Corporate Sustainability Advisor

At GHD, we are committed to addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of energy, water, transportation, and communities. We are a global network of multi-disciplinary professionals providing clients with integrated solutions through engineering, environmental, design and construction expertise.

Our future-focused, innovative approaches connect and support communities around the world, building resiliency and sustainability for generations to come.

Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 12,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents. Shape the Future of Energy with GHD Who are we looking for? GHD is looking for a Corporate Sustainability Advisor is to identify and support implementation of decarbonization activities to achieve our long-term net-zero goals. Pivotal to this will be to gather our performance data and report on our progress to internal and external stakeholders.

This position can sit anywhere that GHD has an office in the United States or Canada.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Support the implementation of the Enterprise and regional decarbonization plans.
• Identify and support implementation of strategic global initiatives to reduce emissions and meet reduction targets.
• Manage relationships with regional champions to support emissions reduction and environmental stewardship activities.
• Facilitate problem-solving with senior management, including procurement, finance and property managers, as well as other key internal stakeholders, to resolve challenges to data collection and decarbonization activities.
• Promote and engage with internal sustainability groups, such as HSE committees.
• Influence regional champions, internal sustainability groups, office managers and key function leaders to achieve decarbonization targets.
• Develop strategies and communications on decarbonizations targets and activities for company-wide employee engagement.
• Track key performance indicators for emissions reduction activities.
• Assist in data gathering and analysis for progress reporting on SBTi targets.
• Provide quality assurance of our annual Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, SBTi Net Zero, or other standards identified.
• Collect information and provide analysis for annual reporting.
• Support drafting of annual emissions report.

What you bring to the team:

• Understanding of SBTi
• GHG emissions auditing experience and/or the ability to detect irregularities in large data sets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including programming macros.
• Experience in creating and communicating sustainability action plans and initiatives.
• Experience in the implementation of successful change management strategies.
• Expert ability to resolve conflicts.

Hybrid Work: Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office, three days a week, to contribute, connect, and excel in our vibrant environment. The salary range for this position will be determine by GHD locations in its major city centres. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way. We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact. See where your commitment could take you with GHD. As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.