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About the Role

As a Principal Consultant, Climate Change & Sustainability Disclosure, you will help influential organizations navigate a complex sustainability landscape and build credible, assurance-ready climate programs. This role offers the opportunity to shape market-leading solutions, influence executive decision-makers, and drive meaningful change across industries.

Responsibilities

Lead GHG inventories under the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, including Scope 3 screening and PCAF financed emissions.
Advise on target setting, including SBTi, and develop decarbonization pathways and emissions abatement analyses.
Guide clients through ISSB/IFRS S2, CSRD/ESRS, CDP, TCFD and U.S. state disclosure requirements, including California SB 253 and SB 261.
Lead assurance-readiness and pre-assurance work, including reporting criteria, controls, evidence, and methodology, process and data gap assessments that prepare clients for limited or reasonable assurance.
Perform quantitative analyses using Excel-based and bespoke models and ERM's digital emissions platforms, acting as GHG subject matter expert.
Direct independent technical reviews of deliverables and coach colleagues to deliver high-quality, defensible outputs.
Design standardized, scalable offerings, methodologies, templates and toolkits for climate and disclosure engagements.
Productize assurance-readiness and GHG data services, such as Scope 1 and 2 data vouching and recalculation.
Leverage ERM's global delivery centers and hybrid delivery models, with clear quality review and escalation protocols.
Contribute to ERM digital tool development, including methodology alignment and user acceptance testing.
Lead multiple simultaneous engagements through scoping, proposals, contracting, budget and delivery.
Build trusted relationships with clients and manage a wide range of stakeholders, from sustainability and finance teams to executive leadership.
Listen to clients, co-develop value-driven solutions and think strategically to influence decision-makers.
Deliver impactful executive communications and education, including on Scope 3 and assurance expectations.
Accountable for personal billability, revenue contribution targets and engagement financial performance.
Line manage direct reports, including performance management and career development, and coach and celebrate others to advance engagement and results.
Mentor junior and mid-level staff, build practice capability and support knowledge transfer across teams.
Lead multidisciplinary and cross-border teams, including colleagues in ERM's global delivery centers.
Identify new opportunities and lead proposals, pitches and business development campaigns.
Support Partners, Principals and Account Management teams with commercial strategies and sales goals.
Collaborate with Corporate Sustainability Advisory, Transactions and Digital Services, and cross-sell services such as air quality, environmental compliance and ESG due diligence.
Monitor regulatory and market developments and contribute to ERM thought leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, atmospheric science, engineering, energy policy, economics or a related field; or equivalent experience.
6+ years (10+ years preferred) of experience in climate and sustainability consulting, assurance, industry or government.
Deep expertise in the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 across Scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Hands-on experience with ISSB/IFRS S2, CSRD/ESRS, CDP and TCFD.
Experience in sustainability assurance or assurance readiness.
Track record building scalable solutions and operating models, including global or offshore delivery.
Demonstrated commercial ownership, including managing a project portfolio of approximately $1M+ annually and contributing to sales.
Line management of 5+ staff and a commitment to the professional development of others.
Structured, effective communicator who can shape and deliver messages at executive level.
High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Positive outlook, collaborative mindset, and commitment to ERM's success as a global company.
Master's degree in environmental science, atmospheric science, engineering, energy policy, economics or a related field; or equivalent experience.
Experience in sustainability assurance or assurance readiness within a Big 4 firm or verification body.
PCAF/financed emissions experience.
Environmental compliance or air quality permitting experience.
Sector experience in energy and utilities, financial services and asset management, industrial and manufacturing, transportation, consumer products, technology or life sciences.

Skills

GHG Protocol
ISO 14064-1
Scopes 1, 2 and 3
Scope 3 screening
PCAF financed emissions
SBTi
ISSB/IFRS S2
CSRD/ESRS
CDP
TCFD
U.S. state disclosure requirements
California SB 253
SB 261
Assurance readiness
Pre-assurance work
Reporting criteria
Controls
Evidence
Methodology
Process and data gap assessments
Limited or reasonable assurance
Quantitative analyses
Excel-based models
Bespoke models
ERM's digital emissions platforms
GHG subject matter expert
Technical reviews
Scalable offerings
Scalable methodologies
Scalable templates
Scalable toolkits
Productization
GHG data services
Scope 1 and 2 data vouching
Scope 1 and 2 data recalculation
ERM's global delivery centers
Hybrid delivery models
Quality review
Escalation protocols
ERM digital tool development
Methodology alignment
User acceptance testing
Engagement scoping
Proposal development
Contracting
Budget management
Delivery management
Client relationship management
Stakeholder management
Executive communications
Executive education
Scope 3
Assurance expectations
Personal billability
Revenue contribution
Engagement financial performance
Line management
Performance management
Career development
Mentoring
Practice capability building
Knowledge transfer
Multidisciplinary team leadership
Cross-border team leadership
Business development
Proposal leadership
Pitch leadership
Business development campaigns
Commercial strategies
Sales goals
Cross-selling
Thought leadership
Microsoft Office
Excel
PowerPoint

Location

Boston, MA
Manhattan, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Principal Consultant
6+ years
10+ years preferred

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

$122,400–$164,100

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
Parental leave
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
AD&D insurance
401(k)

About the Company

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 know that 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 as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Equal Opportunity

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.