Position summary

JLL’s Corporate Sustainability team is hiring a Sustainability Data Analyst to support greenhouse gas emissions quantification, data management and audit compliance. This execution-focused role maintains existing calculations while supporting the team’s transition of GHG calculation methodologies from Excel/Power Query to a code-based environment in Databricks, combining hands-on GHG quantification with Excel/Power Query, Python and SQL and data-pipeline experience.

Why this role matters

The role contributes to JLL’s expanding ESG reporting requirements and helps build scalable, automated data systems for corporate sustainability. It plays a key part in improving client emissions data quality (Scope 3 Category 11) ahead of an expanded audit scope, directly supporting JLL’s sustainability goals and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain calculations and process data by updating Excel/Power Query calculation workbooks across reporting cycles, moving data through quantification workflows, and conducting quality assurance on emissions calculations and datasets.
• Perform GHG calculations across Scope 1, 2 and 3 categories, researching and applying GHG calculation methodologies as needed.
• Support the transition to code by evolving GHG methodologies from Excel/Power Query to Python and SQL in Databricks, building and maintaining data pipelines, and validating migrated calculations against legacy Excel outputs.
• Support operations and documentation by tracking data collection progress, coordinating internal workflows, supporting audit compliance, and managing workstream trackers.
• Improve data quality by collaborating on JLL client emissions data improvement (Scope 3 Category 11) and identifying and resolving data quality issues with internal stakeholders.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits on JLL’s Corporate Sustainability team, reporting to the Senior Director, Sustainability, and works across internal stakeholders and a lean, technically strong team, collaborating in a distributed environment.

Key details

• Boston-based, hybrid (2 days a week on-site).
• Does not provide visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorised to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Benefits include 401(k) matching, medical/dental/vision, and paid parental leave.

Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental science, sustainability, data analytics, engineering, computer science or a related field.
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience in ESG, sustainability or environmental data management.
• Hands-on experience performing greenhouse gas emissions calculations (real estate or corporate emissions preferred).
• Strong Excel proficiency with the ability to build and maintain complex Power Query-based calculation workbooks.
• Professional experience with Python and SQL.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining data pipelines within Databricks or a comparable enterprise data platform.
• Proven ability to handle data quality control, validation and workflow coordination across multiple sources, with strong communication and time-management skills.

Preferred

• Direct experience with Databricks, and experience transitioning analytical workflows from Excel to code-based environments.
• Experience with audit processes and documentation requirements.
• Exposure to Scope 3 emissions quantification and client-related emissions (Category 11).
• Knowledge of Workiva or similar ESG reporting platforms.