Managing Consultant, ESG Decarbonization (Senior Level)

At ERM we are committed to supporting our private markets investor clients as they look to decarbonize their portfolio companies and invest in the transition to a low carbon economy. Our private markets Decarbonization & Energy Transition Investing Advisory team is currently going through a period of significant growth in the market while also servicing an existing large base private equity and infrastructure investor clients. Consultants in the Decarbonization & Energy Transition Investing Advisory team work on a wide range of interesting strategic and operational decarbonization and target setting projects at portfolio company level for private markets investor clients. This person will partner across ERM’s industry teams and lines of business to develop innovative decarbonization solutions that meet the needs of both portfolio companies and General Partner goals, investment outcomes and programs.

The incoming consultant will be expected to deliver projects and build relationships with current and new clients in the private market's investor space. As a consultant, you will provide SME support on projects, motivates staff at all levels and contributes to the achievement of ERM’s delivery of decarbonization strategy development and implementation projects.

ERM has enduring values, which are fundamental to our business conduct. We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being and development. ERMers take accountability, are client-focused, and collaborate with colleagues across geographies. If you share our values, believe in sustainability and are motivated by opportunities to shape, build and run a sustainability service team that makes a real impact to our private market's investor client’s businesses, ERM is the right place for you.

As a project manager in your industry, you have developed an in-depth knowledge of private equity and infrastructure investors and portfolio operations teams. You have experience supporting and leading strategic engagements at the C-suite level and partnering, guiding & educating senior management teams on interpreting and creating action plans around the development of GHG inventories, decarbonization roadmaps and setting credible net zero and science-based targets. You will have a deep understanding of energy efficiency measures, renewable energy procurement, low carbon solutions, solutions for the built environment, industrial decarbonization, and sustainable value chain initiatives.

You have prior experience managing and successfully delivering decarbonization programs for mid-market companies and have an understanding of how those operational projects fit within private equity and infrastructure client’s decarbonization programs, targets, and broader investment processes as well as energy transition fund investor needs. You enjoy building, coaching, and mentoring collaborative teams as part of a large global business. This role will work across ERM, and the firm’s climate functions which brings together senior consultants and executives across all climate and sustainability disciplines to deliver leading operating capabilities and insights to our clients’ portfolio companies. This individual be a core member within a team of climate, energy transition investing, and sustainability experts with operational experience in climate, low carbon technology options, and sustainable supply chain & life cycle decarbonization expertise.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in decarbonization program implementation, broader post-investment value creation engagements for private markets investors and project delivery for private equity and infrastructure investment, and operating teams, and portfolio company management.   

Energy transition investing, experience with setting validated Science Based Targets, decarbonization in infrastructure, private equity and real estate, impact management and measurement, life cycle assessments and Scope 3 abatement programs, supply chain engagement experience working with private markets investors in various sectors is also beneficial.  

The successful applicants will be expected to:

• Have 4-6 years of experience working in the decarbonization and private markets space either as a consultant or in industry.

• Support delivery of our client’s decarbonization projects within ERM’ portfolio company portfolio operations services working alongside our clients’ ESG, climate, investment, operating teams, and portfolio company management teams to help them develop decarbonization & energy transition fund plans & programs, measure and improve against the full suite of climate change metrics & targets, and aggregate performance improvements as part of exit preparation.

• Work with our clients’ ESG,