Senior Consultant - Climate Change and Sustainability Services

Senior Consultant - Climate Change and Sustainability Services Location: Brisbane

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

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Senior Consultant – Climate Change and Sustainability Services The opportunity As our Senior Consultant, you’ll join the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team.

The EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services team is the biggest sustainability consulting team in Oceania. Our multidisciplinary teams help companies understand the risks and opportunities arising from climate change and sustainability issues, advising a large proportion of the ASX 200 to help them drive performance beyond their bottom line.

Our team works across the full spectrum of sustainability and climate change issues, including environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) strategy, outcomes measurement, climate risk and decarbonisation, human rights and modern slavery through advisory and assurance engagements.

This role is open to all locations around Australia. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries, assisting organisations on how they manage and report on a broad range of sustainability and climate related risks and impacts

Assurance of non-financial reporting, including sustainability metrics, emissions and energy reporting across a range of industry sectors

Contribute to strategy, solutions, methodologies, analytical frameworks and tools to help clients succeed and navigate complex regulatory environments and manage stakeholder expectations

Assist clients to develop and implement sustainability strategies, develop targets, and implement plans to enhance sustainability value for a broad range of sustainability topics, including diversity, waste, modern slavery and environmental impacts

Analyse effects of water, air quality and climate change towards organisations and communities, including ensuring integrity of environmental data as well as understanding climate risks and opportunities, in order to formulate short-and long-term management objectives

Skills and attributes for success

Tertiary qualification, such as in engineering, science, economics or accounting

Experience in climate change services (either in professional services, industry or government)

Experience in financial or non-financial audit (either in professional services, industry or government)

Ability to work independently across multiple engagements with overlapping deadlines

Agility to learn and adapt on the job, ask the right questions and strive for the best solutions for clients

Demonstrable experience in and passion for reporting and/or assurance of greenhouse gas emissions

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

Professional services/consulting experience

Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice as well as a good understanding of the climate-related issues

Practical experience with energy and emissions reporting schemes including National Greenhouse Emissions Reporting (NGER) scheme, the Safeguard Mechanism and the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF)

Climate risk assessment and disclosure experience, including knowledge of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) Framework

Knowledge of key assurance standards including General Audit and Assurance Procedures (GAAP), International Sustainability Standards Board () and the associated draft Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS)

Knowledge of, and experience in decarbonisation approaches, climate risk and climate strategy.

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Career development:

At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiencesey.com/au/careerdevelopment

Flexible work arrangements:

Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionallywww.ey.com/au/benefits

Salary:

We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

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Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch atcontactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. The salary range for this role is AUD 88,500 to AUD 115,500 inclusive of superannuation, dependent on skills, experience and work location.

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