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Sustainability Analyst roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability, or a related field. Employers in corporate ESG, consulting, and government contracting actively file LCAs through DOL, making this one of the more accessible paths for international candidates with the right credentials.
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Realty Income aims to be a globally recognized leader in the S&P 100, committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. These stakeholders include our dedicated team members, who embody our purpose: building enduring relationships and brighter financial futures. This guiding principle serves as a beacon for our team, influencing every action we take.
Our employees consistently invest their time, commitment, and dedication into the company, and in turn, they receive investment returns in the form of purpose, belonging, and opportunities for advancement.
We are committed to best-in-class corporate responsibility practices through environmental initiatives, governance programs, and community outreach projects. From the boardroom to the breakroom, our team members make a difference every day.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Realty Income is seeking a Senior Sustainability, Energy, and Compliance Analyst to support sustainability and energy management across its real estate portfolio. This highly analytical, execution-focused role will turn large and complex utility, benchmarking, and third-party datasets into reliable insights, compliance-ready documentation, and transaction-level diligence materials.
The analyst will use Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, and agentic AI workflows to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and operational efficiency while partnering with internal teams and external consultants.
Responsibilities
- Aggregate, clean, validate, normalize, and analyze complex energy datasets across the real estate portfolio, including utility, benchmarking, property, and third-party sources.
- Perform detailed quality control and reconciliation of energy consumption and cost data to support accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
- Maintain documented data structures, methodologies, assumptions, controls, data definitions, and exception-handling procedures.
- Develop and maintain Power BI data models, dashboards, visuals, and analytical outputs that support portfolio-level energy performance analysis and decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement in sustainability data collection, integration, management, and reporting processes.
- Integrate multiple data sources into business intelligence workflows and help establish repeatable, scalable analytics processes.
- Use Microsoft Copilot and approved agentic AI tools to streamline analysis, reporting, documentation, and responses while maintaining appropriate validation, governance, and human review.
- Partner with internal teams to identify automation opportunities that improve efficiency, consistency, and insight generation.
- Track energy-related regulations and building performance standards across applicable jurisdictions and assess potential portfolio impacts.
- Prepare data inputs, analyses, evidence, and supporting documentation for energy benchmarking, disclosure, compliance, and audit requests.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external consultants on compliance workflows, submissions, and data requests.
- Support acquisition and disposition due diligence by analyzing historical energy data and identifying gaps, anomalies, compliance exposure, and performance risks.
- Prepare concise energy diligence summaries, internal review materials, and transaction documentation using consistent assumptions and methodologies.
- Provide analytical support for internal sustainability reporting, third-party requests, ad-hoc analyses, and portfolio trend reviews.
- Translate technical energy and data findings into clear, actionable information for business stakeholders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
We would expect the successful candidate to have:
- At least 5 years of experience in a corporate sustainability, energy analytics, data analysis, real estate, or similarly analytical role.
- Strong expertise working with large datasets and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Hands-on Power BI experience, including data modeling, visualization, reporting, and the ability to communicate conclusions effectively.
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use hard data and metrics to test assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
- Familiarity with energy management concepts, utility and benchmarking data, and energy or building-performance compliance frameworks.
- High attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to create clear, audit-ready documentation.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain technical findings to broader stakeholder groups.
- Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, engineering, environmental science, data analytics, finance, or a related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI-enabled tools for data analysis, reporting, documentation, or workflow automation.
- Experience supporting a real estate portfolio or conducting transaction-level acquisition and disposition analysis.
- Exposure to sustainability or energy reporting, regulatory compliance, benchmarking disclosure, or audit-ready documentation.
- Experience integrating utility, property, compliance, and third-party datasets into scalable business intelligence workflows.
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically and apply appropriate data governance, validation, and documentation controls.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation preferred.
LOCATION
This position is based at Realty Income’s San Diego headquarters in Del Mar Heights, with in-office collaboration Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Friday.
COMPENSATION
The stated pay range is $75,994 - $93,537 - $118,608.
Offers near the high end are uncommon but may be considered for candidates with exceptional experience and skills and are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. You may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and an annual discretionary stock award, to be discussed during the interview process. An annual pay rate and total compensation package is generally determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge, education, skills, performance, and abilities, as well as internal equity, company performance, and alignment with market data.
