What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Sustainability Consultant position at Pacifica Continental?
Position Overview:
Seeking experienced Sustainability Consultants, ideally with expertise in electronics, textiles/fashion, or agricultural supply chains. Responsibilities include developing corporate and product impact inventories, setting sustainability targets, identifying value chain risks, and creating actionable strategies using the AITrack SaaS platform. Consultants act as the primary client contact, leveraging insights to address unique sustainability challenges.
Education Requirements:
- Senior Consultant: Master’s/PhD in a sustainability-related field (e.g., environmental impact accounting, environmental engineering) or a Bachelor’s with 5 years leading sustainability projects.
- Junior Consultant: Master’s in a sustainability-related field with 2 years of client-facing consulting experience, or a Bachelor’s with 5 years of relevant experience.
Qualifications:
- Strong expertise in market drivers (GHGP, SBTi, ISSB).
- Proven skills in Scope 1, 2, and 3 corporate accounting.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and data analysis skills.
- Experience in sustainability consulting, preferably in technology, textiles, or agriculture.
- Expertise in third-party assurance and developing financially driven sustainability strategies.
- Proficiency in technical writing, client presentations, and instructional material creation.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and eagerness to grow with the company.
Senior-Specific Qualifications:
- 5 years leading sustainability consulting engagements, including project management and client relations.
- Experience in modeling mitigation strategies and building marginal abatement cost curves.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Life cycle inventory database expertise.
- Sector-specific experience in electronics, textiles/fashion, or agriculture.
- Knowledge of renewable energy markets.
- Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, and data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI).
