Sr. Sustainability Consultant

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

We are seeking a talented, motivated and passionate environmental sustainability individual to join the strategy team within our global sustainability consulting group. The primary function of this role is to manage and deliver projects and to develop even more business in the domains of CSRD including EU Taxonomy, carbon and sustainability risk assessments, double materiality assessments and broader ESG projects of a strategic nature.

In this role, you will help shape the future of how we support companies in their CSRD compliance and ESG strategy. Our sustainability experts help organizations develop, design and execute integrated sustainability strategies with full transparency to help companies make smarter, more sustainable business decisions. Through Sphera’s combination of software, data and consulting expertise, we are in the unique position to support companies in their sustainability journey as they set sustainable targets and map out their path to net zero emissions.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Deliver corporate consulting/advisory services, in particular in the areas of CSRD and ESG strategy, including EU Taxonomy, Double Materiality and TCFD assessments and reporting;
• Support developing our ESG consulting business;
• Maintain key relationships and accounts, facilitating the development of our client’s sustainability programs;
• Manage projects of all sizes on time and budget and with happy clients and happy teams;
• Maintain a high level of quality in proposals and deliverables, and ensure quality assurance according to Sphera’s QA processes;
• Outreach to companies and institutions to support and grow their sustainability programs;
• Assist in developing sustainable solutions with our clients, enabled by Sphera’s software and consulting offerings.

Key skills and experience

• A positive “can-do” attitude;
• 5+ years of relevant experience;
• Proven experience in delivering consulting projects in then following domains: CSRD, EU Taxonomy, (Double) Materiality Assessment, TCFD, ESG Frameworks
• Experience in Corporate Carbon Footprinting incl. Scope 3 and development of reduction strategies is an advantage
• Sound project management skills (client-facing)
• Tertiary degree;
• Full proficiency in German and English
• Strong oral and written communication skills;

We offer:

• The exciting ability to work at the intersection of technology, business and sustainability through our combination of data, software and service solutions;
• A client base that spans all industries;
• An interesting and diverse role in an international context;
• Employment in a dynamic and rapidly growing market-leading company;
• An opportunity to help businesses grow through enhancing their sustainability performance.

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Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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