Senior Principal Researcher

Senior Principal Researcher

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Houston, Texas, United States

The Carbon research team is part of the Horizons research group within S&P Global Energy. This research team focuses on compliance and voluntary carbon markets, carbon management, and emissions insight and modeling. The team collaborates across S&P Global to expand emissions capabilities and deliver cross‑cutting carbon research.

• Work with a dynamic team of experts tackling the most critical GHG estimation and decarbonization challenges in the world today.
• Work, learn, and advance the understanding of emissions quantification and accounting related policy, regulation and standards.
• Contribute to building entirely new understandings of carbon markets, carbon accounting, and emissions performance on top of the world’s largest and most comprehensive datasets.
• Collaborate with sectoral experts to analyze where, why, how emissions occur and what can be done about them.
• Become a thought leader on carbon market and emissions standards and regulation and engage clients and market participants on our latest insight and analysis.

• Provide thought leadership and help advance best practices on carbon accounting, and analyze technical aspects of carbon accounting methodologies, standards, policies and regulations.
• Contribute to the build‑out of emission estimation and quantification capabilities across S&P Global Energy’s business units.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to communicate findings, collaborate on key initiatives, and facilitate the development of project/initiative deliverables.
• Contribute to thought leadership pieces through written reports and presentations to both internal and external audiences.

Anticipated base salary range: $100,000 to $130,000. Final base salary based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

Eligible for an annual incentive plan. Not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.

Additional S&P Global benefits are available. For more information please refer to the company benefits portal.

• A dynamic, adaptable collaborator with the ability to work in matrix positions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and navigate complex matrix organizations.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of GHG estimation, life‑cycle accounting, emissions reporting, or knowledge of carbon markets/carbon policy.
• Background in carbon market policy and regulatory analysis.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, economics, finance with relevant industry experience; graduate degree a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.