Principal Consultant - Decarbonization
Department: Climate & Nature : Climate & Nature Solutions
Location: United States
Compensation: $120,000 - $131,000 / year
Description
About Anthesis:
Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to deliver meaningful impact to support global movement towards a low carbon economy and sustainable future. We do this by working with corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance across four synergistic capability areas: ESG & Mandatory Reporting, Climate & Nature Solutions, Strategy, Innovation & Creative, and Product & Supply Chain.
Across these four areas, our solutions are purpose-led, science-based and digitally enabled. We develop sustainability strategies underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world, combining the reach of large professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques.
Anthesis has a global client network, spanning sectors from corporate multinationals such as Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target. We bring together over 1,400 experts operating in 40 countries around the world.
Summary
We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our North America Decarbonization team, which sits within the Climate & Nature global business line.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading client engagements to advise and implement innovative solutions so that clients can plan and act on decarbonization. You will join a dedicated team that serves clients across our focus sectors of technology, food & ag, health care and retail. You will provide technical expertise, including modelling science-based targets and developing decarbonization strategies for our clients, and support future business growth through proposal development and leading competitive bidding.
Key Responsibilities
Client-facing responsibilities
Areas of Technical Expertise
Location: United States
Compensation: $120,000 - $131,000 / year
Description
About Anthesis:
Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to deliver meaningful impact to support global movement towards a low carbon economy and sustainable future. We do this by working with corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance across four synergistic capability areas: ESG & Mandatory Reporting, Climate & Nature Solutions, Strategy, Innovation & Creative, and Product & Supply Chain.
Across these four areas, our solutions are purpose-led, science-based and digitally enabled. We develop sustainability strategies underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world, combining the reach of large professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques.
Anthesis has a global client network, spanning sectors from corporate multinationals such as Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target. We bring together over 1,400 experts operating in 40 countries around the world.
Summary
We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our North America Decarbonization team, which sits within the Climate & Nature global business line.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading client engagements to advise and implement innovative solutions so that clients can plan and act on decarbonization. You will join a dedicated team that serves clients across our focus sectors of technology, food & ag, health care and retail. You will provide technical expertise, including modelling science-based targets and developing decarbonization strategies for our clients, and support future business growth through proposal development and leading competitive bidding.
Key Responsibilities
Client-facing responsibilities
- Managing and delivering target and decarbonization projects, including technical analyses, creating client reports and presentations that convey key messages, inform strategic decision-making and deliver impact-led conclusions
- Growing client relationships, proactively identifying and framing new activations with clients. Leading and/or supporting the development of proposals
- Demonstrating technical expertise and knowledge, ideally related to technology sector aspects such as cloud computing, data centers, and impacts of AI
- Contributing to the development of our service offerings to meet and anticipate evolving market needs, and sharing best practices with the team to transfer knowledge and develop competency
- Contributing inclusive qualities to build a positive culture
- Operating and collaborating effectively with a mindset that transcends geographic and cultural boundaries
- Contributing to Anthesis’ innovation and thought leadership around corporate climate action
Areas of Technical Expertise
- Direct experience of modelling science-based targets and detailed knowledge of the requirements of the Science Based Targets Initiative.
- Specialises in delivering complex target setting and decarbonisation planning projects, with demonstrated experience in Scope 3.
- Supports in value creating decarbonisation plans that meet the needs of our corporate clients’ senior management and which can be effectively implemented.
- Provides expert insights, guidance and support to clients and on how to translate decarbonisation initiatives and projects into value creating business models to ensure long-term sustainable business value creation.
- Experience in one or combination of the following corporate sectors: Technology; Food and Ag; Retail; Apparel with a good understanding of the relevant decarbonisation measures.
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) Bachelors/Master’s Degree
- 5+ years’ experience in relevant work
- Excellent client and project management skills
- Deep technical knowledge of SBTi guidance, Decarbonisation modelling and implementation (demonstrated experience in Scope 3) within corporate setting. Familiarity with GHG accounting and GHG Protocol requirements.
- Experience in delighting clients within a corporate context while challenging them to deliver maximum sustainability impact
- Strong communication and consulting skills; particularly an understanding of the sustainability challenges that organisations face in today’s climate
- Active and encouraging team player
- Experience with digital tools related to decarbonisation
- Comprehensive and competitive group health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents
- FSA (Flexible Spending Account) benefit (US only)
- Anthesis provides 100% Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance benefit.
- In addition, Anthesis covers 100% of Short & Long‐Term Disability Insurance benefits.
- Anthesis provides a 3% contribution into retirement plans, and you may elect to contribute more each pay period with a pre‐tax deduction up to a certain cap.
- Anthesis provides Employee Assistance Program and Travel Insurance
- Annual allotment of PTO, in addition to 56 hours of sick leave, paid company paid holidays, and more.
- An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
- Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
- Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team.
- Work collaboratively on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients.
- Opportunity to work alongside of, collaborate with and learn from sustainability Subject Matter Experts (SME) who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have.