Sustainability Advisory Intern

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: As a Sustainability Advisory Intern you will be a key contributor to our Sustainability Advisory team in the U.S., serving on project delivery for one (or several) of Arcadis’ sustainability capabilities (Sustainability Strategy and Program Design, Sustainability Measurement, Sustainability Goal Setting and Achievement Plans, Sustainability Reporting, Net Zero Strategy, Circularity, Nature and Biodiversity etc.) across a range of industries. This hybrid role is located in Washington DC and New York City. The role sits within our global business area Resilience. In Resilience we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. You will help build the strategy around, innovate approaches for, and grow the Sustainability Advisory services in North America, reporting to a Senior Manager, in Sustainability Advisory. This role will work horizontally across our Global Business Areas, Mobility, Places, Resilience and Intelligence, draw upon their capabilities as needed to support the advisory team and drive demand for the “pull-through” of Arcadis’ other technical services. The ideal candidate for this role will be a highly organized self-starter with a background in sustainability and should possess a diverse set of skills and qualities. These include effective research, data gathering, and analysis skills, proficiency in desktop applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as strong data science and analytics skills. Additionally, the candidate should exhibit good interpersonal and communication skills, effective time management, and a positive attitude. A willingness to learn consulting skills like project management, relationship management, sector expertise, and service line expertise are essential. Along with being able to implement assigned tasks with increasing skills under supervision, the candidate should demonstrate readiness to support business goals and workgroup needs. Strong technical and consulting skills, and proven experience and ability to collaborate across internal functions, cultures, and geographies are crucial. Role accountabilities:

• Delivering corporate sustainability consulting projects with measurable results
• Act as a resource on projects to support the successful delivery of specific outputs individually or as part of a team
• Carry out research within client organizations and externally to identify and collect relevant data and information
• Analyze data to uncover insights that will inform the design of consulting solutions and development of sales proposals
• Prepare reports and presentations that can be incorporated into sales proposals and client presentations
• Present the outcomes of analysis at team meetings to ensure the insights gained are clearly communicated and to propose ways in which these may be leveraged to add value
• Develop understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis and of client businesses to enable personal performance improvement and career development
• Collaborates with Sustainability Advisory North America team members and peers across geographies

Qualifications & Experience: Required Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master's degree in a sustainability program or relevant field of study such as environmental science, engineering, or business, with a specialization in data science.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one of these areas: decarbonization strategy and implementation plans, energy and GHG emission calculations, sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement, ESG data management and reporting in line with frameworks such as GHG protocol, Science Based Targets Initiative, CDP, CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ISSB, GRI.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior internship or work experience in sustainability or management consulting
• Demonstrated strong research and analytical skill
• Strong Experience in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Powerpoint), and preferred experience in Tableau, Power BI, Python, R or other digital solutions
• Additional training and or certifications in sustainability

Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for part-time, as needed positions. These benefits include EAP, 401K, and optional well being benefits. The salary range for this position is $23.75 - $35.62 per hour. #LI-TB1 #EarlyCareersANA #Resilience-ANA #Environment-ANA #LI-HYBRID #SWE #WEPAN #AWIS #INWES #BWEC #NSBE #SHPE #AISES #oSTEM #SAME #SASE Apply tot his job Apply To this Job