Managing Consultant, Climate Change (Senior Level)
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Managing Consultant, Climate Change (Senior Level)

ERM is seeking an energetic and knowledgeable Managing Consultant, Climate Change to join our growing corporate sustainability and climate change advisory services practice. The person will report to Partner in Boston, MA, but the role is hybrid/remote and remote locations will be considered. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional looking to play a key role working with an expert consulting team on interesting climate advisory projects for Fortune 500 and privately held clients.

In this role, you will be a key contributor to a team developing and growing ERM's corporate sustainability and climate change business. ERM delivers a wide range of climate change services including strategy development, policy and regulatory analysis, creation of Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon inventories, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) analysis and reporting, and GHG target setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing Clients and Projects

• Demonstrates expertise in understanding climate and energy policy, identifying climate change risks and opportunities, and conducting policy and technical analyses.
• Supports development of climate change strategy, action planning, and/or modeling of and setting science-based targets.
• Thinks strategically in order to influence decision-makers and outcomes.
• Expertise in electric and natural gas utilities, transportation electrification, or air and climate regulation a plus.
• Effectively coaches colleagues to deliver high-quality outputs based on complex source material.
• Demonstrates strong project management skills and oversight through the project lifecycle, including scoping, budget and delivery.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills, and a mastery of client communication.
• Builds strong and trusted relationships with clients and/or business partners.

Teamwork and Organization

• Demonstrates strong people management skills; particularly the ability to support, coach and celebrate others in order to advance employee engagement and achieve results.
• Mentors junior staff in the proper planning and execution of projects, and in directing or conducting independent technical reviews of deliverable work products.
• Identifies, evaluates, cultivates and manages partnerships and relationships with senior clients, external stakeholders and key opinion leaders.
• Effectively collaborates internally to bring our services to existing clients.
• Enhances ERM's capability to support sales and delivery of Climate Change services.

Business Development Activities

• Supports new business development campaigns and proposals.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree required, with master's degree (preferred) in policy, law, business, economics, engineering, or basic/applied science (such as physics, chemistry, material sciences, environmental science, earth sciences, etc.).
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a related field, such as consultancy, private sector (power, natural gas, hydrogen, etc.), or environmental policy.
• A thorough understanding of technical, economic, policy and market challenges and opportunities associated with the low carbon energy transition.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse qualitative and quantitative data and information.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.
• Structured and effective communicator that can shape and deliver messages to executive level and facilitate effective client engagements.
• Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including diverse project teams and client contacts.
• High level proficiency in use of Microsoft Office programs—comfort with complex Excel formulas, pivot tables, etc., plus ability to present information succinctly and visually in PowerPoint; sophisticated data analysis a plus.

For the Managing Consultant, Climate Change position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $95,000 – $112,648 (USD). 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.

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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 characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!