Sustainability and Climate Change Principal Consultant
Core
Lead ESG and climate-related projects, managing client relationships, mentoring teams, and driving business development for biodiversity, sustainability disclosure, and climate change services.
Role type
Senior IC Principal Consultant (Sustainability & Climate Change)
Builds
Strategic pathways to net zero, biodiversity impact assessments, EIAs, and sustainability reporting frameworks.
Domain
Environmental consulting, sustainability, climate change, biodiversity
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Client account development and sales, leading EIAs and biodiversity impact assessments, managing stakeholder engagement and regulators, business acumen, team leadership and mentoring, proposal development, knowledge of TNFD/GRI/IFRS S1/S2 frameworks, proficiency with AI tools for research and analysis
Preferred skills
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) background, familiarity with climate change topics (decarbonization/Net Zero), recognized technical expertise in the local marketplace
Technologies
AI tools (generative AI assistants, AI-enabled data analytics)
Responsibilities
Drive business development by building client relationships and shaping client needs; Provide technical oversight of biodiversity impact assessments and EIAs; Develop proposals including written content, pricing, and presentations; Build, grow, and manage a high-performance team; Work in a collaborative cross-functional team to drive innovation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities