Sustainability Consultant job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

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O*NET task statements

O*NET occupation

Sustainability Specialists

O*NET-SOC 13-1199.05

Preparation

Job Zone 4 of 5

considerable preparation

Data Government data groups this job as Sustainability Specialists (O*NET-SOC 13-1199.05). O*NET 31.0 lists “Sustainability Consultant” as a job title for this occupation only (evidence: O*NET's Sample of Reported Titles (titles job holders report), O*NET job-incumbent data and employer job postings). O*NET figures on this page are for that occupation. BLS publishes no wage or projection for it on its own: it is counted within the residual group Business Operations Specialists, All Other, whose figures are not shown. TryHired has no separate career page for this title yet.

1. Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals. importance 4.4 of 5
2. Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling. importance 4.2 of 5
3. Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance. importance 4.1 of 5
4. Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues. importance 4.0 of 5
5. Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies. importance 4.0 of 5
6. Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. importance 4.0 of 5
7. Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects. importance 4.0 of 5
8. Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers. importance 4.0 of 5
9. Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability. importance 3.7 of 5
10. Identify or investigate violations of natural resources, waste management, recycling, or other environmental policies. importance 3.7 of 5
11. Identify or create new sustainability indicators. importance 3.6 of 5
12. Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or Web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives. importance 3.4 of 5
13. Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects. importance 3.4 of 5
14. Write grant applications, rebate applications, or project proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects. importance 3.2 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Getting Information, Developing Objectives and Strategies, Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships and Analyzing Data or Information.

Knowledge areas: Administration and Management, Law and Government, Education and Training, English Language and Building and Construction.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Tableau. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education and training: BLS publishes no entry-level education, experience or training category for this occupation on its own (it is counted within Business Operations Specialists, All Other).
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 4 of 5 (considerable preparation). A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board.

Most O*NET's occupation experts for this occupation (52%) name a bachelor's degree as the education the job requires.

Job title: Sustainability Consultant
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Sustainability Consultant to address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
- Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
- Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
- Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
- Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
- Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
- Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects.
- Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers.

What we are looking for
- [Education this role truly needs]
- Strength in reading comprehension, writing and speaking
- Working knowledge of Administration and Management and Law and Government
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office software]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

Illustrative: every name, employer, school, date and number in these samples is fictional or a bracketed placeholder. Replace each bracket with your own true details; never copy a result you did not achieve.

Not a real job posting. This template is TryHired's illustration built from government occupational data. It is not an opening at any employer, and no employer wrote it.

BLS publishes no wage and no employment projection for Sustainability Specialists on its own. The occupation is counted within Business Operations Specialists, All Other, a residual group of unrelated jobs, so no figure from that group is shown here as sustainability consultant pay.

• Read a real sustainability consultant posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only sustainability consultant work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (reading comprehension and writing): a real situation, what you did and what changed.