Senior Consultant - Climate Change & Net Zero Strategy

Geoscience Ireland is hiring a Senior Consultant for Climate Change & Net Zero Strategy in Singapore. This permanent, full-time role involves managing client projects, developing Net-Zero strategies, and supporting business generation. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and will work within a diverse team to deliver sustainability solutions to various clients. The position offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.
Job Details: Senior Consultant - Corporate Sustainability

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Job Title

Job Title Senior Consultant - Corporate Sustainability

Vacancy No

Vacancy No VN5006

Employment Type

Employment Type Permanent

Contract Type

Contract Type Full-Time

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Job Description

Senior Consultant, Climate Change & Net Zero Strategy (Singapore)

About the business and the role
At SLR we Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With close to 1000+ staff in APAC alone, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a 'One Team Culture', where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to support the fast-growing demand for Net-Zero Strategy services in the APAC region, as part of our broader climate change services. This is an opportunity to work with a wide range of projects and clients in the sustainability space where you will have the opportunity to develop your career in an energising and fun environment.

You will be directly involved in scoping and delivery of client projects for large national and multinational companies across several industry sectors. This will include responsibility for managing complex client projects, with support from the team lead for Climate Change & Net-Zero Strategy. You will be encouraged to develop your skills and expertise, as well as your own professional network, internally and externally.

The role will be focused on our Net-Zero Strategy services, which includes services such as GHG Emissions Accounting, Carbon Strategy, Targets & Abatement, with opportunities to also deliver across our Climate Resilience (TCFD) services.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities
Outside of being an exceptional teammate, you will also be responsible for the following:

• Work on client project teams, often acting as the project manager and day to day point of contact for the client
• Understand and interpret client needs, clearly communicating client goals and overall business objectives to internal and external stakeholders
• Gather data using a range of techniques (interviews, surveys, focus groups, data requests) and, in some cases, model and build scenarios
• Develop presentations and reports for clients
• Support new business generation through, drafting and developing proposals with oversight from senior team members and participating in new business pitches, including research, project scoping, proposal drafting, and pitch presentations
• Conduct research, draft articles, deliver presentations and position SLR and yourself as a trusted thought leader in sustainable business
• Grow professional and industry contacts by representing SLR in virtual and out of office environments (events, conferences, panels)

Skills and experience
Ideally, we would love for you to tick all these boxes but if you can tick most, that is a good start! These technical aspects we seek are:

• Have more than 5 years or more of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in aspects climate change strategy, including:
o GHG accounting & development of corporate carbon footprints, including Scope 3
o Understanding of various net-zero, carbon neutral and other frameworks
o Development of science-based emissions reduction targets, including knowledge of the SBTi frameworks
o Decarbonisation strategies & opportunities
o Carbon offsetting & residual emissions strategies
• The candidate would also be expected to have an understanding of the core requirements of the TCFD recommendations
• Ability to accurately recognize the strategic challenge a client is facing and contribute to scoping and executing client engagements that deliver value and impact.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to deliver client-ready presentations.
• Ability to distil quantitative and qualitative data and communicate it succinctly to clients.
• Educational qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (Master's Degree preferred).

Our Benefits
We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. Whether you're working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

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Next Steps
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.