Job Abstract

ERM is seeking a Principal Consultant, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change to join our growing corporate sustainability and climate change advisory services practice in one of our offices across North America.

In this role, you will be a key contributor to a team developing and growing ERM’s corporate sustainability and climate change business, with a particular focus on decarbonization and clean energy. ERM delivers a wide range of climate change services including climate risk analysis and reporting, strategy development, policy and regulatory analysis, target setting, and benchmarking. We help clients, including global companies, electric and natural gas utilities, and financial institutions develop and implement climate change programs across a broad range of industry sectors and contribute to climate and clean energy policy development.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional looking to play a key role working with an expert consulting team on leading-edge climate advisory projects for Fortune 500 and privately held clients. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing Clients and Projects

• Demonstrates expertise in the evaluation of climate and clean energy policy; climate change risks and opportunities associated with corporate and operational decarbonization; and conducting decarbonization forecasts and technical analyses.
• Helps clients with industrial and commercial energy and climate-related challenges including evaluation of alternative fuel and advanced technologies; management of in-use demonstration programs; technical, operational, and economic analysis to evaluate new business cases; and address policy requirements to integrate climate-solutions.
• Works with leading electric utilities and industries collaborating to address key market, regulatory and technical factors affecting the growth of the market for clean energy transition.
• 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.
• Distills complexity from detail to effectively coach colleagues to deliver high-quality outputs.
• Delivers strong project management and oversight through the project lifecycle, including scoping, budget, and delivery.
• Provides strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills, and a mastery of impactful 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 planning and execution of projects, and in directing or conducting independent technical reviews of deliverable work products.
• Manages a team of consultants.
• Identifies, evaluates, cultivates, and manages partnerships and relationships with clients, external stakeholders, and key opinion leaders.

Business Development Activities

• Supports Account Management teams in meeting sales goals.
• Supports new business development campaigns and proposals.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required, with Master’s degree (preferred) in engineering, economics, policy, law, or basic/applied science (such as physics, chemistry, material sciences, environmental science, earth sciences, etc.).
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in a related field, such as consultancy, private sector (e.g., clean energy, advanced transportation, corporate strategy), or environmental policy.
• A thorough understanding of technical, economic, policy and market challenges and opportunities associated with the low carbon energy transition as it relates to climate solutions.
• Experience of line management and/or contributing to the professional development of other teammates.

For the Principal Consultant, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $120,638 – $143,201 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 characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!