Managing Consultant- Physical Climate Risk

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom ERM Group Full time

Summary

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.

More details of the role, as well as the skills required to fulfil it, are detailed below.

ERM & Climate Change

ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services. We work with the world's leading organizations, delivering innovative solutions and helping them to understand and manage their sustainability challenges. The key sectors we serve include power, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, oil & gas, mining & metals, and technology, media & telecommunications. All face critical sustainability challenges and our clients in these and many other areas rely on our ability to assist them operate more sustainably which has a positive impact on our planet.

ERM’s Climate Risk and Opportunity Advisory team in the UK is the company’s global centre of excellence for climate advisory. We focus on supporting our diverse client base to understand the climate risks they may face, and help them to capitalise on the opportunities. We are experts in undertaking scenario-based exercises to determine how climate change might impact our clients’ businesses, and we help them understand how to respond. We also have extensive capability in undertaking ‘deeper dive’ climate-related assessments, including site-based assessments and quantifying financial risk and helping prepare for adaptation. Our work extends across climate-related governance, upskilling and training, enterprise risk and other approaches, strategy, disclosure, and much more. In brief, we are a highly strong and multi-skilled group, stretching across industries and regions to provide the best advisory services in this highly fast-changing area.

Role Description & Key Responsibilities
- We will offer the opportunity to act as a project manager, acting as the focal point for our work with clients, particularly across corporate sectors. Working in collaboration with a Partner in Charge, you would act as the day to day contact and director of our work, leading teams and delivering proposals and project deliverables to clients. Projects typically extend across climate risk and opportunity, and for the right individual this offers the chance to act as a go-to advisor to ERM’s key clients. More specifically the role will include:

- Leading the analysis of physical climate data from multiple sources (including the IPCC) using ERM’s proprietary digital platform, and ensuring that these and other outputs enable our clients to meet assessment and disclosure needs;
- Overseeing the preparation of reports, workshop materials, presentations, and technical summaries; and
- Leading and supporting partners and teams to develop proposals, including for clients across a wide range of sectors.
- The role will also include a significant element of technical leadership, acting in an advisory capacity to both ERM personnel and clients on how to assess, manage and disclose climate-related risks. This could include but not be limited to hazard data and assessment (including use of scenarios), development of climate processes, financial quantification, preparation of annual and other reporting and other topics.
- More broadly, the role offers the opportunities to grow and develop, and grow CROA’s presence, including
- Through delivery of thought leadership;
- Attending industry events including conferences; and
- Staying ahead of industry developments by engaging with a range of industry stakeholders and experts.

Person Specification
- Experience undertaking project and proposal management, including for clients across a wide range of contexts and industries;
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead a team and/or with other business functions. Strong communication skills, particularly when working across diverse technical and commercial teams;
- Strong technical capabilities, including the ability to research, review and appraise documentation on relevant topics;
- Knowledge of physical climate scenarios and variables (e.g., IPPC, CMIP5 and CMIP6) such as key trends in precipitation and temperatures under different climate futures, as well as an understanding of the functions and outputs of climate models;
- Familiarity with, or interest in, assessing physical climate risk, vulnerability and adaptation, preferably within the context of climate-related impacts to companies;
- Demonstrable skills in time management. Having the ability to source and drive a team and personal ability to win and deliver work thr

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