Senior Manager, Climate Change And Sustainability Services, Climate Change

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

We are currently seeking a qualified candidate who is able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities for an excellent career opportunity at the Senior Manager level (level commensurate with experience) to support our services around the transition to a low-carbon economy. We can help you realize your potential. Our success is based on your success. Our work environment is designed to help high-performing people thrive.

EY’s commitment to the quality and integrity of our services is exemplified by our methodologies and our rigorous quality controls applied to every client engagement. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources for our professionals, we deliver high quality services for our clients and their stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you’ll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues.

As a Senior Manager, your responsibilities are to:

• Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team. Successfully delegate to and manage all levels of staff. Conduct performance reviews, serve as a positive role model and mentor, and contribute to performance feedback/training. Foster teamwork and lead by example.
• Identify/communicate trends, developments, and key performance drivers relevant to clients and potential clients. Demonstrate a deep understanding of client industry and marketplace.
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery. With guidance from leadership, maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.
• Directly support client engagements and help build our practice as we address to the growing interest in the energy transition and carbon markets. The position will support our growing CCaSS practice on engagements related to climate change and decarbonization, as well as support other EY service line teams seeking to understand emerging climate-related risks and opportunities stemming from regulatory action or stakeholder pressure,
• Build strong internal relationships within our national and global CCaSS practice and across EY’s service lines

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Be a self-starter who takes ownership for tasks and team performance, and proactively seeks out ways to better address our clients’ needs
• Have in-depth and up-to-date awareness of the pressure facing corporations to transition to the low-carbon economy, matched with first-hand experience in developing and implementing approaches to respond to this pressure across multiple organizations, addressing both physical and transition risks and opportunities.
• Have experience working with financial institutions on assessing climate risk and opportunities would also be considered an asset
• Staying abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business and overall local industry.
• Have experience implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and up-to-date knowledge of the regulated reporting space
• Be technically comfortable at the interplay of climate change, energy systems and the economy to focus on the energy transition and its associated risks and opportunities for our clients
• Demonstrate professionalism and poise in working with and presenting to clients or EY executives, and in developing relationships with potential clients
• Ability to design and execute a logical phased approach to understand complex or unusual issues client issues, and design, recommend and implement insightful and pragmatic solutions
• Ability to present complex climate and energy transition scenarios to diverse stakeholder groups across and organization and at multiple organizational levels
• Willingness for out-of-town travel, either domestically or internationally (may be required approximately 20% of the time)
• Be a team player and leader, able to successfully guide the work of others and be committed to achieving common goals
• Have strong working knowledge of the mandatory and voluntary carbon market opportunities
• Have experience developing and evaluating decarbonization strategies and cleantech opportunities
• Ability to bring insight on IT solutions and data analysis tools relevant to client needs
• Have experience with assessing the physical risks of different climate hazards on operations and supply chains
• Ability to take a pragmatic approach to issues that underpin client relationships while demonstrating and living the firm's values
• Demonstrate strong writing skills and an ability to translate recommendations and other ideas effectively and concisely in reports, presentation materials, client proposals and other written communication
• Ability to help clients understand their GHG emissions profile, structure ambitions[MSF1] context-rich climate targets
• Lead business development initiatives including service offering development and roll-out, proposal development, responding to RFX’s and participating in oral presentations

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
• Bilingual (French and English)
• Location is flexible between Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver but the ability to work and present in French is essential.
• Professional presence with the ability to quickly establish personal credibility and demonstrate expertise
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent project management and team leadership skills
• Advanced degree(s) in Business/Economics alongside competence in Energy, Sustainability, Engineering or Environmental Science or vice versa
• 8+ years of professional experience addressing the areas mentioned above.[PM2]

What We Offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry

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