The Role
Lead analysis of complex sustainability datasets supporting client decision-making, regulatory compliance, and reporting. Develop methodologies, calculations, audit trails, dashboards, and quality assurance processes using tools such as Alteryx, Excel, Power Query, and Power BI. Advise clients on EPR, PPWR, and sustainability regulations while mentoring junior staff, setting analytical standards, and contributing to business development.
Summary Generated by Built In
Anthesis is seeking a Sustainability Data Expert to join our Circularity and Value Chain Transformation team. (Note: We are welcoming applicants based in the UK and EMEA for this role.)
This role is critical in helping clients transform complex sustainability, packaging, product, waste, and regulatory data into meaningful insights that support compliance, business decision-making, and sustainability outcomes.
As a senior technical specialist, you will combine sustainability expertise with advanced analytical capabilities to manage, analyse, and interpret large and complex datasets.
You will develop robust methodologies, perform complex calculations, oversee data quality and assurance processes, and support clients in understanding the story behind their data.
A significant proportion of the role will focus on regulatory compliance requirements, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and other sustainability reporting obligations.
Working closely with clients and project teams, you will ensure analytical outputs are accurate, auditable, and defensible while communicating complex findings in a clear, concise, and actionable manner. You will also play a key role in mentoring team members, setting technical standards, and building capability across the wider team.
This role is critical in helping clients transform complex sustainability, packaging, product, waste, and regulatory data into meaningful insights that support compliance, business decision-making, and sustainability outcomes.
As a senior technical specialist, you will combine sustainability expertise with advanced analytical capabilities to manage, analyse, and interpret large and complex datasets.
You will develop robust methodologies, perform complex calculations, oversee data quality and assurance processes, and support clients in understanding the story behind their data.
A significant proportion of the role will focus on regulatory compliance requirements, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and other sustainability reporting obligations.
Working closely with clients and project teams, you will ensure analytical outputs are accurate, auditable, and defensible while communicating complex findings in a clear, concise, and actionable manner. You will also play a key role in mentoring team members, setting technical standards, and building capability across the wider team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis of large, complex sustainability datasets, delivering robust, high-quality outputs that support client decision-making and regulatory compliance.
- Design and execute complex calculations, methodologies, and analytical approaches tailored to specific client needs, using tools such as Alteryx, Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and other analytical platforms.
- Manage data collection, cleansing, validation, transformation, and interpretation processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
- Develop and maintain transparent methodologies, assumptions, calculation logic, and audit trails that support accurate reporting and regulatory submissions.
- Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues, implementing practical solutions and clearly documenting assumptions where data limitations exist.
- Support clients with compliance and reporting requirements related to EPR, PPWR, and other sustainability regulations, ensuring analytical outputs are robust, traceable, and defensible.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating complex analytical outputs into clear and compelling insights that inform strategic decisions.
- Produce high-quality reports, presentations, dashboards, and visualisations that communicate the key messages behind the data to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Provide technical leadership across projects, overseeing the work of more junior members of the team to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality.
- Establish and maintain analytical standards, methodologies, quality assurance procedures, and best practices across the team.
- Mentor and train colleagues, contributing to capability building and continuous improvement in sustainability data analysis and reporting.
- Support business development activities through technical input into proposals, client discussions, and the evolution of Anthesis' sustainability data and analytics services.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Master's degree desirable.
- Senior Consultant: typically 5–8 years of relevant experience.
- Principal Consultant: typically 8–12+ years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience working with sustainability data, ideally including packaging, product, material composition, waste, recycling, circular economy, resource management, or regulatory reporting datasets.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse and interpret large, complex datasets and apply advanced analytical techniques to solve client challenges.
- Significant experience using Excel, Alteryx, Power Query, and similar tools to perform complex calculations, data transformation, validation, quality checks, and reporting.
- Experience developing robust methodologies, assumptions, and analytical frameworks that ensure accuracy, consistency, and auditability.
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, and analytical quality assurance practices.
- Experience supporting clients with sustainability reporting and regulatory compliance requirements, particularly EPR, PPWR, or related sustainability regulations.
- Ability to evaluate data quality, identify gaps and limitations, and develop pragmatic approaches for dealing with incomplete or imperfect datasets while maintaining technical rigour and transparency.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical analysis into concise, engaging, and actionable insights for clients.
- Proven experience managing projects, leading technical workstreams, and delivering high-quality outputs within commercial timelines.
- Experience mentoring, training, and overseeing junior team members, including reviewing work, setting standards, and driving technical excellence across teams.
- Strong attention to detail, commitment to accuracy, and ability to work effectively within fast-paced, global, and matrixed environments
About
Our commitment to building and maintaining a diverse workforce Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Reckitt, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating across 22 countries and 44 office locations with offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to your application process, or need this job advert in a different format, just let us know and we’ll be happy to help.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Senior Consultant: 5-8 years of relevant experience
- Principal Consultant: 8-12+ years of relevant experience
- Experience working with sustainability data, including packaging, products, materials, waste, recycling, circular economy, resource management, or regulatory reporting datasets
- Experience analyzing and interpreting large, complex datasets using advanced analytical techniques
- Significant experience using Excel, Alteryx, Power Query, and similar tools for calculations, data transformation, validation, quality checks, and reporting
- Experience developing methodologies, assumptions, and analytical frameworks that ensure accuracy, consistency, and auditability
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, and analytical quality assurance
- Experience supporting sustainability reporting and regulatory compliance, particularly EPR, PPWR, or related regulations
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience managing projects, leading technical workstreams, and delivering outputs within commercial timelines
- Experience mentoring, training, and overseeing junior team members
- Master's degree
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The Company
What We Do
Anthesis is the sustainability activator. We seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, companies, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. The company combines the reach of big professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques. Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Reckitt Benckiser, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target, and also supports early-stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 1250+ experts with 45 offices located in 23 countries including Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.
