Senior Sustainability and ESG Advisor

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Sustainability and ESG Advisor that can be based in any of our offices within the U.S. The selected candidate will lead the ESG and decarbonization advisory group for U.S. East and Latin America, working with staff across AECOM’s businesses and practices. The primary emphasis of the group is to support clients with their ESG strategies and ESG Service delivery. 

Requirements/Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• The Senior ESG Advisor will primarily focus on supporting clients with assessing, improving and disclosing their ESG strategy and performance. The role will also involve interfacing with AECOM’s Climate Change Strategy & Disclosure advisors in the delivery of client work where ESG and climate change intersect.
• The Senior ESG Advisor will work in partnership with the Global ESG Advisory Lead and Regional Counterparts in client project delivery, writing proposals, securing work and marketing AECOM’s services through webinars and promotional material.

At AECOM, we provide consulting and advice for clients, and importantly we also build infrastructure for clients. As Senior Sustainability and ESG Advisor, you will have expanded opportunities at AECOM to provide ESG consulting to clients and to provide ESG consulting on infrastructure projects – we call it “embedded” ESG. Double the opportunity, double the ability to make a difference in the world.  

• Qualified candidates will have excellent analytical, writing, presentation and managerial skills, with a professional consulting background in ESG/sustainability advisory.
• Significant experience with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards is required.
• Experience with environmental compliance and regulation, GHG management, circular economy, nature-based solutions, water management, air quality, health & safety, stakeholder engagement, corporate governance and ethics, sustainable finance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), decarbonization and Net Zero, or any related topics are useful.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles. AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS + 12 YORE or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 4 years of leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited university (i.e., Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, MBA, Urban Planning, Geography, Natural Resources)
• 12 years of experience consulting externally (i.e., client-facing) or internally (i.e., in-house at an organization) on ESG/sustainability strategy, governance, risk management and metrics & targets.
• As a condition of employment, selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited university
• 15+ years of experience at a sustainability consulting firm, or equivalent

Demonstrated knowledge in some of the following areas:

• Advising on adoption of the SASB, TCFD,