EY - Senior Consultant - Climate Change & Sustainability Services

Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) : EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) team understands the evolving pressures surrounding the challenges around environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate change risks. Our pragmatic business approach is designed to help clients engage with key stakeholders, such as investors, regulators and society, in order to help them respond to the physical risks of climate change, as well as to operate in new markets and regulatory environments related to carbon and renewable energy.

The EY CCaSS team is equipped with a wide array of expertise across Sustainability Advisory, Non-Financial Reporting Advisory and Assurance, Outcome Measurement, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Management, Waste Management, Social Audits and Needs Assessments. We serve clients across industries like FMCG, Real-estate, Life science, Technology Power, Oil & Gas, Utility, Automobile, Telecom etc.

Your key responsibilities :

Technical Excellence :

- Delivery management role on ESG, Climate Change, Decarbonisation, and Sustainability Business Advisory projects, with Indian and international companies.

- 'Project' execution responsibility as well as some 'revenue' management responsibilities.

- Responsible for developing solutions as per the client's requirement and expectations.

- Future growth at this role would be strategic with global presence and becoming a brand ambassador for the firm.

- Role Essentials : Purpose driven, subject matter expert with climate change, decarbonization, ESG, Digital savvy

- Good technical knowledge in the domain of ESG strategy development and implementation (across E, S and G focus areas), Climate Change, Decarbonization,. Experience of executing/leading large projects for business houses atleast in two of the three areas is a must.

- Familiarity of science based targets (SBTi), scenario analysis for climate change risk modelling and impacts. Guiding companies for achieving Net-Zero emissions targets.

- Understanding and execution experience of meeting TCFD (Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure) including physical risk assessment and financial implications.

- Understanding of various ESG frameworks, ESG ratings and ESG disclosure norms. (GRI, <IR>, TCFD, SDGs, DJSI, MSCI etc.)

- Understanding of upcoming technologies defining future decarbonization pathways such as Carbon Capture and Storage, Blue/Green Hydrogen, Biofuels etc.

- Understanding of upcoming start-up ecosystem targeting decarbonization of hard to abate sector such as Steel, Cement, Power etc. would be an added advantage.

- The role requires use of digital technology in every aspect of the work, therefore prior experience of using technology in design and delivery of services is a must.

- The role requires travelling to client locations, offices, factories both in India and abroad at time at short notices as per company policy (while Covid-19 situation is exceptional).

To qualify for the role you must have :

- Masters / MBA in relevant subject area with degree in engineering or science preferably from institutes academically known for their work in the area of Climate Change.