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Referent für CO₂-Bilanzierung und Nachhaltigkeitsanalytik

TenneT • Germany • Added on Oct 28, 2026
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This role owns TenneT’s carbon accounting and sustainability analytics, turning company data into a reliable basis for climate reporting and management decisions. The remit spans emissions accounting, climate targets and transition planning, alongside a wider data system covering topics such as biodiversity, circularity and human rights.

For a transmission grid operator investing in the infrastructure needed to connect renewable generation and balance electricity supply, credible emissions data can help show where impacts arise and how decarbonisation measures contribute. The work links climate commitments and reporting requirements with practical choices about a growing electricity network, while extending analytical oversight to other sustainability topics.

This suits someone who combines detailed carbon-accounting expertise with quantitative analysis and can explain complex findings to senior decision-makers. Experience with the GHG Protocol, ESRS E1, audit-ready controls and dashboards will be relevant, as will the confidence to coordinate data owners across functions.

Job FAQs

What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The role leads end-to-end greenhouse gas accounting across Scope 1-3, including methods, data processes, calculations, validation, documentation and audit controls. It also supports assurance-ready climate reporting under CSRD requirements and coordinates internal topic owners. A further goal is to develop climate targets, identify emissions hotspots, quantify decarbonisation measures and shape a transition plan. The remit extends to sustainability data beyond climate, including biodiversity, circularity and human rights, with dashboards translating KPIs into management insight.

Key learning opportunities for this job

The position offers practical depth in applying the GHG Protocol, ESRS E1 and potentially SBTi to a large transmission-grid operator. The candidate could gain further experience in audit-ready reporting, internal controls and the design of sustainability data governance. Working across climate, biodiversity, circularity and human rights data may broaden expertise beyond carbon accounting. Regular contact with strategy teams and management could also develop the ability to turn complex analysis into decisions about targets and investment priorities.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

The posting seeks a relevant university degree, such as industrial engineering, business information systems or economics with a sustainability or ESG focus, plus several years of carbon-accounting experience. Strong knowledge of Scope 1-3 under the GHG Protocol and ESRS E1 is expected; SBTi familiarity and audit experience are desirable. The ideal candidate can work with quantitative models, emissions calculations, KPI systems and dashboards, and understands governance and strategy processes. Precise, independent work, clear communication in German and English, and the ability to coordinate across functions are also important.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

Make the application concrete by describing a carbon inventory you have owned across Scope 1-3, including the standards used, data sources, controls and how you handled gaps or assurance questions. If possible, give a specific example of an emissions hotspot analysis or quantified reduction measure. Show how you have converted analysis into a management decision, such as a dashboard, target proposal or transition-plan input. Highlight experience with ESRS E1 and cross-functional data owners, and explain how your methods could apply to a grid operator investing in onshore and offshore infrastructure.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The clearest focus is climate: reliable Scope 1-3 accounting, ESRS E1 reporting, target setting, emissions hotspots and quantified decarbonisation measures. The role could help TenneT assess and communicate climate performance as it expands and maintains electricity networks that support renewable generation. Its data remit also includes biodiversity, circularity and human rights. These topics indicate a broader effort to bring sustainability metrics into governance and management decisions, though the posting does not specify particular projects or targets for each area.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

Collecting comparable, complete data across multiple scopes and internal owners may be difficult, particularly where calculations depend on different processes or assumptions. The results must also be documented and controlled well enough to support external assurance and changing reporting requirements. Another challenge is balancing technical precision with usefulness for management. The role must connect emissions analysis to practical targets and measures while developing data structures that cover sustainability topics beyond climate.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A day could include reviewing emissions data and calculation assumptions, checking data quality, and documenting methods or controls for climate reporting. The role may also meet with internal topic owners to resolve gaps and align inputs for assurance. Other work could involve analyzing emissions hotspots, modelling the effect of reduction measures, updating KPI dashboards or preparing findings for strategy and management discussions. The mix would likely vary across reporting cycles and transition-planning work.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

The role could deepen expertise in corporate carbon accounting, CSRD assurance and sustainability data governance, while adding experience with target architecture and transition planning. Exposure to biodiversity, circularity and human rights metrics may also broaden the candidate's ESG remit. Because the work connects technical analysis with strategy and management decisions, it could support future progression into climate strategy, sustainability reporting leadership or broader ESG management. The posting does not specify a formal promotion path.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

The role is likely to work with internal climate and sustainability topic owners, data contributors, strategy and system design colleagues, and managers who use the dashboards and analysis. It will also coordinate with colleagues responsible for reporting processes, governance and internal controls. External auditors or assurance providers may be involved in climate reporting checks. The posting also points to cross-functional collaboration and occasional national travel, but does not identify specific external partners.

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