Job Description

WAP Sustainability is inviting you to be a part of our diverse team of sustainability catalysts. If you are a motivated, self-driven individual looking for a career in a growing industry that addresses the environmental and social impacts of leading products and companies, apply for this opening!

The ideal candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced business setting focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and change and willing to learn, grow, and maintain their expertise as the industry progresses. We are technical translators, so excelling at communicating results that distill essential information into actionable priorities are a competency from the candidate’s skillset - you are a storyteller.

Having documented experience conducting and managing greenhouse gas inventories, submitting carbon disclosures, evaluating climate risk, providing insights that inform strategy, and managing related organizational change are part of the requirements for this position.

Since we are taking our clients into their sustainability journeys, our consultants are relationship builders and not only effectively listen to the client's needs but be their trusted problem solvers and bring a client-first service-based attitude day in and day out.

Working in a fully remote setting requires being independently driven and having a self-starter mindset. That means: take action! Don't wait for things to get done; reach out to your coworkers with questions and support - you must be an effective team-oriented collaborator, like the rest of our WAPers.

Why Work With Us

Based in Tennessee for 15 years, WAP is a leading sustainability and ESG solution provider in the U.S. Our efforts have been acknowledged with three consecutive years Inc.5000 award, recognizing us as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation. Join our remote team and directly impact our clients' journey to a more sustainable world! WAP operates 100% remotely, so you can enjoy the flexibility to work from wherever you want, no relocation is needed. 

Our collaborative and fun culture, built on trust and flexibility, is key to our team's success. We stay connected through virtual events and biannual in-person retreats. These are multi-day adventures in special locations that invite personal growth, intimate connection, teamwork, and space to dream big together.

WAP’s continuous growth offers an outstanding professional opportunity for those wanting to progress their careers in the sustainability industry.  We invest in our people’s development and rely on your self-starter mindset to drive the direction you want it to go. Developing your career is in your hands!

Key Skills

• Effectively manage and organize multiple consulting projects that simultaneously cross several dimensions of carbon management services.
• Independence, drive, and trust working in a remote atmosphere.
• Ability to define and communicate solutions to unstructured problems while being effective at both high-level thought and the management of relevant details.
• Ability to inspire and educate co-workers and clients with actions, empathy, and knowledge.
• Keen ability to proactively anticipate client and market needs while developing and communicating potential solutions and service opportunities.
• Ability to understand and evaluate a client’s business model and culture to identify how and where carbon management and reporting can supplement and drive their unique business value.
• Ability to navigate and simplify complicated and complex data to understand what is essential in moving a project and strategy forward towards completion.
• Ability to motivate and lead by example.

Areas of Responsibility

• Support and manage Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory projects for manufacturing, consumer products, and financial service clients.
• Communicate best practice in climate science projections to inform emission reduction goals and/or inform risk exposure.
• Develop corporate carbon reduction targets and net zero goals using leading methodologies and standards, such as the Science Based Targets initiative and the Climate Pledge.
• Research and develop enterprise wide physical and transitional risk outcomes and processes related to climate and sustainability that are aligned with TCFD.
• Effectively engage stakeholders in industry-specific materiality assessments, including internal surveys and external interviews in alignment with leading frameworks such as GRI, SASB, and ISSB. Assess and communicate the differences between the frameworks.
• Manage reporting process and prepare submittals to carbon transparency reporting and scoring platforms, such as the CDP, EcoVadis, etc.  
• Develop strategy and manage multi-year strategic outcomes for clients across a variety of sectors.
• Identify opportunities for direct and indirect emissions reductions using a variety of tools including energy generation and efficiency, optimized materials, carbon credit procurement and supply chain engagement.
• Competently apply the outcomes of global data projections on emissions and decarbonization trends to company-specific emission models, including data from the IPCC, IEA, EPA, and National Climate Report, among others.
• Communicate potential outcomes for existing and emerging ESG-related legislation globally, with particular emphasis on the US, EU, and China.
• Collaborate with team members cross-functionally to support and leverage other services, such as LCA, material health and toxicology, and ESG reporting. 
• Support colleagues in a fashion that builds their expertise and supports knowledge transfer and growth.
• Continually educate self on trends and changes to carbon accounting methods and reporting standards. Provide education on trends and evolving standards to the WAP team and clients.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, sustainability, or another related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• More than 3 years’ experience working as a Project Manager.
• More than 3 years’ experience with Carbon Accounting, reporting, strategy development experience and working as a Project Manager.
• Consulting experience preferred. 
• Documented experience evaluating and defining carbon and greenhouse gas related opportunities and risks. Experience with TCFD preferred.
• Experience in evaluating and calculating Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions as per EPA.
• Documented experience and understanding of core standards, metrics and processes for carbon accounting and reporting.
• Experience in reporting and developing strategy and improvement plans related to leading carbon transparency and scoring platforms, such as the CDP.
• Documented experience evaluating carbon neutrality opportunities, certifications, and claims.