Sustainability Specialist - Climate Strategy

at  Quantis

Quantis is looking for a Sustainability Specialist to support the team deliver high-quality, science-based climate strategies, roadmaps and implementation plans to our clients in Germany.

As a Sustainability Specialist at Quantis you will:

• Be responsible for performing, managing, interpreting and communicating the outcomes of climate strategies (Science Based Target frameworks and decarbonization strategies)
• Contribute to multiple client projects, from our core sectors, as well as in Chemicals and Industrial Goods sectors

• Develop productive and comfortable working relationships with client contacts

  You will be successful in your role if you:

• Can credibly explain the Quantis Climate Strategy offer and perspective to clients in project context

• Build a general understanding of business challenges in one or more core sector
• Reliably deliver error-free analyses and clearly communicate to clients and peers
• Take ownership of self-development, including knowledge and skill improvement

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE?

• You’re motivated to put your technical expertise to work towards our mission of aligning businesses with Planetary Boundaries
• You want to dedicate your time to guiding global companies to understand and improve their environmental performance and collaborate on deploying actions to drive change in their organizations as well as to communicate credibly on their efforts
• For over 3 years, you have refined your skills in Climate Strategy, including goal setting (Science-Based Targets, Net Zero), mitigation strategies, carbon accounting, and reporting frameworks, ideally with some consulting experience. Your expertise is complemented by a solid knowledge of nature and environmental science
• Experience in Footprinting / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) or interest in developing your related technical skills would be a plus
• You have a science-based orientation, and a deep intellectual and business curiosity, combined with strong interpersonal skills
• You have affinity for performing technical analysis, modelling, and data management.
• You can collect, process, manage and interpret data in a form that is understandable to audiences with varying levels of knowledge on sustainability
• You’re able to generate valuable insights from analysis, and the preparation of clear and compelling reports and presentations of results
• As a strategic-thinker, you can lead processes and provide our clients with clear recommendations in the climate strategy field
• You have an excellent knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• You have strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• You’re motivated for teamwork and supporting a team
• You have a Master’s or PhD degree in environmental engineering, sciences or related disciplines
• You communicate effectively in German and English

You will be successful in your role if you:

• Can credibly explain the Quantis Climate Strategy offer and perspective to clients in project context
• Build a general understanding of business challenges in one or more core sector
• Reliably deliver error-free analyses and clearly communicate to clients and peers
• Take ownership of self-development, including knowledge and skill improvemen