Senior Consultant, Climate Change (Mid - Level)

ERM is seeking an energetic and knowledgeable Senior Consultant, Climate Change join our growing corporate sustainability and climate change advisory services practice.

The person will report to Partners in Boston, MA, but the role is hybrid/remote and remote locations will be considered.

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

In this role, you will be a key contributor to a team developing and growing ERM’s corporate sustainability and climate change business.

ERM delivers a wide range of climate change services including strategy development, policy and regulatory analysis, greenhouse gas emissions target setting, and peer 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, clean energy, and clean transportation 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 understanding climate and energy policy, identifying climate change risks and opportunities, and conducting policy and technical analyses.


* 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.


* Expertise in electric and natural gas utilities, transportation electrification, or air and climate regulation a plus.


* Effectively coaches' colleagues to deliver high-quality outputs based on complex source material.


* Demonstrates strong project management skills and oversight through the project lifecycle, including scoping, budget and delivery.


* Demonstrates strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills, and a mastery of 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 proper planning and execution of projects, and in directing or conducting independent technical reviews of deliverable work products.


* Identifies, evaluates, cultivates and manages partnerships and relationships with senior clients, external stakeholders and key opinion leaders.


* Effectively collaborates internally to bring our services to existing clients.


* Enhances ERM’s capability to suppo...