Senior Consultant, Climate Change (Mid Level)

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locations

Washington, DC

Irvine, California

Boston, Massachusetts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Raleigh, North Carolina

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted 2 Days Ago

job requisition id

R00023212

ERM's

Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory (CROA) team , within our broader Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change (CS&CC) function, is growing quickly. We are looking for consultants to support us in helping our clients shape and deliver on their climate strategies and disclosures as well as prepare for upcoming nature related disclosures. There is a significant opportunity for individuals to progress within the organization, to take increasing responsibility for managing our work within the climate change & nature space and developing market-leading offerings to meet our clients' needs. This role will focus on quantifying the financial implications of climate risk as well as supporting nature related work using LEAP and other similar frameworks. In addition, there are opportunities for the candidate to contribute to all of our team's work across the climate change space (including relating to the low-carbon energy transition and net zero). More details of the role, as well as the skills required to fulfil it, are detailed below. Role Description & Key Responsibilities

As a member of the Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory Team, you will: Apply quantitative methodologies to climate risk and opportunity assessments, including financial statement analysis, discounted cash flow modelling, cost-benefit analysis, and uncertainty analysis such as Monte Carlo simulations. Engage directly with corporate clients, including senior leadership, to provide education on climate-related topics, and present your own analytical work and defend quantitative results. Build templated quantitative methodologies for climate financial risk estimation that can be leveraged on climate projects. Incorporate a wide range of data sources into your analyses including corporate financial data, geospatial climate data, academic research and industry-specific reports. Support development and analysis of nature related risks, opportunities and impacts following frameworks such as the LEAP process. Support the delivery of client deliverables by working with team members across the business. Be willing to learn how to integrate financial models into no-code/low-code third party digital platforms (e.g. Workiva, ESG Book, One Stream, Salesforce, etc.). A key aspect of this will be to communicate the findings in a digestible way including developing client curiosity regarding how they start their journey to transitioning to a low carbon economy. Support business development and sales-related activities, including helping senior colleagues to draft client proposals and develop new offers. Contribute to ERM's innovation and knowledge-sharing through

ad-hoc

involvement in thought leadership, internal newsletters, learning sessions, amongst other initiatives. PERSON SPECIFICATION

Well-placed candidates will match some or a significant part of the specification below: Required: Background

Academic and/or professional experience in climate change / sustainability, nature & natural capital as well as

finance/economics.

Understands the fundamentals of why climate change is happening, how it will start to affect business

models/strategy/company

revenue, Capex, Opex and familiar with the concepts of decarbonization & net zero pathways. Graduate or postgraduate level, with 3-5 years of relevant professional experience Motivational Fit

- Produce high-quality client-ready deliverables, can work independently, team player, demonstrates critical thinking and is comfortable with ambiguity. Experience of Financial Modelling -

Advanced user of Microsoft Excel with experience building financial models, conducting quantitative analysis and data manipulation (knowledge of climate change is highly desirable). Communication

- Excellent communication skills, particularly relating to packaging complex outputs into a digestible format and communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience through workshops and presentations. Desired: Familiarity with climate, nature and/or financial audit and regulatory frameworks such as

TCFD/CSRD/IFRS/TNFD/SBTN. Familiarity with climate transition scenarios (IEA, NGFS or custom scenarios). Familiar with how transition and physical risks can impact supply chains. Experience (whether through study or a professional role) of working with climate and/or nature related risks and opportunities. ERM & CLIMATE CHANGE

ERM

is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services. We work with the world's leading organizations, delivering innovative solutions and helping them to understand and manage their sustainability challenges. The key sectors we serve include oil & gas, mining & metals, power, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, and technology, media & telecommunications. All face critical sustainability challenges and our clients in these and many other areas rely on our ability to assist them operate more sustainably which has a positive impact on our planet. You can learn more about ERM, as well as our vision and values

here . ERM's Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory team in the U.S.is the company's global center of excellence for climate advisory. We take a quantitative approaching to helping our diverse client base understand the climate risks they may face, and to capitalize on their opportunities relating to a low-energy transition. We are experts in undertaking scenario-based exercises to determine how climate change might impact our clients' businesses, and we help them understand how to respond. Our work extends to climate governance, climate risk management, climate strategy planning, as well as corporate climate disclosure. You can find out more about what we do on climate risk and opportunity

here . For the

Managing Consultant, Climate Risk & Nature

position, we anticipate the annual base pay of

$90,000 - $109,180 USD . An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

We also may have instances where compensation may be outside of the range, based on the factors noted above . This job is also eligible for an annual discretionary based performance bonus. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable. You can apply for this role through

https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/

or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law. Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world's leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients.

Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our "boots to boardroom" approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level. Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected

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