About us

At National Grid, we’re committed to being a responsible business in everything we do. Our purpose is – to Bring Energy to Life. We do this by delivering the electricity and gas that our customers and communities rely on. We apply responsibility as a principle every day, by doing the right thing, finding a better way and making it happen. Society expects it of us, and we know we can make a positive impact in doing so. We are therefore committed to shaping a sustainable economy for all, in partnership with others in our industry and beyond. Our Responsible Business Charter articulates what ‘responsibility’ means for us at National Grid and identifies and sets out commitments for where we can have the most impact on society: our environment, our customers & communities and our people and how we will achieve them.

In the sustainability team our focus is on two of these pillars - our environment and our communities. We drive sustainability through National Grid, from supporting the setting the strategic direction, through influencing the external environment to helping to change the business. We are a thread through the business and the conscience of National Grid on sustainability.

To ensure success we partner with all Business Units and Functions, providing expertise and coaching as they develop commercial and credible sustainability plans. We also provide transparency on delivery to ensure we meet our targets.

Through all of this we aspire for National Grid to be recognized as a business leader on sustainability in the US, the UK and internationally. This is a hybrid role based in Waltham, MA

Role Description

The New England Senior Environmental Specialist is responsible for supporting the New England Environmental Sustainability Director to drive achievement of National Grid’s environmental sustainability goals across the US business, with a specific focus on New England.

This role is important for ensuring the New England (NE) business unit is positioned to deliver on these goals by –

1) maintaining up-to-date internal and external greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, reporting, and compliance, in alignment with our corporate Responsible Business Charter and various external mandatory and voluntary commitments

2) collaborating with team members and stakeholders across the New England business to update and embed environmental commitments and ambitions into business operations, plans, and governance structures

3) operating efficiently through supporting development of in-house tools and projects

4) sharing industry best practices through engagement with peer organizations

Key Accountabilities

1. Environmental Sustainability Performance Management

a. Responsible for calculating and distributing NE performance reporting updates on GHG emissions reductions performance compared to plans

b. Partner with key stakeholders to support the management of the GHG inventory spreadsheets and databases for the NE business by collecting and assessing data from across the business and calculating business-specific emissions for scopes 1, 2, and 3

c. Contribute to GHG reporting, accounting methodology documentation and testing as part of annual Responsible Business Report data verification and publication

d. Support external regulatory, mandatory and voluntary GHG reporting and compliance efforts (including EPA, MA DEP, CDP and others) through data calculations and summaries

e. Support GHG components of Massachusetts Electric and Gas rate case filings

f. Monitor and contribute to internal and external GHG accounting / reporting standards and trends

2. Emissions Reductions Glidepaths

a. Manage the NE business 2050 emissions glidepath in coordination with Environmental Sustainability team and other key departments, including Strategy and Transformation

b. Ensure alignment of the emissions reductions glidepaths with other long-term roadmaps and strategic plans across the business

3. Sustainability Program & Project Management

a. Support in-house sustainability programs and data systems, which may include emissions calculation and reporting tools, maintaining file sharing platforms

b. Support management of summer interns and special project groups

4. Peer Engagement and Best Practice Development

a. Support engagement with external trade associations and coalitions by participating in webinars and events, engaging with colleagues at peer utilities, completing surveys and benchmarks, and sharing learnings with internal team

Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, business, sustainability, or a related field

•Minimum 2 years professional experience with quantitative metrics, calculations, and data management tools

•Ability to effectively simplify and communicate complex concepts

•Experience working collaboratively as part of a team and managing multiple stakeholders

•Ability to prioritize, plan, and coordinate competing priorities

•Ability to work effectively in a hybrid virtual/in-person working environment

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•Preferred: experience with GHG Protocol and industry-standard GHG reporting forums

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Salary

$99,000 - $116,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.