Managing Consultant - Decarbonization (Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change)

ERM works with leading organizations to address complex sustainability challenges and create long-term value by clarifying strategic direction, driving organizational change, and enhancing transparency and the robustness of public disclosures.

From climate change to human rights, there is increasing urgency in company boardrooms to address the complex sustainability challenges facing the world. Executives are under pressure from investors, customers, and even employees to increase the pace, scale, and transparency of their sustainability-related actions.

As part of the continued growth and innovation of our global Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change practice, ERM China is seeking experienced individuals to join us. We welcome individuals who are interested in being part of this thriving global community – outstanding professionals who combine strong consulting and business development skills with a strong technical foundation – to foster and expand a network of excellent client relationships. We seek individuals to help us drive the continued growth of ERM’s business through selling and delivering world-class services, recruiting and developing our next generation of leaders, and further advancing our reputation for Sustainability and Climate Change solutions.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Business development: Assist senior sellers and account directors/managers in identifying and pursuing potential business opportunities with existing and new clients. Help develop and pitch proposals for clients, including methodological approach and description of tasks, budgets, and team structures.

• Project execution: Execution of climate change consultancy projects for private sector clients across a variety of industry sectors. The main focus will be on topics such as decarbonisation of business operations and supply chains, low carbon economy transition and related transition risks and opportunities assessment in line with TCFD, and development of low carbon / net-zero strategies and related topics. This will include research, data assessment and scenario analysis, preparing reports and presentations for clients, facilitation of workshops and presentation sessions.

• Task and project management: Act as a project manager, coordinating internal team of ERM consultants and external experts, communicating with the client and ensuring quality and timely delivery of outputs, within the budget.

• Marketing and thought leadership support: Support Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change Lead in developing regional strategy for climate advisory services, marketing plans, and materials; participate in marketing and communication activities around climate advisory, including preparing and co-leading external workshops, webinars, learning sessions, developing thought leadership materials, communication pieces, and reports for a wide audience. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Energy, Economics, Climate Change, Sustainability, Finance, or a related field.

• Relevant experience in clean energy, energy analytics, climate change, low carbon options assessment, and financial and macroeconomic analysis of related fields.

• Candidates with 5-10 years of experience are welcome to apply. Those with more years of experience can be considered for a Principal level.

• Good understanding of low carbon energy transition, related risks, and drivers for the key economic sectors and various stakeholders.

• Client needs orientation, and very skilled ability for multiple project management.

• Very strong analytical skills and ability to analyze data and draw conclusions and practical recommendations as a result of the analysis.

• Strong written, and verbal communication and data presentation skills. Ability to present complex and technical information in an easy-to-understand manner.

• Ability to work both in a team and independently, with minimal supervision.

• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, and meet deadlines.

• Good command of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online communication tools.

• Fluency in English and Mandarin

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.

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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, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.