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Consulting Associate, Climate Change (Entry Level) - job 2 of 2

ERM is seeking an energetic, self-starting recent graduate or career Consulting Associate to join its growing climate change team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or junior professional looking to work with an expert consulting team on interesting climate advisory and corporate sustainability projects for a wide range of Fortune 500 and privately held clients—helping them achieve positive and tangible social, environmental, and economic impact. This position will report into our Boston office and will consider other locations as well.

Responsibilities:

Aid the development of climate advisory projects including the development of corporate greenhouse gas inventories (scope 1 and 2, with particular emphasis on scope 3); emissions reductions levers such as energy efficiency measures, options for green power purchasing, onsite renewables, and estimating costs thereof.
Support development of climate change strategy and action planning, and modeling and setting of science-based targets.
Assist clients in the evaluation of climate change risks and opportunities, conducting financial impact analysis and reporting according to leading frameworks.
Support clients with CDP advisory and reporting projects, and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) projects.
Provide assistance researching and summarizing project- or client-related information from publicly available sources for inclusion within final deliverables.
Communicate with clients, ERM teams, and subcontractors (when applicable). In order to be able to take on this responsibility you will be trained on the job and learn how to manage projects within scope/budget/schedule as expected by client and ensure high quality standards on project deliverables.

Requirements:

Bachelors’ degree in sustainability, engineering, environmental science, natural resources management, or other relevant disciplines (e.g., applied natural sciences). Or equivalency of 8+ years related experience.
Recent graduate to 3 years’ experience in climate change consulting or a related industry position.
Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse qualitative and quantitative data and information.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including diverse project teams, client contacts, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
High level proficiency in use of Microsoft Office programs—comfort with complicated Excel formulas, pivot tables, etc., plus ability to present information succinctly and visually in PowerPoint; sophisticated data analysis a plus.
Excellent verbal and written language skills are essential.
Comfortable working both remotely and in-office when needed.

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. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

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!

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Environmental Resources Management (ERM ) manages, maintains, and meters the resources of Mother Earth. The environmental consulting firm offers site development and remediation services, as well as technical services, for water and wastewater man...

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SENIORITY LEVEL REQUIREMENT

Early

INDUSTRY

Business Consulting

TEAM SIZE

5001-10000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in London, United Kingdom

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