CareerPlan

Principal Consultant - Emissions and Climate

Melbourne, AustraliaFull-time2026-06-18 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead a team of consultants to deliver emissions quantification, climate disclosure, and decarbonisation strategy services for global organizations.

Role type

Principal Consultant (Strategy & Client Delivery)

Builds

Carbon inventories, climate risk assessments, and strategic decarbonisation roadmaps

Domain

Sustainability / Climate Change / Carbon Accounting

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon inventory development, decarbonisation pathway design, climate risk assessment, project management, team leadership, business development, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Master's degree in STEM, experience managing large datasets, knowledge of regulatory frameworks (Greenhouse Gas Protocol, SBTi, NGER)

Technologies

Greenhouse Gas Protocol, SBTi, NGER Scheme, Safeguard Mechanism

Responsibilities

Develop and manage carbon inventories for diverse industry sectors, mentor junior staff and conduct technical reviews, lead business development campaigns and bid responses, manage client relationships and project lifecycles, collaborate with internal specialists to enhance service delivery

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership