Managing Consultant, Climate Risk Financial Consultant (Senior Level)

ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant for its Climate Risk Financial Consultant role in Rolling Meadows, IL. The position involves quantifying financial implications of climate risks, engaging with corporate clients, and supporting climate strategy development. Candidates should have a background in climate change, finance, and advanced financial modeling skills. Responsibilities include delivering client projects, business development, and contributing to thought leadership initiatives within the Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory team.
ERM’s Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory (CROA) team, within our broader Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change (CS&CC) function, is growing quickly. We are looking for consultants to support us in helping our clients shape and deliver on their climate strategies and disclosures. There is a significant opportunity for individuals to progress within the organization, to take increasing responsibility for managing our work within the climate change space, and developing market-leading offerings to meet our clients’ needs. This role will focus on quantifying the financial implications of climate risk, but there are opportunities for the candidate to contribute to all of our team’s work across the climate change space (including relating to the low-carbon energy transition and net zero).Role Description & Key Responsibilities:As a member of the Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory Team, you will:- Apply quantitative methodologies to climate risk and opportunity assessments, including financial statement analysis, discounted cash flow modelling, cost-benefit analysis, and uncertainty analysis such as Monte Carlo simulations.- Engage directly with corporate clients, including senior leadership, to provide education on climate-related topics, and present your own analytical work and defend quantitative results.- Build templated quantitative methodologies for climate risk estimation that can be leveraged on climate projects.- Incorporate a wide range of data sources into your analyses including corporate financial data, geospatial climate data, academic research and industry-specific reports.- Support the delivery of client deliverables by working with team members across the business.- Communicate findings in a digestible way including developing client curiosity regarding how they start their journey to transitioning to a low carbon economy.- Support business development and sales-related activities, including helping senior colleagues to draft client proposals and develop new offers.- Contribute to ERM’s innovation and knowledge-sharing through ad-hoc involvement in thought leadership, internal newsletters, learning sessions, amongst other initiatives.Person Specification:- Required: Background Academic and professional experience in climate change / sustainability as well as finance/economics. Understands the fundamentals of why climate change is happening, how it will start to affect business models/strategy/company revenue, Capex, Opex and familiar with the concepts of decarbonization & net zero pathways.- Motivational Fit – Produce high-quality client-ready deliverables, can work independently, team player, demonstrates critical thinking and is comfortable with ambiguity.- Experience of Financial Modelling - Advanced user of Microsoft Excel with experience building financial models, conducting quantitative analysis and data manipulation (knowledge of climate change is highly desirable).- Communication - Excellent communication skills, particularly relating to packaging complex outputs into a digestible format and communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience through workshops and presentations.- Desired: Familiarity with climate and/or financial audit and regulatory frameworks such as TCFD/CSRD/IFRS; Familiarity with climate indicator data (e.g. historical or scenario-variant weather-related data); Proficiency with uncertainty modelling such as Monte Carlo simulations; Experience of working with climate related risks and opportunities.- Experience: Graduate or postgraduate-level in relevant field of study. 4-6 years of relevant professional experience.About ERM:ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services. We work with the world's leading organizations, delivering innovative solutions and helping them to understand and manage their sustainability challenges. The key sectors we serve include oil & gas, mining & metals, power, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, and technology, media & telecommunications. Our Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory team in the U.S. is the company’s global center of excellence for climate advisory. We take a quantitative approach to helping our diverse client base understand the climate risks they may face, and to capitalize on their opportunities relating to a low-energy transition. Our work extends to climate governance, climate risk management, climate strategy planning, as well as corporate climate disclosure.Salary and Benefits:For the Managing Consultant, Climate Risk Financial Consultant position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $95,000 – $112,648 USD. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business needs. This job may be eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible employees.