Sustainability Intern at Turtle & Hughes Inc. in Clark, New Jersey

Job Description:

Title: Sustainability Intern

Location: Remote

Type: Part-Time

Why Turtle?

Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, we believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create a workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led to our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a talented and team-oriented Sustainability Intern. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the transition to a more sustainable Turtle both internally and externally from Jan 13th to May 16th. Expect to wear many hats in this highly collaborative, fast-paced environment, as you will be involved in all aspects of the growing sustainability team. This is a paid internship.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate and organize data for sustainability reports, i.e. EcoVadis and CDP.


• Support marketing and sales teams creating sustainability material and reports.


• Conduct research in areas such as regional environmental policies, federal and state decarbonization grants, climate-preferable technologies, competitor activities, the evolution of corporate sustainability KPIs.


• Support company-wide employee engagement with surveys, lunch & learns, and training.


• Assist in facilities optimization and decarbonization.


• Support the drafting of Turtle’s electrification and decarbonization roadmap.

What You’ll Bring

• Currently enrolled in a relevant undergraduate program in environmental science, sustainability, economics, or related field.


• Strong analytical and organizational skills with experience in data analysis and interpretation.


• Familiarity with lifecycle assessment methodologies and greenhouse gas accounting.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required.


• Optional Familiarity with Salesforce, QuickBase, Infor


• Ability to self-start and work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.


• Excellent and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and handle multiple projects simultaneously.


• Positive attitude and enthusiasm for contributing to a company focused on promoting sustainability.

Who We Are

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle Integrated division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

Turtle is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.