We offer a best-in-class benefits package that includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. Our 401(k)-retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation. Realty Income also offers other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits, along with a generous PTO accrual; in addition to 12 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time. Realty Income’s purpose is to build enduring relationships and brighter financial futures, and this starts with you!
Realty Income is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you require accessibility support to submit your application or other reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please contact talent@realtyincome.com, or call 800-375-6700. An employee will respond to your message to begin the interactive process. Please note that this phone number and email address are only for individuals seeking a disability accommodation when applying for a job.
INTRODUCTION
Realty Income aims to be a globally recognized leader in the S&P 100, committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. These stakeholders include our dedicated team members, who embody our purpose: building enduring relationships and brighter financial futures. This guiding principle serves as a beacon for our team, influencing every action we take.
Our employees consistently invest their time, commitment, and dedication into the company, and in turn, they receive investment returns in the form of purpose, belonging, and opportunities for advancement.
We are committed to best-in-class corporate responsibility practices through environmental initiatives, governance programs, and community outreach projects. From the boardroom to the breakroom, our team members make a difference every day.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Realty Income is seeking a Senior Sustainability, Energy, and Compliance Analyst to support sustainability and energy management across its real estate portfolio. This highly analytical, execution-focused role will turn large and complex utility, benchmarking, and third-party datasets into reliable insights, compliance-ready documentation, and transaction-level diligence materials.
The analyst will use Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, and agentic AI workflows to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and operational efficiency while partnering with internal teams and external consultants.
Responsibilities
- Aggregate, clean, validate, normalize, and analyze complex energy datasets across the real estate portfolio, including utility, benchmarking, property, and third-party sources.
- Perform detailed quality control and reconciliation of energy consumption and cost data to support accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
- Maintain documented data structures, methodologies, assumptions, controls, data definitions, and exception-handling procedures.
- Develop and maintain Power BI data models, dashboards, visuals, and analytical outputs that support portfolio-level energy performance analysis and decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement in sustainability data collection, integration, management, and reporting processes.
- Integrate multiple data sources into business intelligence workflows and help establish repeatable, scalable analytics processes.
- Use Microsoft Copilot and approved agentic AI tools to streamline analysis, reporting, documentation, and responses while maintaining appropriate validation, governance, and human review.
- Partner with internal teams to identify automation opportunities that improve efficiency, consistency, and insight generation.
- Track energy-related regulations and building performance standards across applicable jurisdictions and assess potential portfolio impacts.
- Prepare data inputs, analyses, evidence, and supporting documentation for energy benchmarking, disclosure, compliance, and audit requests.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external consultants on compliance workflows, submissions, and data requests.
- Support acquisition and disposition due diligence by analyzing historical energy data and identifying gaps, anomalies, compliance exposure, and performance risks.
- Prepare concise energy diligence summaries, internal review materials, and transaction documentation using consistent assumptions and methodologies.
- Provide analytical support for internal sustainability reporting, third-party requests, ad-hoc analyses, and portfolio trend reviews.
- Translate technical energy and data findings into clear, actionable information for business stakeholders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
We would expect the successful candidate to have:
- At least 5 years of experience in a corporate sustainability, energy analytics, data analysis, real estate, or similarly analytical role.
- Strong expertise working with large datasets and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Hands-on Power BI experience, including data modeling, visualization, reporting, and the ability to communicate conclusions effectively.
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use hard data and metrics to test assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
- Familiarity with energy management concepts, utility and benchmarking data, and energy or building-performance compliance frameworks.
- High attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to create clear, audit-ready documentation.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain technical findings to broader stakeholder groups.
- Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, engineering, environmental science, data analytics, finance, or a related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI-enabled tools for data analysis, reporting, documentation, or workflow automation.
- Experience supporting a real estate portfolio or conducting transaction-level acquisition and disposition analysis.
- Exposure to sustainability or energy reporting, regulatory compliance, benchmarking disclosure, or audit-ready documentation.
- Experience integrating utility, property, compliance, and third-party datasets into scalable business intelligence workflows.
