Managing Consultant - Private Markets Sustainability Advisory (Decarbonisation) (Mid-Senior Level)

ERM is hiring a Managing Consultant for Private Markets Sustainability Advisory in London. The role involves managing client projects, supporting ESG integration, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver sustainability solutions. Candidates should have a relevant degree, consultancy experience, and strong analytical skills. The position focuses on decarbonization strategies and sustainability initiatives for private market investors, contributing to long-term value creation.
Why we are hiring:
• ERM’s Transactions & Private Markets Advisory Services team is experiencing significant growth, and we are seeking individuals (for various positions and career grades) to deliver best in class sustainability services to meet this demand.
• ERM Private Markets Advisory Consultants work on a wide range of sustainability and climate strategy engagements for private market investors and their portfolio companies, to identify and develop business strategies to unlock value creation opportunities (financial and brand value perspective) from sustainability initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Managing Clients and Projects
• Support clients in driving ESG and sustainability integration and impact performance improvements across portfolio companies.
• Work alongside our clients’ ESG, investment, operations, and portfolio company management teams to distill complex ESG issues into actionable, right-sized recommendations for private markets context that ensure long-term sustainable business value creation.

Teamwork and Organization
• Work across ERM’s internal functions to bring together senior consulting specialists across all sustainability disciplines to deliver leading operating capabilities and insights to our clients’ portfolio companies.
• Provide thought leadership that engages and motivates all levels of staff and contributes to the realization of value creation for ERM clients.
• Support ERM leadership in strengthening and capitalizing on client relationships via project delivery.

Job requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Sustainability, Environmental, or relevant field required. Advanced master’s degree or MBA is advantageous.
• Relevant experience in international consultancy or private sector.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, mastery of PowerPoint communication and engaging with clients.
• Proficient Excel skills to identify key trends and data inputs.
• Advanced financial modelling skills and experience is desirable.
• Thorough understanding of the principles for the delivery of ESG impact maturity assessments, sustainability strategy development, target setting and KPIs.
• Familiarity of key climate change frameworks and approaches, including GHG Protocol guidance, setting of Science-Based targets, and experience of NetZero or decarbonization strategy development.
• Experience or familiarity of Capex and Opex analysis and how these are taken into consideration in the development marginal abatement costs and decarbonization investment plans is desirable.
• Awareness of key decarbonization trends and technologies, and ability to confidently leverage the knowledge from ERM technical experts and apply to projects.
• Knowledge of TCFD or EU Green deal components such as SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and CSRD

Who we are:
• As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges, and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
• At ERM we support and recognize creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity, and different professional and life experiences, as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients.