(Junior) Consultant Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory (m/w/d) (Associate Level)

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

We are dedicated to helping organizations navigate the complexities of climate-related market and technology disruptions, policy changes, and consumer trends that drive decarbonization. Our goal is to support companies in creating long-term value through sustainable business models, innovative technologies, and effective carbon strategies.

Location: Frankfurt or Berlin

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Our team of physical technical consultants leads work specifically related to changing climate patterns and trends, and how these impact our clients’ businesses. Across the team, there is extensive expertise linked to the assessment of climate-related data (acute and chronic event types), assessments of risk and opportunity including the use of advanced risk assessment techniques, financial modelling, climate change adaptation, and reporting.

About the role:

• Support the delivery of client deliverables by working with team members across the business – including contributing to client presentations and workshops – in particular on climate-related risk and opportunity, and with a focus on physical climate risks. A key aspect of this will be to communicate the findings of our work to clients in a digestible, compelling way
• Work within project teams to analyse physical climate data from multiple sources (including the IPCC), as well as assess and quantify risk and impact across geographies
• Support business development and sales-related activities, including helping senior colleagues to draft client proposals and develop new offers
• Contribute to ERM’s innovation and knowledge-sharing through ad-hoc involvement in thought leadership, internal newsletters, learning sessions, amongst other initiatives
• Contribute to ERM’s research and development of digital solutions as they relate to supporting our clients to respond to climate change

About you:

• A qualification in sustainability, climate change, physical geography, or other relevant field
• Professional experience, preferably working with a similar set of issues
• An understanding of financial issues related to climate change, specifically those relating to climate reporting and disclosure initiatives such as the TCFD, IFRS, CSRD and EU Taxonomy
• Knowledge of climate variables (CMIP5 and CMIP6 in particular) such as key trends in precipitation and temperatures, among other IPCC and other variables, as well as an understanding of the functions and outputs of climate models
• Capability with assessing risk and vulnerability, preferably within the context of climate-related impacts to companies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, such as the ability to manage and diverse stakeholders and work collaboratively in a team or with other business functions
• Excellent communication skills, particularly relating to packaging complex outputs into a digestible format and communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience through workshops and presentations

Desired:

• Experience with modelling the financial impacts of climate-related issues, specifically physical climate risks
• Appreciation for energy and/or other commodity markets, as well as knowledge of energy transition scenarios (e.g. IEA WEO)

Benefits:

• Attractive salary + profit sharing: We value your performance
• Flexible working hours: Customize your workday
• 30 days of vacation: Generous relaxation time for your work-life balance
• Company pension plan: For a secure future
• Deutschland-Ticket and Bahncard 50: Sustainable travel within the country
• Home office equipment: Efficient work from home
• Workcation and sabbatical models: Time off for personal development
• Job bike program: Sustainable mobility option
• Diverse work models: Onsite, hybrid, or remote as agreed
• EGYM Wellpass: Access to more than 8,000 sports studios
• Additional benefits: EAP, workplace glasses, corporate benefits, and more

To Apply:

If you share our values, want to contribute to a better tomorrow and are interested in this role, please send us your CV, in German or English, by submitting your application via our careers page.

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