Carbon Data Scientist

Who We Are?

Furthr is a leading sustainability consultancy and tech platform committed to helping businesses reduce their environmental impact and transition to more sustainable practices. We specialise in providing comprehensive solutions for measuring and managing carbon footprints, aligning with international standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, as well as decarbonisation plans for forward-looking teams.
Since our inception, we've driven significant decarbonisation efforts globally, funded extensive reforestation and climate-impact projects, and facilitated the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon from the atmosphere. With hundreds of active business clients and growing international reach, our impact is expanding daily.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an innovative, proactive, Junior Carbon Data Scientist to help us to streamline our data collection and analysis process, transforming small and large datasets into manageable formats for import into our software.
You’ll also be supporting on the design and automation of data pipelines, building predictive models, and piloting new tools. We’ll teach you the environmental context - your superpower is data, code, and a knack for creating reliable, repeatable solutions.
We’re looking for you to support:
Data driven carbon footprint measurement (Scopes 1, 2 & 3)
Workflow innovation - finding and implementing more efficient, automated ways to handle large, messy datasets
Support with automated reporting via templates, APIs or lightweight scripts
Predictive modelling & scenario analysis to help clients plan net-zero pathways
You’ll be our in-house champion for improving offline data processes, standardising imports into our platform, and proposing new tools and techniques to level-up how we work.

Key Responsabilities

Data Collection and Transformation
Ingest and clean CSV datasets (e.g. via Excel Power Query, VBA or comparable ETL tools)
Standardise irregular inputs into a repeatable pipeline (“raw → final”)
Automate routine data-prep steps where possible
Write prompts for AI tools to organise and standardise data
Support with developing new tools and scripts (including Python, SQL, AI/LLM-based helpers) then use, validate and refine these tools on an ongoing basis

Carbon Footprint Measurement
Apply the GHG Protocol (Scopes 1-3) using our in-house calculator and external factor libraries
Research and validate emission factors, benchmarks and supplier disclosures
Future Focus

Predictive Modelling & Scenario Analysis
Build simple models (regression, gap-filling) to forecast emissions and identify hotspots
Build models for Net-Zero pathways and reduction strategies

Automation & Reporting
Support on pulling data from APIs or internal platforms into automated reports and dashboards
Develop templated outputs (spreadsheets, slide decks, PDFs) that update with minimal manual effort

Innovation & Process Improvement
Continuously review existing workflows, suggest new tools (no-code, scripting, AI/LLMs) and drive pilots
Work alongside platform engineers and senior consultants to integrate best practices

Qualifications & Core Skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Data Science, AI, Computer Science, Engineering, Maths and Physics or related field; coding-bootcamp grads or self-taught programmers welcome
Practical experience or coursework in coding (Python, SQL)
Excel power-user ****(Power Query, VBA, SQL or Office Scripts a plus)
Understanding of AI/LLM tools for data cleanup or automation(GCS and BigQuery)
Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail - comfortable working with imperfect data
Excellent written and verbal communication - able to explain technical methods in plain English
Great attention and care for detail
Self-starter attitude: proactive, resourceful, and eager to learn new technologies

Future Focus
Exposure to machine learning or statistical modelling libraries
Familiarity with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and basic carbon-accounting principles

What We Offer
Starting salary £30 – 35k, with opportunity for role progression
We’re a London-based team and we encourage you to work alongside us in the office ~3 days week.
Hands-on mentoring from sustainability experts
Accelerated development with the opportunity for you to drive change and take ownership of projects in an exciting and fast paced environment

Perks & Benefits
Furthr App personal climate account & project funding
Pension scheme
Annual field trips to reforestation & conservation sites
Training & upskilling budget, plus monthly in-person events and bi-weekly virtual learning sessions

You will thrive with us if you have that core drive to help our planet and to restore our world's nature. We offer financial incentives of course, but if you're searching for purpose too, then we'd really like to talk to you.