Sustainability Consultant (f/m/d)

Beschreibung der Position:

IMPACT starts with us: The Sustainability Business, within which division you will sit, provides decarbonization and digitization solutions to organizations around the world. Our suite of services spans energy supply, efficiency and sustainability strategy, all backed by digital tools such as Resource Advisor, Zeigo Network and Zeigo Power.

Our Sustainability Advisory Team

Schneider Electric is a leading advisor on decarbonization. EcoAct Central Europe became part of the Sustainability Business in late 2023 and represents a valuable addition to our consulting practice with a clear focus on climate strategy and emissions reduction solutions. The Sustainability Consultant will join a team of experienced professionals in advisory services supporting many of the largest organizations in the world to achieve aggressive sustainability goals. We are seeking a highly motivated and talented consulting professional to further enlarge our team to deliver services at highest standards.

Position Summary

The Sustainability Consultant will develop and deliver high-impact services and solutions that create client value, environmental impact reductions, and develop / track performance against client goals and strategies. Schneider Electric is seeking candidates with experience in the below responsibility areas.

This position is based in the DACH region and multi-country in terms of client scope.

Why Our Team?

• Impact: join a team driving significant impact via our extensive global client base. To date the global EcoAct team has advised 1,500 carbon footprints and roughly 100 science-based targets.
• Culture: we focus on maintaining a collaborative culture and a high staff retention rate.
• Innovation: contribute to new products and services.
• Fun: we strive to ensure we, and our clients, enjoy the work we do.

What do you get to do in this position?

• Lead and partner with clients in implementing sustainability strategies and solutions, including close collaboration and teamwork within project teams and business development colleagues, as well as direct client interaction through presentation of strategies, deliverables, and analysis to support and compel client action.
• Manage client projects by managing resources, timely delivery and team culture while maintaining high client satisfaction.
• Conduct process and deliverable review with other advisory team members in a peer review and mentoring capacity.
• Support business development and sales colleagues with expertise in proposal development and in client-facing sales meetings.
• Organize, inform, collaborate and partner with multi-disciplinary teams within Schneider Electric to help coordinate service and solutions delivery.
• Contribute to team performance and support client renewals.
• Support innovative services from initial idea creation through potential implementation.
• On occasions, domestic and international travel is required.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Energy, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related technical field with 3-5+ years of related professional experience preferably in sustainability management or corporate consulting.
• Track-record in managing client projects and project teams.
• Thorough experience in at least one of the following areas: CSRD Consulting, Climate Risk Analysis, Biodiversity Footprint Analysis.
• High commitment to company vision, values and excellent client service.
• Proven track record in developing, managing, and executing client solutions.
• Progressive history of building successful relationships both with internal network of colleagues and external clients.
• Ability to communicate, both written and verbally, complex analyses and ideas in a concise, persuasive manner.
• Experience and comfort in client-facing settings.
• Analytical self-starter with strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on multiple complex projects in diverse areas, versatile and capable within multiple disciplines.
• Proficient computer experience in Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English and German.

If our recruiting team determines your background may be a good match for this position, we'll contact you directly regarding the next steps in the process.

We seek out and reward people for putting the customer first, being disruptive to the status quo, embracing different perspectives, continuously learning, and acting like owners. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome people as they are, creating an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity.