Analyst, Climate and Sustainability Advisory

About the Role

Arcadis is seeking an Analyst to join its U.S.-based Climate and Sustainability Advisory team. This role supports client-facing sustainability consulting projects across various industries and topics, including greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, sustainability reporting, climate risk, decarbonization strategy, target setting, and broader sustainability program development. This hybrid role can be located in Chicago, Washington DC, or New York City.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of sustainability advisory projects including:
• Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting
• Climate risk
• Sustainability strategy
• Voluntary and regulatory sustainability and ESG reporting
• Target setting
• Decarbonization planning
• Net zero strategy
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses of sustainability data, including GHG emissions, energy consumption, climate-related risks, sustainability metrics, and industry benchmarks.
• Collect, organize, validate, and analyze client and industry data using Excel and other analytical tools.
• Conduct research on sustainability regulations, reporting frameworks, industry trends, emerging standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to the development of client presentations, reports, technical memoranda, and other project deliverables, ensuring accuracy and quality.
• Manage assigned tasks against project schedules and budgets, communicating progress, challenges, and potential risks to project managers and technical leads.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Collaborate with Arcadis colleagues across sustainability disciplines, business units, and geographies.
• Support proposal development, business development research, and sales activities.
• Participate in training, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning opportunities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, including experience working with large datasets and developing clear, client-ready presentations.
• Excel and other analytical tools for data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies, Climate Science, Economics, Business, Public Policy, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 0–3 years of professional experience in sustainability consulting, corporate sustainability, environmental consulting, ESG, climate, energy, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and research skills, with the ability to organize, interpret, and communicate complex information while maintaining attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and work independently with appropriate guidance.
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability, climate change, ESG, decarbonization, and related environmental or sustainability topics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience, coursework, internships, or demonstrated interest in one or more of the following areas:
• Scope 1, 2, and/or 3 Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting
• Sustainability target setting
• Climate risk and resilience assessments
• Voluntary and regulatory sustainability and ESG reporting
• Decarbonization strategy and net zero planning
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks, standards, and regulations such as:
• GHG Protocol, SBTi, CDP, GRESB, ISSB, GRI, CSRD / ESRS, EU Taxonomy, CA SB253 and SB 261, and TCFD.
• Proficiency using AI tools to enhance productivity while critically evaluating and validating outputs.
• Additional certifications, training, or coursework related to sustainability, climate, ESG, or data analytics.

Travel Expectations: Limited travel (0-10%) is required.