Senior Consultant
Job Title
Senior ESG Consultant
Vacancy No
VN4468
Employment Type
Permanent
Contract Type
Full-Time
Advert
SLR’s Corporate Sustainability team is looking for a passionate Senior Consultant to join our Climate Centre of Excellence.
As a Senior Consultant, you will play a key role in advancing our environment and climate change advisory services. You should be able to demonstrate strong analytical and numerical skills and be a well organised, self-motivated and effective communicator with good interpersonal skills.This role offers the opportunity to make a substantial impact on delivering excellent climate services in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.
As a team, we are unified by a deep passion to create positive change across the sustainability agenda. We work hard to ensure SLR is a collaborative and supportive working environment where work-life balance is respected, and employees are given the opportunity to develop both personally and in their careers.
About us
SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, dedicated to helping clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3,000 employees across 6 regions, including over 1,000 across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression.Alongside 25 days’ annual leave, SLR offers flexible, agile and hybrid working, which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family-friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
About the role
We are looking for someone with a passion for sustainability and environmental and climate topics, who is motivated to make a meaningful impact on corporate climate action within a dynamic and supportive team.
With demonstrable experience working in the Environment and Carbon field, either as part of an in-house Sustainability team or as a consultant, you will be an integral part of the team with responsibilities ranging from project delivery, business development, client management and thought leadership.The role will be based in our central London office but with hybrid and flexible working options.
You will collaborate closely with team members in an advisory capacity 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.
About you
If you're interested in applying, we'd love to hear from you. To be successful, we envisage you'd be able to demonstrate most of the following:
Skills- Strong numerical and problem-solving skills, including clear communication of analysis and results (advanced user of Microsoft Excel; other data analytics tools would be advantageous)
- Time and project management skills
- Excellent communication skills, including leading and facilitating meetings/workshops, delivering compelling presentations, senior stakeholder engagement
- Greenhouse gas calculations and reporting of Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions in accordance with the methodologies of the GHG Protocol
- Decarbonisation planning and strategy experience
- Understanding of net-zero and target-setting approaches in line with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
- ESG reporting experience in both mandatory (SECR, TCFD, ISSB) and voluntary frameworks (CDP, TPT, GRI)
- Climate Financial Risk and Opportunity Modelling (TCFD), undertaken climate scenario analysis
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional DE&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people, regardless of their background, can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as: LGBTQ+ people, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Country
United Kingdom
Office
London