Senior Consultant or Managing Consultant, Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change

Job Summary

As a Senior / Managing Consultant, you will lead and deliver and advisory projects, working closely with senior stakeholders, project managers, and cross-functional teams. You will take ownership of project execution, ensuring high-quality deliverables, effective client engagement, and alignment with strategic objectives.

This role is well-suited for candidates who demonstrate deep expertise and strong interest in greenhouse gas accounting and disclosure, decarbonization strategies, and climate-related disclosure and reporting frameworks. Familiarity with leading platforms and standards such as and EcoVadis is expected, alongside a solid understanding of broader and carbon market trends. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to independently manage client relationships and project teams.

Why This Role Matter

Driving Asia Pacific’s Transformation
As Asia Pacific accelerates its energy transition, this role is pivotal in shaping strategies that turn climate ambition into action. ERM’s & Climate Change team partners with leading organizations to design practical, defensible pathways to , integrating , , and portfolio innovation. Your expertise will help businesses reimagine models, enhance operational performance, and create long-term value without compromising commercial goals. With ERM scaling its impact regionally, this is your opportunity to influence decision-makers and shape a future where drives growth and resilience.

What You Impact Is

You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Climate and advisory projects end-to-end, including scope definition, workplan development, quality , and timeline management to ensure successful delivery

• Design and implement decarbonization strategies, GHG accounting frameworks, and climate disclosure approaches aligned with client business objectives, including target-setting and roadmap development in line with

• Develop and execute strategies for ratings and disclosures, including and EcoVadis, ensuring alignment with leading practices and client positioning objectives

• Oversee the collection, validation, and analysis of GHG data, and translate insights into high-quality reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations

• Support clients in integrating sustainable finance considerations into strategy and decision-making (e.g., , -linked loans, integration in investment processes)

• Lead assessments of and -related risks and opportunities, and support integration into corporate strategy and disclosure (e.g., -aligned approaches)

• Build and manage senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and supporting key decision-making processes throughout project delivery

• Generate high-value insights through analysis of regulatory developments, market trends, carbon markets, and emerging topics, contributing to thought leadership and service innovation

• Lead and mentor junior team members, ensuring capability development, effective team performance, and high-quality outputs

• Contribute to business development (BD) activities, including proposal development, client pitches, and identification of new opportunities

• Deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines and budgets, consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental science, , economics, engineering, or a related field

• Experience: 5–10 years of relevant professional experience in /climate consulting, strategy, or a related field, with demonstrated expertise across several of the following areas:

  • Development and execution of disclosure strategies and submissions for , including score improvement initiatives

  • Experience supporting EcoVadis assessments and implementing supply chain management frameworks

  • Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and verification, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions management and decarbonization strategy development

  • Climate risk and opportunity assessments, including scenario analysis, and evaluation of transition and physical risks

  • and -related risk/opportunity analysis and integration into corporate strategy and disclosure (e.g., -aligned approaches)

  • Application of and climate disclosure frameworks (e.g., , )

  • Sustainable finance experience, including , -linked loans, integration into investment decision-making, or climate finance advisory

• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, with capabilities in data analysis and visualization

• Excellent English communication and presentation skills

• Proven experience in project leadership and client engagement, including managing multiple stakeholders and delivering high-quality outputs

What You Impact Is

You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.

Ready to Lead Way

At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here

You can apply for this role through Careers or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee. 

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