Sustainability Analyst en FirstEnergy Service Company

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. 

This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with business units and leaders across FirstEnergy, contributing to strategic and forward-thinking initiatives that shape the company’s environmental, social, governance, and climate related narrative. The Corporate Responsibility (CR) team plays a vital role in aligning FirstEnergy’s actions and communications with stakeholder expectations and industry best practices.

The selected individual will lead efforts to develop and enhance FirstEnergy’s CR Report and related disclosures, ensuring transparency, consistency, accuracy and strategic alignment across the organization. This role reports to the Manager, Corporate Responsibility.

This position will report into the Akron, OH Headquarters.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and publication of the annual CR Report, including project planning, stakeholder engagement, strategic content development, and publication.
• Lead the company’s third-party ESG ratings response efforts for various rating organization and framework reporting efforts – CDP, MSCI, Sustainalytics, GRESB, EEI, GRI, SASB, and IISB.  This includes data coordination, process development, analysis, data validation, and data analytics.
• Conduct gap analyses of FirstEnergy’s disclosures and initiatives and make suggestions to team leadership on opportunities to work with business units to close gaps.  As appropriate, lead cross-functional teams to close selected gaps. 
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex initiatives from concept to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, including subject matter experts and leadership.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proactive and independent work style.
• Demonstrates a strategic mindset, with the ability to think critically and innovatively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Word, for report development and presentations.
• Present findings and updates to leadership, contributing to internal awareness and strategic decision-making.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences, Communications, Business, or related discipline required. 
• Minimum 2+ years  work experience is required. 
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex initiatives from concept to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, including subject matter experts and leadership.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proactive and independent work style.
• Demonstrates a strategic mindset, with the ability to think critically and innovatively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Word, for report development and presentations.

Preferred experience, but not required:

• Experience in corporate responsibility or sustainability reporting.
• Familiarity with ESG frameworks such as GRI, SASB, ISSB and CDP.
• Understanding of materiality assessments and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Experience developing leadership-ready presentations and communications.
• Experience with reporting tools, like Workiva

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt 

FirstEnergy Human Resources Team