Decarbonization Specialist

Industry: Sustainability

Company: Terrascope

Empowering enterprises to keep the planet habitable for all, Terrascope aspires to be the easiest carbon measurement and decarbonization platform for companies in the land, nature, and net-zero economy sectors.

Terrascope is a leading decarbonisation software platform designed specifically for the Land, Nature (LAN), and the Net-Zero Economy (NZE). As the easiest-to-use platform for these sectors, our comprehensive solution blends deep industry expertise with advanced climate science, data science, and machine learning. Terrascope enables companies to effectively manage emissions across their supply chains.

Our integrated platform offers solutions for Product and Corporate Carbon Footprinting, addressing Scope 3 and land-based emissions, SBTi FLAG & GHG Protocol LSR reporting, and supporting enterprise decarbonisation goals.

Publicly launched in June 2022, Terrascope works with customers across sectors, from agriculture, food & beverages, manufacturing, retail and luxury, to transportation, real estate, and TMT.

Terrascope is globally headquartered in Singapore and operates in major markets across APAC, North America, and EMEA. Terrascope is a partner of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s ESG Impact Hub, a CDP Gold Accredited software provider, has been independently assured by Ernst & Young, and a signatory of The Climate Pledge to achieve Net Zero by 2040.

We are looking for a Decarbonisation Specialist to provide corporate decarbonization advice, from emissions measurement to data driven GHG reduction strategies and actions. This role will report into the Director of Sustainability and help shape Terrascope’s product offerings by sharing feedback from the frontlines and incubating new ideas.

In this role you will:

• Advise on the GHG Protocol guidance and categories material to sector-specific businesses and applicable methodologies, with a focus on the upcoming Land Sector and Removals guidance
• Engage with prospective clients and build trusted, long-term relationships
• Think systemically to enable product, data and engineering teams to deliver within short timeframes
• Evolve our product offerings through sector-specific research, pathways and initiatives
• Research industries to build out tailored data needs (eg. performance indicator benchmarking, data regionalisation, decarbonisation strategies)
• Stay up to date on relevant standards and global best practices in particular the upcoming GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals guidance and the SBTi Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) guidance
• You will spend about 50% of your time supporting business development; 25% of your time on consulting engagements with existing customers, including data quality reviews, mentoring our carbon data analysts on best practices, and advisory services; and 25% of your time contributing to product feature and UX enhancements of the Terrascope platform.

>

You should have:

• 4+ years of relevant experience with an advanced degree in a relevant area (engineering, climate science, sustainability); with 2+ years of carbon accounting experience specifically
• Industry-specific knowledge in one or more sectors: energy, transportation, construction and real estate, textiles, fast moving consumer goods, industrials and agriculture, food systems, land use and forestry
• Experience as a consultant advising corporate clients
• Deep carbon accounting and decarbonisation experience using global standards (GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Scope 2 and Scope 3 guidance or similar)
• Ability to work well under pressure, with fast turnarounds and bring an entrepreneurial mindset
• Have a passion for influencing change and working with multinational enterprises to help them decarbonise operations and supply chains

>

Even better if you are:

• An entrepreneurial problem solver comfortable in managing risk and ambiguity
• Thrive when working on complex problems with interdisciplinary teams
• Able to speak Japanese or Spanish to liaise with clients
• Comfortable working in a remote position as this is a fully remote role with a preferred location of Chicago, USA, to accommodate timezone

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for our strong and diverse team. We value diversity and foster a community where everyone can be their authentic self.