Analyst, Sustainability Data

Job Description – Analyst, Sustainability Data

Revantage is a Blackstone Company that provides best-in-class corporate services to Blackstone and its real estate portfolio companies across a variety of disciplines including valuation, legal, finance, sustainability, communications, technology and business transformation. Revantage UK is headquartered in London and works closely with the other Revantage global offices in Chicago, Dallas, Singapore and Luxembourg. 

What We Value: Our Culture

The culture at Revantage is built on our shared core values and commitment to be: 

• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams.
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible. 
• Leaders – We commit to continuously improve our performance.
• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes.
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.

About this role

At Revantage, we share Blackstone's belief that sustainability principles are crucial to developing resilient companies and assets that deliver long-term value for investors.

The sustainability team at Revantage UK was established in 2021 to provide Blackstone's European portfolio companies with a variety of sustainability services and shared resources, primarily focused on real estate decarbonisation, building strong workforces and good governance practices.

We're now seeking to expand the team with the addition of an experienced Data Analyst. Effective sustainability data management is required to enable Blackstone and its portfolio companies to monitor and report against key sustainability metrics.

You will be a key member of the sustainability team, led by Revantage UK's Head of Sustainability and consisting of three other members. You will be responsible for overseeing the collection, review, management and reporting of real estate sustainability data for the Europe region which provides critical feedback loops to portfolio companies in addition to feeding Blackstone's global reporting

Location & Working Hours

Located within the iconic Shard our office space reflects who we are and how we work, with collaboration and efficiency in mind. We work to a hybrid model with employees generally working in the office 3-days a week.

Main responsibilities 

• Oversee sustainability data collection and management processes to support performance tracking, reporting and disclosure requirements at asset, portfolio company, fund or firm level.
• Collect, review, aggregate and report sustainability data for Blackstone's European portfolio companies and operating partners.
• Manage QA/QC processes to enhance the accuracy and reliability of sustainability data.
• Contribute to the development of asset, company and/or fund-level reporting for internal or external purposes.
  Collaborate with internal departments across Revantage and Blackstone, and manage relationships within the Blackstone network of portfolio companies and operating partners, serving as a central point of contact for sustainability data.
• Support the development of existing processes, tools and templates to meet evolving data collection and reporting needs, driving progress for the European portfolio while ensuring alignment with the global data program.
• Respond to ad hoc information requests in a timely matter, resolving queries autonomously and explaining trends effectively.
  

Skills and experience required

• Strong technical background, with at least 2 years of experience working with data.
• Advanced Excel skills and some experience with Alteryx.
• Highly analytical, with excellent attention to detail and advanced data management skills.
• Experience conducting QA/QC and gap analysis.
• Experience manipulating and wrangling large datasets.
• Digitally proficient, quickly able to master new software systems, and an interest in prop-tech solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to build relationships and collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI, VBA, Sigma and Snowflake would be beneficial; one or more programming language would be an advantage.
• European language skills and/or any prior experience working on a pan-European basis would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in sustainability, carbon accounting or the real estate sector is beneficial but not essential.
• Continuous learning mindset, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with evolving sustainability trends, regulations, and best practices.

What we offer you

Health Benefits

• Full BUPA Health, Dental and Mental Health cover
• Life Insurance through Canada Life
• Eye test and spectacles vouchers

Wellbeing

• Expert counselling, therapy, and executive coaching through our mental health partner, Myndup
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Birthday Leave
• £850 Travel Insurance, including winter sports
• Work From Anywhere – work remotely anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks of the year

Financial

• Private Workplace Pension with Hargreaves Lansdown – 8% of monthly salary contributed by Revantage UK
• Cycle Scheme
  
• Discretionary End of Year Bonus Scheme

Diversity Makes Us Smarter

With an exceptionally high number of nationalities and spoken languages we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment for everyone — diversity and inclusion is the DNA of Revantage Europe. Thanks to our diversity, we are flexible and able to adapt our response to global needs.