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically and apply appropriate data governance, validation, and documentation controls.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation preferred.
LOCATION
This position is based at Realty Income’s San Diego headquarters in Del Mar Heights, with in-office collaboration Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Friday.
COMPENSATION
The stated pay range is $75,994 - $93,537 - $118,608.
Offers near the high end are uncommon but may be considered for candidates with exceptional experience and skills and are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. You may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and an annual discretionary stock award, to be discussed during the interview process. An annual pay rate and total compensation package is generally determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge, education, skills, performance, and abilities, as well as internal equity, company performance, and alignment with market data.
We offer a best-in-class benefits package that includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. Our 401(k)-retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation. Realty Income also offers other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits, along with a generous PTO accrual; in addition to 12 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time. Realty Income’s purpose is to build enduring relationships and brighter financial futures, and this starts with you!
Realty Income is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you require accessibility support to submit your application or other reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please contact talent@realtyincome.com, or call 800-375-6700. An employee will respond to your message to begin the interactive process. Please note that this phone number and email address are only for individuals seeking a disability accommodation when applying for a job.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Sustainability Analyst
Align your degree to the role
Sustainability Analyst positions require a degree in environmental science, sustainability, urban planning, or a closely related field. A general business or economics degree won't satisfy the specialty occupation standard without documented coursework directly tied to environmental or ESG analysis.
Target ESG-reporting employers specifically
Companies subject to SEC climate disclosure rules and large publicly traded firms with sustainability commitments file LCAs far more consistently than small businesses. Corporate ESG teams, environmental consulting firms, and utilities are your strongest sponsorship bets in this role category.
Search verified sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Migrate Mate's job board by Sustainability Analyst roles to find employers with verified LCA filing history. This saves you from applying to companies that list sustainability titles but have never actually sponsored a visa for the position.
Check prevailing wage tiers before accepting offers
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the wage level your employer intends to certify. An offer at Wage Level I signals an entry-level framing that can complicate H-1B specialty occupation arguments, so push for Level II or III if your experience supports it.
Prepare a degree equivalency letter early
If your sustainability or environmental degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation completed before your employer files the LCA. USCIS scrutinizes foreign degree equivalency in specialty occupation cases, and a missing evaluation is a common RFE trigger for this role.
Anticipate PERM labor certification timelines for green card
If your employer plans to sponsor your green card after your H-1B, PERM labor certification currently takes over a year at DOL. Flag this early so your employer starts the recruitment audit process before your six-year H-1B cap approaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Sustainability Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as environmental science, sustainability management, or urban planning. USCIS will scrutinize the job duties closely, so your employer's offer letter and LCA need to describe analytical responsibilities, not generalist coordination tasks that a non-degree holder could perform.
Which visa types are realistic for international Sustainability Analysts?
H-1B is the primary path for most nationalities and requires employer sponsorship plus surviving the annual lottery. Australian nationals can pursue the E-3 visa, which has a 10,500 annual cap that has never been exhausted and doesn't require a lottery. TN visa status is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals only if the specific role maps to an eligible USMCA profession, which most standard Sustainability Analyst positions do not.
How do I find employers who have actually sponsored Sustainability Analyst visas before?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA filing history for sustainability and environmental roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already committed to sponsoring this type of position rather than testing whether a company is willing to start the process for the first time.
Will a master's degree in sustainability improve my H-1B sponsorship chances?
A master's degree strengthens your specialty occupation argument and makes you eligible for the H-1B advanced degree cap, which adds 20,000 slots above the standard 65,000. It also supports higher prevailing wage tiers, which matters because USCIS connects the complexity of degree requirements to the legitimacy of the specialty occupation claim for roles in this field.
Can a Sustainability Analyst role be sponsored on OPT or STEM OPT while waiting for H-1B?
Yes, if your degree is in an eligible STEM-designated field such as environmental science or environmental engineering. STEM OPT provides a 24-month extension beyond the initial 12-month OPT period, and your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign an IRS Form I-983 training plan. The combined OPT and STEM OPT window can bridge you through one or more H-1B lottery cycles.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Sustainability Analyst jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.