Sustainability & Climate Physical Risk Senior Consultant

Senior, Sustainability - Climate Risk

At Deloitte, our ESG & Sustainability Services Team provides reporting, strategic, and technical expertise to clients across various sectors on a broad spectrum of climate-related topics, including risk management, decarbonization, emissions measurement, and reporting. Our team combines climate specialists and CPAs to advise companies on emerging Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) trends and market dynamics, focusing on enhancing internal processes for collecting, analyzing, measuring, and reporting climate-related information. We are a client-facing team that designs, implements, and manages sustainability and climate risk programs for diverse clients. We seek individuals who are passionate about sustainability and climate, self-motivated, self-directed, and committed to producing high-quality work.

Recruiting for this role ends on 5/31/2025.

Work you'll do

As a Sustainability Senior, your main responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of projects for clients with a focus on climate risk assessments to support strategic planning and resilience-building efforts. You will also support general sustainability and environmental consulting services.
• Performing research, stakeholder engagement, and analysis as part of climate risk/materiality assessments and climate/ESG risk and opportunity analyses
• Support corporate reporting in line with recognized ESG standards and frameworks such as GHG Protocol, TCFD, GRI, SASB, CDP, PRI, and WEF-IBC
• Participate in client meetings and assist in preparation of reports
• Develop strategy for lead identification and identification of markets/industries where practice capabilities can be applied
• Work independently to drive a client pitch end-to-end and developing relevant materials
  
  

The team

Our team culture is collaborative and encourages team members to take initiative and seek on-the-job learning opportunities. Diversity of background, education and experience are critical to our ability to respond to the rapidly-evolving needs of our clients and core to our talent strategy. While quality is our top priority, our Sustainability & ESG Services professionals are committed to excellence, and to enhancing the trust of the investing public and capital markets. By focusing on innovation, Deloitte continues to raise the bar on quality and deliver greater value to our clients. Learn more about Deloitte Audit.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Climate/Earth Systems Science, Environmental Science, or a related discipline
• 3 years of experience in consulting or similar industry
• Experience with climate risk modeling and climate risk scenario analysis/stress testing, including for physical and/or transition risk, and climate adaptation and mitigation
• Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
  
  

Preferred:

• Basic knowledge of ESG-related standards, frameworks, or disclosure regulations (e.g., TCFD, GHG Protocol, SASB, ISSB IFRS, EU CSRD, CA SB 261, etc.) is helpful
• Experience with using climate change model data (IPCC, GCMs)
• Familiarity with Earth's climate system, including the mechanisms driving climate change and variability
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary groups and using interpersonal skills
• Experience in client-facing roles managing engagement teams to deliver data aspects
• Familiarity of climate risks across various industry sectors
• Sustainability certification (e.g., GRI or SASB's Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential a plus) or certified public accountant (CPA) with relevant sustainability experience
• Familiarity with transition risks and climate-related opportunities is beneficial
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical and efficient solutions
• Comfort with combining both qualitative and quantitative analysis to solve business problems
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities effectively. Comfortable working under changing priorities and supporting the team under pressure
• Strong technical, quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to think laterally and adapt previous experience and solutions to new projects
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience working independently on multiple assignments or engagements, even in a virtual environment
• Experience with project management support including budget analysis, status reporting, and issue management
  
  

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80,920 to $180,960.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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