Sustainability Trainee

Location: Madrid alcobendas, Madrid, Spain 
Requisition ID: 91738 

Schindler stands for mobility. Mobility needs experts.
Join our team in Madrid alcobendas.

Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler mobility solutions move two billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 70,000 employees in more than 100 countries.

Sustainability Trainee

Mobility is the goal

Ready to turn your passion for sustainability into real impact and help shape initiatives across a global company?

Join Schindler's Global Sustainability Office and support ESG data management, sustainability reporting, and regulatory compliance. You'll gain hands-on experience contributing to sustainability disclosures aligned with frameworks such as CSRD and GRI while helping drive meaningful sustainability initiatives across a global organization.

What you’ll work on and why it matters:

•    Support the collection, validation, and analysis of sustainability data and ESG KPIs that help measure our progress and inform strategic decisions.
•    Contribute to sustainability reporting activities, including drafting content and supporting disclosures aligned with CSRD, GRI, and other relevant standards.
•    Help improve reporting processes, methodologies, and tools to ensure high-quality and reliable sustainability data.
•    Research sustainability trends, regulations, and best practices to support ongoing initiatives and compliance efforts.
•    Prepare presentations, internal communications, meeting materials, and coordinate activities across the Global Sustainability Office.

Mobility needs you

How you like to work:
•    You communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing.
•    You enjoy combining analytical thinking with a hands-on approach to solving problems.
•    You work independently, stay organized, and pay attention to details.
•    You collaborate effectively with different stakeholders and enjoy working as part of a team.

What you bring and what you’ll develop:
•    Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program, preferably with a focus on Sustainability, Environmental Sciences or a related field.
•    Strong interest in sustainability, ESG topics, and corporate responsibility, with a willingness to continuously learn.
•    Basic understanding of sustainability reporting, ESG metrics, or frameworks such as CSRD and GRI is an advantage.
•    First practical experience through internships, working student roles, projects, or volunteer work in sustainability-related areas is a plus.
•    Fluent English, German or additional languages are an advantage.

It is essential that you have the possibility to establish an agreement with a university or Business School.

Do you want to move the future with us?
If so, we would like to meet you, and look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Beatriz Perez Arroyo