Principal Consultant TCFD and ESG

Wood Plc is hiring a Principal Consultant for TCFD and ESG to lead climate resilience and reporting projects. This home-based role involves guiding project teams, advising on ESG frameworks, and conducting climate risk assessments. The consultant will support clients in developing decarbonisation strategies and communicate sustainability efforts to stakeholders. Strong communication skills and experience in various sectors are essential for this leadership position.
Wood Plc is seeking a Principal Consultant - TCFD and ESG to support climate resilience and reporting in built environment projects. This home‑based role involves leading project teams, providing consultancy on ESG and TCFD frameworks, and supporting clients with climate risk assessments and sustainability initiatives. The position requires strong communication skills and experience in developing decarbonisation strategies across various sectors globally.

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood Resilient Environments (RE) is looking for a Principal Consultant - TCFD and ESG to join the team and support the integration and delivery of climate resilience and reporting into built environment projects to create value through project outputs and performance. The Wood RE business is an established industry leader in the delivery of projects for our clients that create resilience and address climate risks. This position will have an integral role in supporting the RE climate resilience and ESG Practice.

Wood RE is a leading E&I consultant that provides climate resilience, ESG and TCFD support to global clients across RE's seven market sectors. Alignment with TCFD, ESG and other climate risk frameworks is critical; this role will assume a leadership position within Wood E&I to advance these frameworks for our clients.

As a Principal Consultant for TCFD and ESG, you will be part of the team applying platforms and solutions to integrate climate resilience and ESG into projects that deliver value and improve stakeholder outcomes, reduce risk, and better access capital.

This role will report the Vice President for Climate Resilience & ESG and support RE Sector, Marketing, and Operational teams to deliver solutions in the climate resilience, ESG, and climate risk financing areas. It will require coordination across the RE E&I sectors and communication of resiliency implementation features.

This is a home‑based position with the ability to work across all time zones. Ideally this person will be based in North America with global responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead Wood project teams to support clients with ESG and TCFD frameworks from strategy development to project integration and delivery.
• Provide leadership in the delivery of advisory projects related to climate risk, ESG and TCFD.
• Support clients with entity‑wide, asset‑level and supply/value chain climate risk and resilience assessments.
• Lead and support clients in the development, implementation and reporting of climate change impacts, climate resilience, ESG performance, TCFD and related climate reporting frameworks.
• Develop and maintain data management systems and business intelligence tools.
• Communicate ESG/sustainability efforts with senior leadership, Board of Directors and key stakeholders.
• Support clients with external ESG/corporate sustainability reports and initiatives.
• Perform materiality assessments, stakeholder mapping, examination of UN SDGs, formulation of ESG strategy and alignment of long‑term corporate and ESG goals.
• Develop and implement decarbonisation roadmaps for clients.
• Demonstrate business acumen, build relationships, interpret financial indicators, develop ideas and apply business knowledge.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting standards such as GHG Protocol, GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP and others.
• Perform research, stakeholder engagement and analysis for materiality assessments and ESG risk/opportunity analyses.
• Determine carbon reduction targets including Net Zero and SBTI basis.
• Understand LCA relevance to ESG strategies.
• Understand/application of TNFD requirements (a plus).
• Lead workshops and training sessions.
• Develop and implement action plans and tracking.
• Collaborate across technical and account teams.
• Business development expertise in sustainable infrastructure and Fortune 500 clients.
• Support climate resilience and ESG technical and growth initiatives.
• Expertise in environmental resilience, flood mitigation and green infrastructure.
• Research and identify existing climate resilience and sustainability opportunities across RE sectors.

Skills / Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree focused on Business Administration, Economics, Sustainability, Data Analytics or Environmental Services.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• Expertise in climate resilience frameworks.
• Program administration and management support.
• Proven expertise conducting workshops and meetings.
• Experience supporting global organisations advancing climate resilience, ESG and water/flood mitigation.
• Stakeholder collaboration experience to identify adaptation options.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (English).
• Effective organisational skills.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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