Job Opening – RRS

Job Title – Analyst

Location – Remote - Washington Metropolitan Area (D.C, Maryland, Virginia)

RRS is a mission orientated company dedicated to community-centered sustainability, materials management, and climate solutions since incorporating in 1986. In that time, we have grown to nearly 75 employees in four countries and have conducted over 1,000+ projects around the globe. RRS is composed of strategists, planners, engineers, economists, technical analysts, businesspeople, and communications specialists. Our experts operate confidently across the materials management supply chain, identifying the best opportunities to effect change, and developing pathways to long-term value.

RRS has grown with the industry, developed new solutions for waste and recycling operations and paved the way for clients, both public and private, to develop waste diversion and recycling operations that are aligned with client context and grounded in technology, proven metrics, and decades of experience. Our breadth of experience includes stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, program planning, and project execution in areas such as assessments, facility audits, system design and optimization, high-diversion program implementation, packaging recovery, communications/outreach, financial and data analysis modeling, extended producer responsibility, and circular economy practices.

Our company is scaling for growth. We want top performers that can strengthen relationships, build and grow the business, all while having a positive environmental impact. Sometimes that takes flexibility. RRS understands that normal office hours may not be M-F, 9-5.

RRS is seeking applications for a Full Time Analyst to work collaboratively with staff consultants and engineers on a variety of projects including zero waste planning, collection system management, data entry, and program best practices. Projects may include:

• feasibility studies;

• waste minimization plans;

• waste characterization and waste reduction studies;

• economic, technical and/or risk analysis;

• stakeholder engagement processes;

• resource management consulting services to provide guidance in support of resource-related data collection;

• policy analysis and/or risk analysis; and

• planning and support for the development, planning, facilitation, coordination, and documentation of and/or for waste reduction, circularity, or zero waste initiatives.

• Education and outreach in the local community. 

Location: Due to the nature of the project(s) for this specific position, the employee must be in the Washington Metropolitan area (D.C, Maryland, Virginia).

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with client projects while providing innovative and environmentally responsible solutions;

• Provide assistance with waste and recycling data analysis, assessment, data entry and management;

• Provide material recovery planning and implementation assistance to client projects; 

• Analyze budgets to develop business cases for sustainability solutions;

• Periodic memo, report and PowerPoint generation;

• Database and spreadsheet design and data input;

• Provide research for development of new subject matters and sectors for RRS as well as waste and recycling emerging technologies.

Key Qualifications:

• Organized, self-motivated, ability to set work priorities and complete work with minimal supervision.

• Creative problem analysis abilities to solve client multi-dimensional problems and projects.

• High quality research skills required.

• Proven experience working on multiple projects and client tasks.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including technical writing.

• Comfortable interacting publicly with a variety of people in various settings. 

• Enthusiasm for working hands-on with environmental sustainability efforts including handling compost, waste and recyclables. 

• Desire to educate others on sustainability initiatives while expanding personal knowledge of current sustainability trends. 

• Technical skills using Microsoft Office 365 (specifically MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint), SharePoint and teleconference/video technologies. Experience with Salesforce, FileMaker, ArcGIS a plus;

• Familiarity with waste and recycling field a plus but not required;

• Ability to Travel 10%-15% on average.

• Candidate must be able to reliably commute to audit sites for several consecutive weeks. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in economics, natural resources, environmental sciences, sustainability, ecology, environmental law, environmental studies, environmental policy, engineering, business administration or related field, or 

• Two-year degree in economics, natural resources, environmental sciences, sustainability, ecology, environmental law, environmental studies, environmental policy, engineering, business administration or related field, plus two years of work experience.

Pay Range: $70,000-$75,000 depending on experience and qualifications. RRS is an equal opportunity employer. 

To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and list of references. Cover letters should address the candidate’s professional goals and interests, ability to meet key and minimal qualifications (as described above) as well as their experience and interest in this position.

Submit online via Pinpoint

About RRS

RRS isn’t your average consulting firm. Sure we have databases and hi-tech gadgets and fancy degrees, but we also get our hands dirty. Our people don Tyvek suits instead of power suits, and sort through waste to provide a realistic assessment of a waste stream. We lace up our work boots instead of slipping on a pair of high heels, and research the flow of a particular type of packaging through a material recovery facility (MRF). We’re not afraid to ask the tough questions, especially if it leads to the right solution for sustainability. That’s not to say we don’t clean up well. We can go from the sorting room to the board room to provide actionable solutions that are based on science and real-world application. We’re even one of Michigan’s 50 Companies to Watch. We build infrastructure, expand recovery, enhance product design, improve business practices and solve issues across the supply chain. All in a day’s work. We have an in-house communications team that delivers compelling messages to reach the ops manager, the CEO, the mayor, or the public at large. Industry knowledge and the means to communicate it – that’s a powerful combination. With over 500 years of combined... experience and more than 900 projects under our belt, we’ve been around the block, a few times. Our experts include cutting-edge industry professionals, engineers, economists, technical analysts, and communication specialists who possess core strengths in materials and recovery, life cycle management and applied sustainable design. We are called upon by industry publications, organizations and conferences to lead the conversation and drive change. We get sustainability, organics and recovery, but we also get people. We want top performers that can strengthen relationships, build and grow the business, all while having a positive environmental impact. Sometimes that takes flexibility. RRS understands that normal office hours may not be M-F, 9-5. We also understand that geography is not a limitation to greatness – a virtual office can be as agile, efficient and productive as a brick and mortar office. Flexibility with an expectation of strong, smart work yields the best results for all involved. Did we mention RRS isn’t your average consulting firm?

Show more

Show less

Connections working at RRS