Foundation Associate

About 

Foresight is a leading tech-enabled consulting firm dedicated to the identification, design, and implementation of Sustainability and Energy Management initiatives for a growing international clientele. We provide energy and sustainability research, ESG data solutions, cost optimization, project design, and project management services that advance a company’s integration of sustainable development principles into its business model. 

Open Position:  

Foresight is hiring an Associate to support our Foundation suite, which is our custom software.  Foresight serves commercial and industrial clients throughout their sustainability journeys. We offer a wide variety of services to help clients manage energy and emission-related data, report on product and building-related performance, and ultimately improve and decrease the climate-related impacts of their business activities.  One portion of this work involves a software service to manage the building, energy, and emission-related data.  

This position will be responsible for extracting data from invoices and other structured documents and entering that information into Foresight’s software and Excel.  Candidates will be trained to understand utility invoices and other source data formats for context and relevance and will assist in the initial setup of data extraction formats. Candidates will also be required to communicate with clients to retrieve information to update records. 

Job Title 

Foundation Associate – Full Time 

Compensation 

Annualized Salary $50,000  

Benefits 

Health Insurance, 401K, Company sponsored EAP 

Location 

We have offices in Grand Rapids, MI and Zionsville, IN and provide a flexible hybrid work environment oriented around results and teamwork 

Desired Qualifications:  

• High attention to detail 
• Aptitude and appetite for learning 
• Strong time management and organizational skills 
• Comfortable working within computer systems 
• Data processing needs and trade-offs 
• Basic Proficiency in Excel (Sorting, Filtering, Tables, etc.) 

Preferred but not required: 

• Understanding of unit conversions (volume, weight, energy, etc.) 

Responsibilities:  

• Data Entry and quality verification using Foresight’s Software Tools 
• Monitoring and updating client data completeness 
• Request missing information as needed from clients and Foresight team members 
• Supporting new client onboarding as needed 
• Processing data from PDF files, Excel files, emails, and other electronic documents 
• Troubleshooting account/meter issues and escalating as needed 

Purpose 

• To transform business and empower change. 

Mission 

• We provide sustainable solutions that champion energy management, safeguard human health and the environment, and increase profitability for our clients. 

• We embrace a growth mindset by prioritizing innovation, collaboration, and transparency. 

• We pursue individual vitality by fostering integrity, respect, and self-awareness. 

• We develop long-term partnerships in order to make a positive impact in our communities and provide a prosperous future for all stakeholders. 

Values 

Vulnerability 

We believe great ideas can come from anywhere and anyone, regardless of title, position, industry experience, expertise, or seniority at the company. We value candor, feedback, questioning, and tough love from all teammates. Our pursuit is an environment where each individual feels safe enough to be vulnerable and valued enough to be heard. 

We believe it is a courageous act to speak up, ask questions, step out, and take risks, big or small. We believe it is equally courageous to receive criticism with an open mind and heart, ultimately trusting our teammates to want the best for us. We commit to the pursuit of “getting it right” as opposed to “being right.” 

Critical Thinking 

We believe in the value of intellectual discipline and following the “plan, do, check, act” methodology. We must first be curious and ask questions so that we have as much information as possible at our disposal. The rigor involved in critical thinking will force our teammates to seek knowledge from multiple sources, resulting in better decisions and higher-quality work. 

Enthusiasm 

We believe people and organizations care about energy and the environment, yet these organizations oft en have higher priorities that diminish their ability to execute. This gap between “desire” and “action” is fundamental to our existence. Insights, capacity, guidance, and expertise are qualities our team brings to organizations, but those valuable attributes are not enough to inspire action. Enthusiasm is contagious and the special ingredient we bring to our clients to create momentum and inspire action. 

Ownership 

We take responsibility for our actions and inactions as individuals and collectively. We must proactively ask the question, “How am I complicit in creating the conditions I find myself in?” We then choose to do the difficult, yet vital work of self-reflection to better understand results and move forward from a place of integrity and authenticity. 

Competitive Greatness 

To fulfill our purpose and mission, we believe we must compete individually and as a team. John Wooden in his Pyramid of Success lists Competitive Greatness at the top of the pyramid and says, “Competitive Greatness is having a real love for the hard battle knowing it offers the opportunity to be at your best when your best is required.” 

Competitive Greatness is a posture and attitude we all strive to embody every day. Competing is having a real love for the hard battles and being your best. Jim Collins in “Good to Great” says, “Good is the enemy of great." We believe we must compete against “good enough” to fulfill our individual and collective potential. 

Principles 

• Interdisciplinary 

We take an interdisciplinary approach to energy and sustainability management. We integrate design, engineering, contracting, project management, consulting, data analytics, business analytics, and marketing, and have developed our own software for data management.  Our unique blend of expertise allows us to partner with organizations in a variety of ways in order to help them achieve their goals and meet their needs. 

• Holistic 

We have expertise in both the supply side and demand side of energy management, energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost mitigation opportunities. We understand how interconnected all these disciplines are and help our clients develop optimal solutions that take all factors into account. 

• Unbiased Expertise 

We are our client’s “trusted advisor” and take an agnostic approach to items such as technology, manufacturers, suppliers, and installers.  Our priorities are the priorities of our customers.  We develop options that fit within their constraints so they can make the best actionable decisions possible. 

• ROI Driven 

Profit is positive. When sustainability and energy initiatives are done well, they are profitable endeavors in both the short and long-term.  We work to help our clients understand the direct and indirect financial benefits of adopting sustainable business practices. 

• Transparent 

Transparency is transformational. As we help our clients pursue sustainability through adopting transparent business practices, we work to fully embrace transparency ourselves. Making complex language easy to read, complex data simple to understand, and complex issues approachable and digestible is paramount to our client’s success.  We choose to adopt an abundance mindset, which means showing our clients exactly how and why we do our work as well as how we charge for it.