Job Description
Learn, grow, and make a difference. Begin your consulting journey with a team shaping the future of sustainability.
· Do you want to learn from leading experts in environmental sustainability?
· Do you want to contribute to projects that help companies reduce their footprint and rethink their strategy?
· Are you excited to explore diverse sustainability topics and build expertise along the way?
· Are you ready to grow in a collaborative environment where curiosity, learning, and impact go hand in hand?
THE ROLE
As an Associate Sustainability Consultant, you’ll support project teams in delivering sustainability insights and solutions for clients across diverse sectors. You’ll execute specific deliverables, conduct detailed analysis, and contribute to meaningful, impact-driven work. Working under the guidance of more senior team members to deliver client solutions across a variety of sustainability domains (such as corporate and product footprinting, nature (biodiversity, water), climate strategy & risk, land & agriculture, ESG reporting and stakeholder engagement), you’ll contribute to meaningful client work while building your consulting skills in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
This is a developmental role for early-career professionals with strong analytical capabilities, a genuine passion for sustainability, and a collaborative mindset. You’ll build consulting foundations and subject matter expertise through hands-on learning, guided by more experienced team members. You’ll explore various sectors and sustainability domains before specialising as you grow.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE QUANTIS
Quantis, a BCG company, is a leading sustainability consultancy helping organizations address complex environmental challenges. For two decades, our expert team has partnered with organizations across the globe to bring sustainability into strategy, decision making, and action. We guide companies from ambition to action by uniting the latest science with strategic insights, helping them navigate complexity, make progress on sustainability priorities and create lasting value.
United by a shared commitment to making meaningful progress, our 250+ professionals embody a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-driven. We are Quantis.
Learn more about Quantis and our mission.
ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY IN SUSTAINABILITY?
· You’re eager to apply your analytical or business skills to our mission of aligning businesses with planetary boundaries.
· You have relevant coursework or early experience (including internships), ideally with exposure to sustainability, consulting, or analytics.
· You’re comfortable with data analysis, modelling, and communicating complex ideas clearly.
· You think critically, generate insights, and apply sound judgment to real-world challenges.
· You have working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint, or a motivation to learn quickly.
· You bring a Master’s degree or equivalent experience that prepares you to engage with sustainability topics (Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Economics…).
· Whatever your background, you’re intellectually curious, have a science-based mindset, and are motivated to learn and grow.
· You’re comfortable stepping out of your comfort zone and working on different kinds of projects.
· You collaborate well with others and enjoy contributing to a team.
· You’re curious and comfortable exploring generative AI tools, while maintaining a critical and thoughtful mindset.
· You communicate effectively in fluent English.
WHAT YOU MIGHT ALSO BRING TO THE ROLE
· Exposure to corporate sustainability topics such as carbon footprinting, nature, land use, materiality, sustainable supply chains, stakeholder management or ESG reporting & disclosure.
· Familiarity with sustainability frameworks such as GHG Protocol and Science-Based Targets.
· Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Footprinting, and relevant softwares.
· Programming skills (e.g. Python, MATLAB, ArcGIS) and motivation to develop them.
WHEN YOU MIGHT BE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP
As you gain confidence and autonomy as an Associate Sustainability Consultant, you’ll be ready to manage project modules independently, own deliverables and apply your domain knowledge effectively in client interactions. Your next step will be Sustainability Consultant.
SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER
Contract: Permanent
Location: Boston, New York, Chicago or Denver. Hybrid scheme. You might be expected to work at the client’s office and/or to travel there at times.
Optimal start date: As soon as possible
Punctual collaboration with other Quantis branches via web-conference
Ability to travel occasionally
Salary: $86,000
Unlocking the Potential of All Quantisians
At Quantis, Unlocking Potential means empowering our employees to thrive, enabling them to drive our mission and manifesto forward—creating meaningful impact for people and the planet.
We aim to achieve this by nurturing a culture rooted in collective action, and shared purpose, where diversity is cherished, inclusion is lived, mental wellbeing is supported, and opportunities are open to all.
This extends to our clients, their clients, and their entire value chain as sustainable thinking and collective representation are integral components of our purpose to transform the way that businesses operate.
This is how we commit to our people, live our manifesto, and shape a sustainable future - together.
