Sustainability/Climate Risk - Senior Consultant

Job Family:

Sustainability Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 50%

Clearance Required:

None

What You Will Do:

We are Guidehouse, a 16,000+ person leading consulting firm serving the public sector and commercial clients with specialized capabilities in strategy, technology, and risk management.  We offer an exciting, fast-paced environment that fosters intellectual growth and rewards individuals based on impact, not tenure.  We focus on markets facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation, and significant regulatory pressure.  Our consultants develop and deploy world-class knowledge and problem-solving that leads to breakthrough solutions.

Our team – Resilience, ESG, and Disaster Recovery – works with companies and government agencies to promote the achievement of sustainability objectives, including deep decarbonization, climate resilience, and driving positive social impact.  We help clients navigate the complex world of climate change, climate regulation, shifting consumer preferences, and the energy transition to implement sustainable operations, processes, and business models.  We apply leading frameworks (e.g., Science-Based Targets, Net-Zero, ESG, and TCFD, etc.) and create innovative digital, programmatic, and financial solutions.  Our team supports customers in a wide variety of markets, including financial services, energy providers, life sciences, and government.

Our Climate and ESG Senior Consultants provide wide-ranging support for client engagements.

• Tailoring decarbonization and sustainability offerings to specific client

• Providing content expertise and corporate insights on a daily basis

• Leading project teams on engagements in partnership with Directors

• Delivering projects (we are looking for team players who roll up their sleeves and work with teams, not people who just want to ‘direct’)

• Developing an internal network to pull in resources from across our global team

• Building and maintaining relationships with clients

• Publishing blogs and whitepapers

• Staying up to date on topics relevant to clients (especially on topics related to specific sectors we serve as well as relevant reporting agencies, frameworks, and regulators)  

• Being active in internal initiatives that contribute to the team and its culture

• Being a role model for junior consultants

What You Will Need:

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, excluding Internships, Co-ops, and Research Fellowships

• Experience in the energy/sustainability/ESG space – in particular, experience with renewable electricity procurement for large geographically diversified organizations

• Effective communication through strong presentation development and concise storytelling

• Action-oriented approaches to identifying climate adaptations and mitigations

• Adaptability to learn a variety of industry sectors and potential climate impacts/stressors

• Financial risk assessment and modeling capabilities

• Ability to lead teams to create executive-level presentations with insight and impact

• Comfort in corporate environments (we are looking for someone who understands the key functions of, and dynamics between, different departments and how to develop relationships across diverse objectives)

• Fluency in GHG and climate-risk topics (we are looking for someone who understands the key policies, protocols, and standards)

• Fluency in English

• Agility in presentation storyboarding and development

• Strong communication skills within the project team and at the board level

• Clarity in business writing

• Ability to lay out an analytical project approach and carry it forward with a team

• Demonstrated success working within high-performing teams

• No sponsorship available for this role

• Must currently reside in the United States

• Ability to travel

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience in consulting, especially at a large firm

• Ability to oversee data-he