Consultant – Climate Change (Associate Level)

Alberto Troccoli

November 14, 2019 at 3:17 pm #10396

TEAM: Operational Performance / Climate Change

ROLE TYPE: Sabbatical cover for 8 months from December 2018 to July 2019 inclusive, with the possibility of a permanent role afterwards

WORK PERMIT: Applicants must have the appropriate legal documentation to work in the UK

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE

Due to a member of the team going on sabbatical, we have a temporary opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our climate change consultancy team in London.

Our work in the climate change area is diverse and ranges from providing advice on climate change policy and strategy to supporting the implementation of corporate, site and project level responses to climate change at a management and technical level.

The successful candidate will work within our multidisciplinary team providing project management and project delivery support to ERM clients on a range of issues related to energy and climate change, including, but not limited to:

quantification of GHG inventories and emissions avoidance;
reporting climate performance in annual sustainability reports and CDP disclosures;
delivering compliance with energy and climate change related regulations;
climate change risk assessments; and
relevant sections of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) reports.
In all cases, our role as consultant is to help our clients to achieve their sustainable development objectives, and to effectively manage the related business risks and opportunities.

The team interacts continually with ERM’s other practice areas such as: sustainability strategy; environmental and social impact assessment; transactional due diligence; EHS performance management and assurance; and risk management, to deliver value-added services to ERM’s international client base.

CORE SKILLSETS

ERM is seeking candidates who have excellent credentials in the following areas:

Technical knowledge

Relevant MSc degree in climate change/environmental management, or related degree with relevant modules/work experience.
1-3 years’ experience in environmental consulting or similar.
Detailed understanding of GHG accounting and reporting principles and mechanisms, including the GHG Protocol.
Detailed knowledge of GHG emissions scopes.
Experience of most/all aspects of the GHG footprinting cycle (i.e. boundary setting, data collection and analysis, building the GHG inventory, producing and presenting the footprint results).
Experience/knowledge of mandatory and voluntary reporting schemes (e.g. CRC, EED, UK mandatory GHG reporting, CDP, SBTi, DJSI, GRESB).
Experience of working on ESIAs.
Keen interest in the topics, with transferable skills and the ability to learn very quickly.
Technical skills

Proficiency in MS Office (mainly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Access a plus).
Good Excel capabilities with the ability to build complex tools and a willingness and ability to upskill as needed.
Experience of managing small and mid-sized projects.
Efficient and effective project planning (i.e. managing work, budgets, resources and deliverables).
Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks with different deadlines and requirements.
Some business development/proposal writing experience.
Comfortable with using and manipulating large quantitative datasets, including conversions and calculations.
Good oral communication skills
Good presentation skills
Good technical writing skills and ability to synthesise reports to a very high standard (ideally, we would like you to share a piece of written work as part of the interview process so we can assess this).
Characteristics and soft skills

Excellent time management skills.
Evidence of client exposure; good client communication skills, i.e. confident being on calls without more senior consultants.
Mentoring / people management skills.
Bright and with clear passion/drive to be in this field.
Adaptable, committed and dependable team player.
Both logical and able to apply lateral thinking.
Problem solving – the ability to think something through and discuss possible solutions rather than just focusing on the problem.
Well organised.
Willing to learn and take on feedback.
Confident and reliable when working independently.
Approachable, responsive and inquisitive.
Take pride in your work and deliver outputs to a high standard.
Proactive, self-motivated and generally enthusiastic.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

Enthusiasm, energy and a desire to work in a dynamic team within an international consultancy.
Motivated and willing to take the initiative to make things happen; quick to learn new skills and develop in new subject areas related to climate finance.
Strong ability to communicate effectively, through good report-writing skills and strong presentational skills.