Manager to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

Job Description & Summary

A career in Environmental, Social and Governance will provide you with the opportunity to generate distinctive advantage for our clients by addressing their non-financial performance, ensuring it is a source of viable, societally beneficial outcomes of benefit to all.

Our team provides support across our clients' Environmental, Social and Governance journeys by identifying specific areas of potential strategic advantage, how to achieve change compatible with evolving Environmental, Social and Governance targets and what transparency is required to earn stakeholder trust.

About the job

PwC has been leading the way in helping its clients benchmark their carbon footprint and build clear strategies to become more sustainable organisations. Our ESG team has been ensuring both stakeholder and shareholder value creation are at the core of those sustainability strategies.

A career within ESG Advisory team will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in improving their core operations, improve productivity, uplift performance, embed a culture of high performing teams, take carbon out, re-engineer how they work, and bring practical solutions to transform delivery of products and services in line with a sustainable business strategy. 

We are seeking an experienced Manager to ESG Advisory. This role involves guiding a team of consultants in providing expert advice on environmental, social, and governance issues to help our clients achieve sustainable growth and compliance with ESG standards.

Job responsibilities:

• Develop and implement ESG and Net Zero strategies for clients across different industries, setting and operationalizing their ESG strategies, defining KPIs and frameworks for measuring and monitoring their impacts

• Lead and coach both PwC and client teams in the deployment of Net Zero focus programs

• Stay aware of global ESG trends, regulations, and best practices

• Conduct ESG policy analyses and develop roadmaps and action plans to help improve sustainability practices of the clients

• Conduct ESG maturity assessments and due diligence for businesses, portfolios, and projects

• Evaluate options for including ESG mitigation and adaptation considerations in investment projects

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their unique needs and providing tailored ESG solutions.

• Collaborate with other departments to integrate ESG principles into broader consulting services.

• Supporting business developments to further expand our ESG-related services

• Contribute to thought leadership and business development in the ESG domain

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, or related field. A Master’s degree or professional certifications in sustainability or ESG would be a plus

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in ESG consulting or a related field, with proven track record in project management and team leadership within environmental, sustainable development, engineering field, energy and power and/or other industry sectors with the focus on ESG/Climate/Environmental impact/GHG emissions/Operational management experience/ Supply chain transformation experience to reduce Scope 3 emissions

• Of which min. 2-3 years of experience with a strategy, operational efficiency, including in experience in Big 4, would be a big plus

• Implementing a new methodology and / or technology across an organization, driving sustainable change, developing sustainability or operational excellence solutions or supporting business programs to achieve ESG aims (incl. emissions) would be a plus

• In-depth understanding of global trends, agendas, ESG frameworks, standards, and regulatory environments

• Sharp analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking skills

• Coaching and developing people, supporting them to attain higher levels of performance

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment