Climate Transition Risk Consultant

About us

EcoAct is an international climate consultancy and project developer that supports companies to set robust science-aligned net-zero strategies and achieve their climate targets. Founded in France in 2005, the company now spans three continents with offices in Paris, London, Barcelona, New York, Montreal, Munich, Milan, and Kenya.

With a team of more than 300 international climate experts, EcoAct's core purpose is to lead the way in delivering sustainable business solutions that deliver true value for both climate and client. EcoAct is a CDP Gold Partner, a founding member of ICROA, a strategic partner in the implementation of the Gold Standard for the Global Goals and reports to the UN Global Compact.

About the role

Our Advisory Team of Consultants help our clients create business value through carbon, energy, sustainability and climate risk management.

The main focus of the Climate Transition Risk Consultant is to enable our clients to understand their exposure and preparedness to climate related impacts, using the results to support them in assessing their climate-related risks and opportunities in the context of frameworks such as TCFD.

They will understand relevant risk methodologies, climate data and models in a commercial context and translate them into client friendly terms. The role will contribute to our overall consultancy function, however there will be a key focus on climate scenario analysis.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

• Supporting and advising clients by offering innovative solutions to CSA, applying the latest progress in climate science (e.g. the use of latest scenarios and models and transition modelling techniques);
• Working with our clients to align projects to client-specific reporting frameworks and requirements relating to climate risk and opportunity assessment and reporting;
• Providing recommendations to our clients on their strategy development aligned to the results of Climate Scenario Analysis;
• The opportunity to support and project manage a wide variety of projects across the A-Zero spectrum of the EcoAct offering, including: GHG foot-printing, benchmarking, SBTis, and corporate reporting and compliance
• The opportunity to support and project manage on Measurement and Reporting Systems (MRS), CDP, Environmental and Energy Management systems, Climate Finance, Life Cycle Assessment and Scope 3 Assessments.
• Supporting the Business Development team on proposals related to climate risks and opportunities and help to develop new tailored methodologies / solutions for clients;
• External relationships are a key part of the role, with a requirement to liaise with project teams, clients, overseas offices, regulators and representatives from partner organisations;
• Contributing to firm building and identifying improvements in our service offerings;
• Quality Assuring large data sets and analytical outputs; producing findings reports following research and communicate recommendations to the wider team.

Relationships

Reporting to a senior member of the Advisory Team, the Climate Transition Risk Consultant will be required to work closely with all members of the team, both Advisory and Business Development, to achieve Company objectives. External relationships are a key part of the role, with a requirement to liaise with project teams, clients, overseas offices, and representatives from partner organisations.

Professional Background and Experience

Post-holder likely to have an academic background in engineering or sciences, the role requires experience within the field of climate risk analysis, climate science, and decarbonisation services.

Technical

• Experience of performing Climate Transition Risk analysis within a consultancy or similar client-facing environment;
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and analysis including materiality assessment, interviews, workshops and peer benchmarking;
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks linked to climate change and familiarity with the recommendations of TCFD and other publications aimed at supporting organisations address, manage and prepare against the impact of climate change;
• Excellent data handling skills and advanced knowledge of Excel;
• Detailed knowledge of issues surrounding climate change, energy, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability, including risks and opportunities, mitigation, adaptation, strategy, science-based targets and scenario analysis;
• Experience of GHG Protocol requirements, including Scope 3 value chain assessment techniques and methods, would be desirable;
• Familiarity with a range of approaches to target setting including science-based target methodologies and CDP would be desirable;
• Expertise in visualisation tools such as QGIS is a plus. Likewise, mastery of downscaling techniques developed as part of a research activity is beneficial.

Professional

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to produce well-presented, error-free results
• Experience and/or ability to work in a consultative manner to understand client needs and guide them to a solution, preferably demonstrated through client consulting engagements in the private sector
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex project deliveries across multiple simultaneous client engagements
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to speak and present information with confidence in front of an audience, lead client workshops and represent EcoAct externally
• Effective writing skills, with an ability to write concise, compelling, and well-structured documents and reports
• Commitment to supporting the team in a growing and dynamic business
• Developing intellectual and commercial assets within the company, with a focus on continuous improvement
• An ability to see the ‘big picture’, as well as focus on the detail.

Location

The role is based in the UK with a flexible blend of home and office working. The role requires attendance at the London head office as necessary for business purposes.

Salary and Benefits

EcoAct know how important it is to look after our colleagues. As well as a competitive salary, EcoAct offers a comprehensive benefits package including a flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, life insurance, professional subscriptions plus the option to opt into a range of individual and family benefits.

EcoAct offers great opportunities for your personal development and career advancement. We offer a structured career development path with clear timelines and expectations for progression.

Working with our dedicated team of experts, you will gain a high standard of skills development and expertise, starting with our in-depth induction programme, through to ongoing technical training and an extensive range of learning and development opportunities.

Company Culture

Company culture is of great importance to us and is something that every member of EcoAct helps to create. Our colleague led initiative, which represents the three pillars of Colleagues, Community and Environment, runs numerous activities including, Veggie lunches, volunteering and fund-raising opportunities, wellbeing activities, plastic reduction and energy saving initiatives, social and sports events.

Employee well-being is a key priority for us, and we recognise the importance of work-life balance and how EcoAct can be supportive of individual needs; working from home, working part-time or flexible start and finish times can all be accommodated.

Type of Employment

Permanent, full-time.