Expert

Summary

Join Quantis, a leading sustainability consultancy, as a Sustainability Expert in Fashion & Sporting Goods! This remote position supports high-quality consulting services for clients, providing expert guidance on sustainability strategies and science-based solutions. You will leverage your expertise in LCA and GHG accounting to guide strategic engagements, perform analytical work, and manage projects. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in GHG accounting or LCA within a consulting or industry setting, a Bachelor's degree (Master's or PhD preferred), and strong analytical skills. You'll collaborate with global teams, contribute to thought leadership, and deliver client training. Quantis offers a unique, collaborative culture and competitive compensation.

Requirements

• Have a deep understanding of product LCA and corporate GHG accounting methodologies and their application in evaluating the environmental impacts of products and value chains to drive strategic decision making
• Possess a science- and metrics-based orientation, and a deep intellectual and business curiosity, combined with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex information in clear, understandable ways to internal and external audiences
• Have experience working across multiple workstreams in the fashion industry, including sustainability assessments related to innovative raw materials, logistics and manufacturing
• Have demonstrated ability to coach, teach, and mentor others with your knowledge and skills
• Have the ability and affinity for supporting and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• For 5+ years, have been sharpening your greenhouse gas accounting and/or LCA skills in a consulting or industry context. Your deep expertise combines a strategic mindset with technical knowledge
• Have strong experience with LCA and GHG modeling, using multiple tools, including SimaPro
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science or similar discipline
• Have strong general quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• Have a thorough understanding of sustainability topics, services, market needs relevant to Quantis

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high-quality consulting services for clients, focusing on expert-level guidance and strategic sustainability strategies
• Provide thought leadership on science-based solutions for environmental priorities in the Fashion and Sporting Goods Sector
• Use LCA and corporate GHG-accounting expertise to guide strategic engagements such as supply chain impact reduction initiatives, custom data strategies, and innovation investment decision making
• Perform analytical role or project lead/project manager role and other types of client projects
• Perform corporate GHG modeling or other analytical work, or project lead/project management role
• Perform LCA modeling or other analytical work, or project lead/project management role
• Support/manage client interactions, such as project meetings/calls, etc
• Develop or support development of interim and final client deliverables, including generating insights, recommendations and strategic implications
• Develop and share Quantis’ point-of-view on the evolution of LCA and corporate GHG topics and trends, particularly as it relates to the operationalization of sustainable transformation
• Identify needs, develop and deliver internal and/or client-facing training on key footprinting topics
• Show up as team collaborator with a win-win attitude: empathetic, attentive and supportive of colleagues
• Take responsibility and ownership for your work: think and act with autonomy, while knowing when to ask for help
• Take initiative if something needs to be done
• Be positive! Use positive language, look at challenges not as bottlenecks, but as problems to solve and see failure as a lesson learned
• Practice open and transparent communication; welcome effective dialogue and productive disagreement with minimal tension
• Self-Manage: be in the driver’s seat of your professional growth and ambitions all the while valuing the learning journey and opportunities within Quantis

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge/proficiency in Higg MSI and Higg FEM is preferred
• Knowledge of digital carbon accounting tools is a plus
• A Master’s or PhD degree involving significant conceptual and practical use of LCA is appreciated, but not required
• Have worked with digital visualization software and are interested in learning more how to use new digital tools in your day-to-day work

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Remote work
• Possibility to work collaboratively in the Boston office as needed as well as to regularly meet your colleagues on team retreats
• Salary will be determined based on potential for contribution to the organization’s success. The compensation target for this role ranges from $115,000/year - $118,000/year