About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Scientific & QA.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This entry-level role supports a broad portfolio of energy, climate, sustainability, resilience, and related consulting projects. Typical responsibilities include:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on energy markets, energy programs, climate, resilience, sustainability, infrastructure, technologies, and policy.
• Gather, organize, synthesize, and evaluate information from technical reports, academic literature, government publications, databases, and program records.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using spreadsheets, statistical tools, and programming languages to identify trends, evaluate outcomes, and support modeling, forecasting, greenhouse gas accounting, and resilience planning.
• Develop client-ready deliverables: reports, presentations, briefings, visualizations, and case studies that translate technical or policy analysis into clear recommendations.
• Support stakeholder engagement, outreach, technical assistance, and program implementation activities.
• Assist with project coordination: preparing meeting materials, tracking tasks, documenting decisions, and maintaining project information.
• Contribute to development of analytical tools, research methods, and process improvements.

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Location & Work Arrangement

• This is a hybrid role based in Fort Myer, VA. The position requires a minimum of two days per week in the office.
• Start date: Summer 2027 (entry-level role intended for candidates with 0–1 years of experience).

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Basic Qualifications

By the start date, candidates must have a completed bachelor’s degree in one of the following or a related field:

• Environmental science, environmental studies, environmental policy, sustainability
• Engineering, earth & atmospheric sciences
• Economics, mathematics, statistics, operations research, data analytics
• Public policy, computer science, communications, cybersecurity
• Chemistry or other related scientific disciplines

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Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in energy, climate, resilience, sustainability, or environmental topics.
• Experience with Python for data analysis and visualization (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Xarray preferred). Familiarity with R and GIS is a plus.
• Experience conducting research, synthesizing technical/policy material, and processing climate, energy, or programmatic datasets.
• Strong Excel skills for statistical analysis, visualization, modeling, and decision support.
• Familiarity with energy markets, energy economics, energy programs, clean energy technologies, greenhouse gas accounting, climate adaptation and resilience, and related policy/regulatory topics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, written and verbal communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work both independently and on multidisciplinary teams, manage multiple priorities, and learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) to support research and productivity is a plus — use should align with client interview/application policies.

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Candidates Should Highlight Any Experience In

• Energy and climate topics: energy markets, modeling, policy, regulation, climate science, resilience, decarbonization.
• Technical and analytical skills: greenhouse gas inventories, emissions-reduction analysis, life-cycle analysis, programming, data visualization, GIS.
• Infrastructure and program delivery: energy program implementation, infrastructure resilience and security.
• Communication and collaboration: client engagement, stakeholder outreach, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Project management: tracking deliverables, meeting timelines, and contributing to team execution.

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Compensation

• Pay range (full-time): $60,967.00 - $103,643.00. Final pay will be determined by relevant experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors.

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Work Authorization & Sponsorship

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not open to new H‑1B visa sponsorship. Candidates with existing work authorization may be considered per client policy and applicable immigration requirements.

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Bot and Third-Party Applications

• Applicants must submit their application directly. Third-party or bot submissions may be excluded from consideration. If you require an accommodation for the application process, contact Careertakes or the Confidential Client recruiting team to request assistance.

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

• The Confidential Client expects interview responses to reflect the candidate’s own skills and knowledge. Use of AI tools to generate interview responses is restricted unless prior accommodation has been approved. If you need an accommodation involving AI, request it in advance through the recruiting contact.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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