Manager, Climate Risk, Sustainability Advisory

Arcadis • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Lead complex climate risk assessment and reporting projects. Lead projects from concept to delivery. Deliver projects on broader sustainability topics. Topics may include GHG accounting, ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, biodiversity, and others to meet diverse client needs. Owning client relationships. Act as a trusted advisor, anticipate needs, and consistently deliver high-quality, client-ready work. Driving results independently. Take a challenge, brainstorm solutions, and deliver proposals, analyses, client communications, and deliverables with minimal supervision. Track schedules, deliverables, budgets, and staffing on multiple projects simultaneously. Coaching and elevating junior team members. Guide project teams, give actionable feedback, and help colleagues grow. Ensuring quality and accountability. Review analyses, ensure deliverables meet the highest standards, and keep projects on time and on budget. Championing innovation. Identify new ways to create value for clients and help build out our decarbonization service offering. Communicating with clarity. Present complex topics in simple, compelling terms to executives and stakeholders, including developing executive-level presentations for c-suite level audiences. Staying current with the latest frameworks and standards. Maintain cutting-edge knowledge of climate science, risk modeling and disclosure standards Collaborating across teams and geographies. Navigate a matrix organization and work with colleagues worldwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of study
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in sustainability consulting with a focus in climate risk assessment and reporting.
• Demonstrated expertise in climate physical risk assessments, transition risk assessments, scenario analysis and financial impact modeling
• Strong consulting, client relationship and project management skills and the ability to lead tasks and project teams to successful delivery, outstanding communication and people management skills, especially the ability to collate and synthesize data into simple, concise language; and collaboration across geographies.
• Deep familiarity with IEA, NGFS, IPCC scenarios; UK TPT, ISSB, CSRD, SEC, SB 261/253
• Experience working with: depth-damage functions; CVaR / AAL / stress testing; insurance and risk transfer frameworks
• Experience developing global renewable energy procurement strategies to contribute to ambitious climate targets

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree and/or additional certifications in relevant sustainability disciplines

Responsibilities

• Lead complex climate risk assessment and reporting projects.
• Lead projects from concept to delivery.
• Deliver projects on broader sustainability topics.
• Own client relationships.
• Act as a trusted advisor, anticipate needs, and consistently deliver high-quality, client-ready work.
• Drive results independently.
• Track schedules, deliverables, budgets, and staffing on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Coach and elevate junior team members.
• Ensure quality and accountability.
• Champion innovation.
• Communicate with clarity.
• Stay current with the latest frameworks and standards.
• Collaborate across teams and geographies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager