Location: Framingham, MA or within a 30-mile radius.  CET is looking for a Waste Reduction Consultant to join our mission-driven team!   For over 50 years, CET has been helping people and businesses save energy and reduce waste. We partner with city and state agencies, utilities, homeowners, and business owners across the U.S. to build a just and equitable transition to the low-carbon economy, with the passage of state and federal climate goals. Inspectors and auditors are critical catalysts for implementing energy measures. This is an exciting time to be an energy auditor, as your work has a meaningful impact on the health of our planet! Are you someone knowledgeable about waste reduction and passionate about sustainability and our climate, located in or within 25 miles of Framingham or the Boston area? If so, we invite you to explore this job opening to join our team as a Waste Reduction Consultant! In this exciting role, you will help businesses reduce waste and improve operational performance by starting or improving recycling, reuse, food recovery, and composting programs. You will educate businesses and motivate them to implement recommendations to divert waste from disposal. This position is remote and requires you to travel up to 4 days per week throughout the New England region to consult with customers, as well as the potential for some overnight travel. This is a full-time, remote, field-based position requiring regular travel throughout the assigned geographic territory. Candidates must reside in the greater Boston area and be able to travel within the territory up to 80% of the time to support customer and program delivery needs. If you do not live in or near the geographic location specified above, we will not be able to consider your application.  Essential Job Functions  In this position, you will:  * Conduct assessments of customer location(s) virtually and/or in person, including by field canvassing * Develop customized customer recommendations and present to customers persuasively * Regularly consult with and assist a portfolio of customers in implementing recommendations * Utilize different behavior change strategies to achieve a high rate of success in helping customers complete implementation * Maintain ongoing relationships with customers and industry partners for future opportunities. Build and maintain relationships with relevant contacts throughout the waste diversion marketplace. * Deliver presentations at workshops and conferences virtually and in person as needed. * Track and record project information and data in Salesforce. * Maintain ongoing knowledge of technologies, marketplace conditions, and strategies that may be beneficial to customers in improving the waste diversion programs at their facility. * Calculate the tonnage of waste diversion and related cost savings as applicable. * Provide input and feedback on technical content for resources. * Network to create new opportunities and generate leads to secure potential customers, at times through cold calling.                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Skills You Bring and Requirements: * Minimum 2-3 years of experience working in a field related to waste diversion, with 1-3 years of commercial experience. * Experience with selling services preferred, with the ability to close on projects. * Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to make skillful presentations and connect with diverse audiences. * Ability to speak a second language preferred (Spanish, Portuguese, or Mandarin is most helpful). * Must have excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work with multiple programs and deliverables. * Must have the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision as well as work collaboratively as part of a team. * Ability to track and report results. * Work style should be flexible, reliable, and self-directed. * Home office/remote work location must have high-speed internet access and a working location free from distractions and interference during business hours. * Experience with Salesforce and Microsoft Office. * Must be able to pass a drug test and background check before the hire date. * Must have access to a reliable vehicle for work-related travel, maintain a valid driver’s license, and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record.   Compensation and Benefits: Your benefits start on day one: Health, wellness, and paid time off benefits begin on your very first day with us, so you're supported from the start.   At CET, we are committed to transparency and equity in our compensation practices. The compensation range in the job posting reflects the available pay for this role at the time of posting. Individual compensation will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.   CET provides you with outstanding benefits which includes generous paid time off including vacation and personal/sick time; 8 paid holidays and 5 floating holidays; comprehensive medical and dental insurance with generous employer contributions; flexible spending health and dependent care accounts, vision insurance, life insurance which includes an employer paid group plan; disability insurance; supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, pet insurance, an employer paid Employee Assistance Program, monthly mindfulness and stress reduction offering, and a retirement plan with a 3% company match. Additionally, CET provides a monthly $85 stipend for your home internet and/or phone expenses.    Equally as important, the CET team is a mission-driven, kind, supportive, and collaborative group of employees. We care about the planet and about others!    Mileage Reimbursement: CET pays mileage at the prevailing IRS mileage rate.    About Us: CET is celebrating 50 years as a mission-based nonprofit dedicated to helping people and businesses save energy, reduce waste, and implement sustainable solutions.  Our core values are audacity, imagination, and collaboration. CET provides innovative and lasting solutions. We’re a hands-on, action-oriented organization—every day, someone on our team is: * Conducting residential and commercial energy audits and advising building owners on efficiency and electrification opportunities; * Helping businesses reduce waste, including improving recycling or implementing wasted food diversion programs; * Working with a municipal electric utility to build innovative financing and incentive programs to accelerate electrification; * Designing outreach materials that help make green make sense for our target audience.   The need to tackle climate change and rapidly decarbonize our economy makes our work more urgent than ever! Applying to Work at CET: CET is committed to inclusion. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework spans all internal and external policies, practices, and services. The candidates we seek share this commitment to equity and find fulfillment in building an inclusive culture and environment.   CET is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, sex, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We strive for a welcoming and inclusive environment, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification. You may include military service assignments and any verified work performed on a volunteer basis. If you are an individual with a disability needing reasonable accommodation or assistance at any time during the application process, please get in touch with us at hr@cetonline.org.   Any offer of employment is conditional and subject to the successful completion of a background check, Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review, and drug screening.  Please do not email us your resume. To be considered for this position, you must apply by following the link in this posting.