Managing Consultant - Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change

Managing Consultant - Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant (mid to senior level) to join our Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change team in Sydney/Melbourne. With a focus on greenhouse gas accounting and the Australian carbon market, they will provide specialist consulting services to help shape a sustainable future with the world’s leading organisations. The role will include the following responsibilities:

• Managing Clients and Projects
  • Managing the delivery of client work, including planning and execution of work, team and client management.
  • Ensuring project delivery meets clients expectations.
  • Applying subject matter expertise to client problems in order to help our clients meet their sustainability imperatives.
  • Contributing to business development activities, including client pitches and scope definition.
• Teamwork and Organization
  • Leading project teams to deliver impactful work and manage project stakeholders.
  • Providing coaching, mentoring and skills development to team members.
  • Contributing to partnerships and relationships with clients, external stakeholders and key opinion leaders.
  • Contributing to knowledge management and thought leadership.

We look for candidates with the following qualities:

• Relevant Technical Skills
  • Prior experience in greenhouse gas accounting and carbon markets including industrial and land-based methods.
  • Familiarity with assurance methodologies and standards including the NGER Audit Determination, ASAE3000 and related standards.
  • Strong quantitative skills and comfort working with large quantities of numerical information.
• Regulatory & Market Knowledge
  • Familiarity and experience with the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (‘ACCU”) scheme, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme, and the Safeguard Mechanism.
  • Awareness of the dynamics of the ACCU markets, including key factors influencing the supply of and demand for ACCUs.
• Sectoral Experience
  • Experience working in a professional services environment.
  • Familiarity with ERM’s key industries including mining & metals, oil & gas, financial services, power, chemicals, and manufacturing.
  • Experience in the carbon project development sector would be highly regarded.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (environmental sciences and management, economics, engineering, law).
• 5+ years of professional experience
• 2+ years Consulting experience
• Ability to work independently, strong organization and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to deliver high-quality work products.
• Personal resilience and flexibility to navigate through ambiguity and conflicting priorities while delivering results in a time-constrained environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills in delivering client work.
• Works with clients, builds and maintains relationships through project delivery, and demonstrates impactful communication in order to influence decision-makers and outcomes.
• Leverages technical expertise to support development of opportunities, proposals, and other marketing/business activities across the team, the company and broadly ERM global business.

Our Employee Benefits:

• Structured career development, including access to mentoring and collaboration opportunities with industry leading technical experts, certified environmental practitioners and in-house Site Auditors.
• Discretionary performance bonuses and incentives;
• Professional memberships, including paid annual membership to a relevant professional organisation;
• Wellness ‘You’ Day, access to 1 ‘wellness day’ per quarter, in addition to annual leave;
• Access to purchased additional leave;
• Flexible working arrangements;
• Continuous training and development including support for external training;
• Access to a wide variety of local, interstate and international projects.
• Employee Assistance Programs including mental and physical health wellness support, confidential access to a wellbeing coach and discounts with a range of retailers.
• Opportunity to join and work in local communities through the ERM foundation.

Who We Are: As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency. 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, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status. Thank you for your interest in ERM. #J-18808-Ljbffr