Senior Consultant Sustainability - Climate Change & Climate Risk

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 

Location: Bucharest,  Hybrid (2 days remote)

The opportunity

You’ll join our Sustainability team and work on projects focused on climate change and climate risk.

You’ll help clients understand how climate change could affect their business, assess physical and transition climate risks and identify practical ways to manage these risks and opportunities.

The role will have a strong focus on climate risk assessments, climate scenario analysis, climate-related data and decarbonization program development and implementation, while giving you the opportunity to work with clients from different industries.

Your key responsibilities

• Assess carbon footprint of client organization, i.e. Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 GHG emission assessment in line with GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and ISO 14064-1, ISO 14064-2, and ISO 14064-3 standards.
• Perform climate risk assessments, covering both physical and transition risks.
• Help clients understand how climate-related risks could affect their operations, assets and business models.
• Support EY team and client in performing climate scenario analysis and assessing potential business impacts under different climate scenarios.
• Analyze climate, environmental and business data.
• Help clients integrate climate-related risks into their strategy, risk management and decision-making processes.
• Contribute to the development of climate risk assessment approaches and tools.
• Support climate-related reporting and disclosure projects.
• Turn technical information and data into clear and practical recommendations for clients.
• Prepare reports, presentations and other client deliverables.
• Coordinate project activities and support junior team members.
• Collaborate with EY teams from sustainability, risk, finance and other areas.
• Contribute to proposals, market research and business development activities.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good knowledge of GHG emission assessment methodologies.
• Understanding of physical and transition climate risks and how they can affect businesses.
• Knowledge or experience in climate risk assessments and climate scenario analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with climate, environmental and business data.
• Ability to turn technical information into clear business inputs.
• Knowledge of climate-related reporting and regulatory requirements.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage different activities and deadlines.
• Confidence in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Good command of Romanian and English, both written and spoken.

Ideally, you’ll also

• Have 5+ years of relevant professional experience in climate change, sustainability, climate risk, environmental consulting, risk management or a related area.
• Have previous experience with climate risk assessments or climate scenario analysis.
• Have experience working with climate or environmental data.
• Have experience with decarbonization projects or transition plans.
• Be interested in climate change developments and their impact on businesses.

What we look for

More than anything, we’re interested in people with the right attitude for the job. We’re looking for someone who is analytical, curious and genuinely interested in climate change and sustainability. You should be comfortable working with data and technical information, while also being able to explain your findings clearly to clients. You’ll need to work well as part of a team, take responsibility for your own work and help junior colleagues develop.

What working at EY offers

• At EY, you’ll learn through experience, working on a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients.
• Access to national and international training and learning opportunities.
• Extra vacation days when public holidays fall on a weekend.
• Access to EY Communities.
• Discounts, benefits and medical coverage.
• Free access to EY Badges.
• Bookster library.
• Medical subscription for employees and eligible family members.
• Life and accident insurance.
• EAP – Employee Assistance Program.

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