Company Description
Bright Sky Environmental leverages decades of data-driven expertise to secure regulatory approvals and streamline project timelines for energy and infrastructure clients. Specializing in sectors such as oil and gas, power generation, behind-the-meter power for data centers, and offgrid Bitcoin mining, we help clients overcome environmental constraints to expedite market readiness. Our mission is to enable businesses to focus on maximizing their operational assets while we handle regulatory compliance and environmental challenges.
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented Junior Emissions Data Associate to support environmental and emissions accounting projects. The primary responsibility will be organizing, reviewing, and updating large Excel-based emissions calculation databases. This role is ideal for someone who is highly proficient in Excel, comfortable working with large datasets, and able to follow established methodologies accurately.
Responsibilities
- Navigate and manage complex Excel workbooks containing emissions factors and calculation data.
- Clean, organize, and validate large datasets.
- Perform data entry and quality assurance checks.
- Update emissions calculation databases based on provided instructions.
- Identify missing, inconsistent, or duplicate records.
- Use Excel formulas, filters, pivot tables, and lookups to analyze data.
- Document changes and maintain clear records of data updates.
- Assist senior analysts with emissions calculations and reporting tasks.
- Conduct basic research to source and verify environmental data when needed.
Required Qualifications
- Associate's degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with large spreadsheets and databases.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to follow detailed procedures and work independently.
- Good written communication skills.
- Reliable internet connection and ability to work remotely.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting
- Experience using Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, and Power Query.
- Basic knowledge of environmental reporting frameworks.
- Experience handling structured datasets with thousands of records.
Ideal Candidate
- Comfortable spending significant time working in Excel.
- Enjoys organizing and cleaning messy datasets.
- Can maintain accuracy while processing repetitive tasks.
- Learns quickly and asks questions when needed.
- Interested in sustainability, environmental data, or emissions accounting.
Pay Range: $25–$32/hr
Work Hours: 1 day/week in-office in Austin, TX. Total 20 hours/week - possible transition to full-time in 6 months.
Bright Sky does not accept recruiter resumes.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.